Critical Study of Conventional and Scientific Exegesis of Qur’ānic Medical Theories (Study of Word Al-ʻAlaq)

Abstract

Qur’ān is a book of guidance in all walks of life. Some Qur’ānic verses have scientific theories. In Arabic language its interpretation is correct but in other languages like English and Urdu there are many contradictions found same; in case of ʻAlaq the scientific and conventional exegeses have different translation and interpretation. These contradictions are main hurdles for our young generation in comprehension from Qur’ān. So, this confliction addressing us and ask our religious scholars to correct our religious literature of exegeses. The word ʻAlaq mean a substance cling with the uterus wall after zygotic stage, so we can say it a clinging substance. Its mean it is not a blood clot because a blood clot has no ability or power to produce a baby. The “Nuṭfah”, the genetic material, contributed by the parents is not derived from blood. This is the result of fertilization of the mother’s ovum by the father sperm. This grows to small microscope ball of cells that is embedded in mother’s womb, and is known as ‘Alaqah’ but this is not blood.