embryology

a few years ago, a group of men in riyadh, saudi arabia

collected all of the verses in the quran which discuss

embryology - the growth of the human being in the womb.

they said, "here is what the quran says. is it the truth?"

in essence, they took the advice of the quran: "ask the

men who know." they chose, as it happened, a non-

muslim who is a professor of embryology at the universityof toronto. his name is keith moore, and he is the author of textbooks on embryology - a world expert on the subject. they invited him to riyadh and said, "this is what the quran says about your subject. is it true? what

can you tell us?"

while he was in riyadh, they gave him all the help that he

needed in translation and all of the cooperation for which

he asked. and he was so surprised at what he found that

he changed his textbooks. in fact, in the second edition of

one of his books, called before we are born... in the section

about the history of embryology, he included some

material that was not in the first edition because of what he found in the quran was ahead of its time and that those

who believe in the quran know what other people do not

know.

i had the pleasure of interviewing dr. keith moore for a

television presentation, and we talked a great deal about