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===Muslim Debating Technique=== | ===Muslim Debating Technique=== | ||
It is a waste of time to argue such imponderables of whether the ‘alaqa’ is a leech, or a leech-like thing, a clinging thing, or a clot. We will accept each and every one of these definitions because such arguments are futile. Both sides would merely be agreeing to disagree. | It is a waste of time to argue such imponderables of whether the ‘alaqa’ is a leech, or a leech-like thing, a clinging thing, or a clot. We will accept each and every one of these definitions because such arguments are futile. Both sides would merely be agreeing to disagree. | ||
A further Islamic miracle is that words like alaqa can have several meanings, and each of these meanings applies at the same time. Thus, an alaqa is a leech, looks like a leech if viewed in a certain angle or a clot in another angle, or clings to the endometrium. Truly the Qur'an is miraculous. | A further Islamic miracle is that words like alaqa can have several meanings, and each of these meanings applies at the same time. Thus, an alaqa is a leech, looks like a leech if viewed in a certain angle or a clot in another angle, or clings to the endometrium. Truly the Qur'an is miraculous. | ||
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We will also ignore the obvious similarities between the embryology prevailing at the time the Qur'an was written and the QEP, notwithstanding Dr. Omar Abdul Rehman’s excellent article. This is because Muhammad’s plagiarizing of ancient Greek and Indian embryology can never be proven one way or the other. Therefore, we will concentrate solely in showing that the QEP is made up of incorrect or illogical or unproven assertions. | We will also ignore the obvious similarities between the embryology prevailing at the time the Qur'an was written and the QEP, notwithstanding Dr. Omar Abdul Rehman’s excellent article. This is because Muhammad’s plagiarizing of ancient Greek and Indian embryology can never be proven one way or the other. Therefore, we will concentrate solely in showing that the QEP is made up of incorrect or illogical or unproven assertions. | ||
If, however, the reader is so inclined, they can read a good summary of the Muslim debating technique [{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20060214032231/http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/embryo.html|2=2011-12-05}} here], and read the relevant sections of the paper [http://embryologyinthequran.blogspot.com here] to see how many of the word definitions used by QEP proponents are based on misquotes of Arabic dictionaries and are incompatible with how those same Arabic words were used in the hadith (such as the claims that the word alaqah meant a "leech-like substance", that a mudghah is not merely a small piece of meat, but one that has been chewed). | |||
===The Role of the Female Gamete=== | ===The Role of the Female Gamete=== | ||