Saturday, May 23, 2009

The Menstrual Period

The menstrual period is when the unfertilised egg is expelled from the body. Since fertilisation has not taken place, the walls of the previously readied womb contract and the egg is expelled with the breaking of tiny blood vessels. Following that, the body will then begin preparations to repeat the whole process all over again.

All of these stages are repeated in all women over a specific period. Every month, new egg cells form, the same hormones are secreted-again and again at the same times. Thus the female body is prepared as if it will be fertilised. However, in the final stage, the absence or presence of the sperm changes the nature of the preparations in the body.

During the period in question, the changes in the empty space in the womb can only be identified by an anatomical or gynaecological examination. Yet these changes, only recently identified by scientists, are miraculously indicated in Surat ar-Ra'd:

Allah knows what every female bears and every shrinking of the womb and every swelling. Everything has its measure with Him. (Qur'an, 13:8)

At the beginning of the menstrual period, the mucous on the walls of the womb (the endometrium layer) is 0.5 mm thick. Under the effect of hormones secreted by the egg, this layer grows and reaches a thickness of 5-6 mm. This layer is then discarded in the absence of fertilisation. As we see from the above verse, this monthly increase and reduction in the walls of the womb is indicated in the Qur'an.

:: Sedikit penambahan maklumat:

"Allah mengetahui apa yang dikandung oleh setiap perempuan, dan kandungan rahim yang kurang sempurna dan yang bertambah. Dan segala sesuatu pada sisi-Nya ada ukurannya."
(Ar Ra'du:8)

Mengikut tafsir Ibn Kathir pula,dilaporkan oleh AL-'Awfi daripada Ibnu Abbas bahawa beliau menyatakan bahawa frasa 'kandungan rahim yang kurang sempurna" di dalam ayat tersebut membawa maksud 'keguguran @ miscarriages' dan 'yang bertambah' pula dimaksudkan dengan kandungan yang cukup bulan @ full term.

Wallahu a'lam.

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The Use of Electricity

And We made a fount of molten copper flow out for him. (Qur'an, 34:12)

One of Allah's great blessings to Prophet Sulayman (as) was "a fount of molten copper." This can be understood in several senses. By the use of melted copper, it may be referring to the existence, at his time, of an advanced technology that employed electricity. We know that copper is one of the best metals for conducting electricity and heat, and thus constitutes the basis of the electrical industry, which uses much of the copper produced in the world.

The expression "flow out" may indicate that electricity can be used in many fields. (Allah knows best.)

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Bahagian Otak yang Mengendalikan Gerakan Kita

"Ketahuilah, sungguh jika dia tidak berhenti (berbuat demikian) nescaya Kami tarik ubun-ubunnya, (iaitu) ubun-ubun orang yang mendustakan lagi derhaka." (Al Qur'an, 96:15-16)

Ungkapan "ubun-ubun orang yang mendustakan lagi derhaka" dalam ayat di atas sungguh menarik. Penelitian yang dilakukan di tahun-tahun kebelakangan ini mengungkapkan bahawa bahagian prefrontal, yang bertugas mengatur fungsi-fungsi khusus otak terletak pada bahagian depan tulang tengkorak. Para ilmuwan hanya mampu menemui fungsi bahagian ini setelah kurun 60 tahun terakhir, sedangkan Al Qur'an telah menyebutkannya 1400 tahun lalu.

Jika kita lihat bahagian dalam tulang tengkorak, di bahagian hadapan kepala terdapat kawasan frontal cerebrum (otak besar). Buku berjudul Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, yang menyatakan penemuan-penemuan terakhir hasil penelitian tentang fungsi bahagian ini, menyatakan:

Dorongan dan hasrat untuk merencanakan dan memulai gerakan terjadi di bahagian depan lobi frontal, dan bahagian prefrontal. Ini adalah kawasan korteks asosiasi…

(Seeley, Rod R.; Trent D. Stephens; and Philip Tate, 1996, Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 2. edition, St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book Inc., s. 211; Noback, Charles R.; N. L. Strominger; and R. J. Demarest, 1991, The Human Nervous System, Introduction and Review, 4. edition, Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger , s. 410-411)

Buku tersebut juga mengatakan:

Berkaitan dengan keterlibatannya dalam membangkitkan dorongan, kawasan prefrontal juga diyakini sebagai pusat fungsi bagi perilaku menyerang…

(Seeley, Rod R.; Trent D. Stephens; and Philip Tate, 1996, Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 2. edition, St. Louis, Mosby-Year Book Inc., s. 211)

Jadi, kawasan cerebrum ini juga bertugas merencana, memberi dorongan, dan memulai perilaku baik dan buruk, dan bertanggungjawab atas perkataan benar dan dusta.

Jelas bahawa ungkapan "ubun-ubun orang yang mendustakan lagi derhaka" benar-benar merujuk pada penjelasan di atas. Fakta yang hanya dapat diketahui para ilmuwan selama 60 tahun terakhir ini, telah dinyatakan Allah dalam Al Qur'an sejak dahulu.

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