One of the most remarkable signs of the Qur’an’s divine origin is its precise description of human development in the womb, revealed over 1,400 years ago — long before the invention of microscopes or the science of embryology.

In several verses, the Qur’an outlines the stages of human creation in a sequence that has astonished modern scientists:

“We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him a drop (of fluid) in a secure place. Then We created the drop into a clinging clot, and We created the clot into a lump (of flesh), and We created the lump into bones, and We clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation…”
(Qur’an 23:12–14)

This detailed progression — from fluid to clot, then to a lump, bones, and finally flesh — aligns with what modern embryology has uncovered in recent centuries.

Dr. Keith Moore, a leading expert in embryology, once remarked that such knowledge could not have been known at the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) without divine revelation.

But the miracle isn’t just scientific. The Qur’an connects these stages to a greater purpose: to remind us of our fragile beginning, our Creator’s power, and our final return to Him.

In a world filled with doubt, the Qur’anic description of human creation stands as a timeless proof — a sign that this Book is not from man, but from the One who created man.