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It is interesting with regard to Dr Keith Moore's sincerity (or lack thereof) to note that during his lecture tours to promote his book to Muslim audiences, he stated many times that he never left his Christian faith to become a Muslim<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IObOzMAQ3hI|Question to Dr. Keith L. Moore: "Are you are a Muslim?"] Youtube video uploaded by Islam Papers on 15th March 2012. Dr Moore conveniently excuses not changing from his Christian faith to embrace Islam.</ref>, and admitted that he had no knowledge of Arabic, that Muslim scholars had translated the Arabic words for him, and that he is not claiming his interpretations are accurate<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGkHrLjD18|Dr. Keith Moore - Alleged "AUTHORITY" on Quranic Miracles] Youtube video by CaptainDisguise on 14th Oct 2012</ref>. Indeed, it is evident how badly he was misinformed about the Qur'an in the above quote regarding 6 days. There is nothing about 6 days in any statement about embryology anywhere in the Qur'an nor even in the hadiths. | It is interesting with regard to Dr Keith Moore's sincerity (or lack thereof) to note that during his lecture tours to promote his book to Muslim audiences, he stated many times that he never left his Christian faith to become a Muslim<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IObOzMAQ3hI|Question to Dr. Keith L. Moore: "Are you are a Muslim?"] Youtube video uploaded by Islam Papers on 15th March 2012. Dr Moore conveniently excuses not changing from his Christian faith to embrace Islam.</ref>, and admitted that he had no knowledge of Arabic, that Muslim scholars had translated the Arabic words for him, and that he is not claiming his interpretations are accurate<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGkHrLjD18|Dr. Keith Moore - Alleged "AUTHORITY" on Quranic Miracles] Youtube video by CaptainDisguise on 14th Oct 2012</ref>. Indeed, it is evident how badly he was misinformed about the Qur'an in the above quote regarding 6 days. There is nothing about 6 days in any statement about embryology anywhere in the Qur'an nor even in the hadiths. | ||
This shows that Moore's previous statements on embryology in the Qur'an were based | This shows that Moore's previous statements on embryology in the Qur'an were not based on a sound knowledge of Islamic scriptures, but merely the result of patronage by the Saudi royal family. | ||
J. Needham, a well known authority on the history of embryology and a reference cited in Keith Moore's books, has also dismissed embryology in the Qur'an as merely "a seventh-century echo of Aristotle and the Ayer-veda."<ref>J. Needham, Cambridge, 2nd edition 1959, A History of Embryology, page 77.</ref> | J. Needham, a well known authority on the history of embryology and a reference cited in Keith Moore's books, has also dismissed embryology in the Qur'an as merely "a seventh-century echo of Aristotle and the Ayer-veda."<ref>J. Needham, Cambridge, 2nd edition 1959, A History of Embryology, page 77.</ref> | ||