In The Name of Allah AL-Rahman and AL-Rahim (The Merciful,)
When a man is chosen by Allah for Apostleship, he goes unawares through a preparatory period to undergo initiation. This is effected by seeing visions which do always come to pass. This mystic phenomenon drives the Messenger-to-be- into meditation away from people. He ponders and his reflection goes deeper and deeper. Then when time is ripe and he is in seclusion and in silent solitude, he is taken by surprise. One day when in solitude in the Cave of Hira at the end of the initiation He – Muhammad- was taken by surprise.
The angel Jibril (Gabriel) appeared to him and said : « Read ». «But I do not read». said the Prophet, then Jibril- embraced him tightly almost to exhaustion, then released him and repeated : «Read» . etc. until he said : «Read in The Name of Allah Your Creator, verses 1 - 5 in that first session. The word ‘Alaq in the text is an organism which clings to the lining of the womb. It is the product of the union of the male and the female Notfas " sperm and ovule " and consequently it may develop and produce an animate being. The word « clot » is wrong and a discredit to the Quran.
A blood clot -dead tissue- does not give rise to an animate being nor did the Quran express it in any way as to mean a blood clot. This is wrong and a discredit to the Quran.
Explanation: When the female Notfa "ovule" is impregnated by the male notfa, "sperm" at the distant or inner end of the tube of Fallop, the product of the union is the Notfa Amshag or zygote.
This large cell travels along the tube toward the cavity of the womb dividing as it goes into two, four, eight, etc. It takes about five days to reach the cavity of the womb where it lies free for about two days during which time this ball of cells undergoes certain changes. The cells arrange themselves at two opposite poles and the remainder become liquefied, thus the ball of cell becomes a cyst. The cells at one pole give rise to the babe and those at the opposite pole produce fingerlike processes which cling to the lining of the womb to implant or embed itself. This is the « clinging organism » or « Alaqa ». Cells inside this organism multiply to yield countless millions of cells that make the tissues, organs and body systems.
1- « Read » That is to say :
- peruse with or without uttering in speech,
- inspect and interpret in thought,
- peruse books to have such knowledge of a language as to be able to understand work written in it,
- interpret signs and marks especially to make out the character or nature of a person,
- bring oneself into a certain state,
- learn by perusal,
- apprehend mentally, the meaning of written and other characters.
- coupled with writing.
All the above and more signify « seeking knowledge » by
a) observing mentally,
b) perusal and utterances in speech and
c) by writing.
«Read in the Name of Allah your Creator, Who created and brought everything, spiritual, animate and inanimate into being;»
2- He created man from a clinging organism – See introduction
3- Read : and realize that Allah, your Creator is most generous.
4- He taught by the pen, (the main instrument of learning and knowledge, the instrument of authorship)..
5- He taught man what he did not know.
6- But no, man always goes beyond the limits prescribed,
7- He believes he is independent and not contingent or conditioned by anything else.
8- But then it is to Allah, your Creator, shall the return be in the end.
Here Allah addresses His messenger relative to the incident that occurred between him and Abu Jahl, the embittered enemy of Islam. Abn Jahi saw the Prophet performing his prayer at the Ka’ba which was held then by the Pagans supremely sacred. And he threatened the Prophet. To this effect, Allah says:
9- What do you think of the one who forbids,
10- A votary, against praying and against religious observances ?
11- Is he -the infidel- O Muhammad acting on guidance steered by divine inspiration!
12- Or he enjoins righteousness and piety?
13- Do you see that he denies the truth and rejects the path of righteousness?
14- Does he not know that Allah the Omnipresent sees him and every act whether in the very doing or on the point of being done.
15- But no, if he does not desist We will grasp him and drag him by the forelock overhanging his forehead on a Day of unbroken gloom.
16- A forehead that is false, pretending to be a forehead of divinity.
17- And then let him call his associates,
18- We will call the punitive angels.
19- But no, do not yield to him, and bow to the ground to Allah in adoration and get closer to Him by supplication. |
