THE QURAN ON THE CEREBRUM
Allah said in the Qur’aan about one of the evil unbelievers who forbade the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) from praying at the Ka'abah:
Let him beware! If he does not stop, We will take him by the forelock (front of the head), a lying, sinful forelock! [Qur’aan 96 :15-16]
Why did the Qur’aan describe the front of
the head as being lying and sinful? Why didn't theQur’aan say that the person
was lying and sinful? Is there a relationship between the front of the head and lying
& sinfulness?
The arabic word Nasiyha means forelock.
If we look into the skull at the front
of the head, we will find the prefontal area of thecerebrum.
What does physiology tell us about the function of this area? A book
entitled, Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, says about this area: The motivation
& the foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of
the frontal lobes, the prefontal area. This is a region of the association
cortex... The book also says: In relation to its involvement in motivation,
prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center foraggression...
So, this area of the cerebrum is responsible for planning, motivating, and initiating
good & sinful behavior, & is resp- onsible for telling lies and speaking
the truth. Thus, it is proper to describe the front of the
head as lying & sinful when someone lies or commits a sin, as the
Qur’aan said: ...a lying, sinful aasiyyah (front of the head)!
Scientists have only discovered these functions of
the prefrontal area in the last sixty years, according to Professor Keith Moore.