assalamu alaikum,
i have a question regarding the following verse: Allah says: “Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of creators.” [23:14]
it says that the bones are made, and then the bones are cl;othed with flesh, so the bones are created first according to the quran. But according to science this is wrong as they are created at the same time,
also: There seems to be a scientific error in this verse. According to modern embryologists including Professor Moore, the tissue from which bone originates - known as mesoderm - is the same tissue as that from which muscle (flesh) develops. Thus bone and muscle begin to develop simultaneously, rather than sequentially (as the Qur’an seems to be telling us).
also bone coming first seems to be a reaccuring theme in the quran, quran 2:259: Look further at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh."
also another objection brought was this in quran 23:14 (literal translation) : Then We created the semen-drop (into) a clinging substance,(alaqa) then We created the clinging substance (into) an embryonic lump of flesh, then We created the embryonic lump,(into) bones, then We clothed the bones
also another person made the claim that the quran here asserts that the quran seems to say that the lump of flesh become bones, so muhammad saws believed in an embryonic skeleton
to conclude my question: quran 23:14 (together with 2:259) clearly say that the bones are made first and then the flesh cover them. according to science of embryology this is wrong as they are both created from mesoderm AND THEY ARE CREATED AT THE SAME TIME rather than the bones first and then the flesh. How do we reconcile these verses with modern sceince and embryology. also the quran seems to say that it made the embryonic lump bones, so muhammad believed in an embryonic skeleton
how do i respond,
jazakallah khair,
