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  • Quran 23:14 – Wrong Embryology In Quran?

    Posted by Ashif Ahmed on July 8, 2025 at 6:45 am

    What does alaqah mean ?

    Some say blood clots some say clinging clots some say leech like substance

    Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:14)

    Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a Then We made the sperm-drop into a (blood clots) ,(some say look like leech ),(some say look like clinging clots)

    Blood clots wala meaning toh wrong hoga

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 2 weeks, 3 days ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Quran 23:14 – Wrong Embryology In Quran?

  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar July 8, 2025 at 10:36 pm

    It is an observable thing which is named by Arabs Alaq. The Qur’an used the words already there in the language.

  • Umair Zafar

    Member September 26, 2026 at 11:27 am

    looking for same question sir.
    could not understand your answer. ghamidi sahb translated this word “alaqah” as “لوتھرا”… does he mean blood clot ?
    if yes then science says its wrong fact mentioned in quran .
    Other scholars like Dr Israr Ahmed says “Alaqah” derived from “alif, laam, qaaf”… ?its means some thing attached he said “Latki hui”. I think as Dr Israr was a medical doctor he knew that “Blood clot” meaning does not fit with established science.
    here first tell whats correct meaning of word alaqah in that verse . and was it common word used at that time. and also tell is it contradicting with established medical science?

  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar September 27, 2026 at 11:38 pm

    The Quran uses common literary language rather than technical scientific terminology. In everyday language, we still use expressions such as “bloodline” or خون کا رشتہ, even though these terms are not scientifically precise.

    ʿAlaq is a well-known Arabic word used to describe something that clings or attaches. It can also refer to a clot-like substance. In Urdu, a commonly used equivalent is لوتھڑا.

    Thus, the Quranic description refers to an observable phenomenon in familiar language. Whether that description corresponds precisely to a particular scientific stage or process is a matter for scientific inquiry, not literary terminology.

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