It
is my considered opinion that you are wasting
whole lot of your reasoning (which I wonder if
Dr. Jamil understands it) and effort (which is
hardly appreciated by Dr. Jamil). In the past
I have argued in a number of discussion on
Human Evolution and Origin of life with
various "Koranic Science Promoters" (for lack
of a better term) on this and other fora.
Unfortunately, most of them (including,
unfortunately, Dr. Jamil) are "cut and paste"
"born again" Koranic scientists who have
already made up their mind. They twist and
turn the meaning of various Koranic words and
expression (including coining new meaning for
the old Arabic words) to prove that the Koran
is a book of science.
A number of time, I have asked a simple
question:"Can they offer any reasoning whether
God was seeking to reform the Arab society
through his prophet (that is teaching them
morality, ethics, and promotion of good deeds)
or was his objective to produce astronomers,
biologists, chemists or physical scientists?"
The Koran, in my understanding (and
even according to the wording of God, in the
very first chapter "the Cow," --- "This is the
Book which contains no doubt; it means
guidance for those who do their duty who
believe in the Unseen, keep up prayer, and
spend something from whatever We have provided
them with; who believe in what has been sent
down to you as well as what was sent down
before you, While they are convinced about the
Hereafter; such people hold on to guidance
from their Lord; those will be successful) is
a book of morality and ethics that preaches
that the righteous path to become a "good
human being." Nothing more, nothing less. No
doubt that at times the Koran does through a
sentence of two concerning some biological or
physical phenomena (as they were known 1500
years ago to Arabs through oral travelers’
gossips) [for example,
The Koranic
Chapter 26: "Congealed blood" -- "Read, in the
name of thy Lord! Who creates,
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creates man from congealed blood!"]
to support its statements on morality (For
example: Again citing the Koranic chapter on
"the Cow:"
God does not hesitate to compare things to a
mosquito nor to anything bigger than it. Those
who believe realize that it is the Truth from
their Lord, while those who disbelieve say:
"What does God want in such a comparison?").
Nevertheless, in the last few years,
some Muslims, with their half-baked knowledge
of Natural Selection, DNA and a few physical
science theories, and following the examples
of Christian "Creationists," has taken upon
themselves that the Koran in the second line
of
the chapter on "Congealed Blood" by using the
term "congealed blood" is describing the
"structure and the physiology of the human
sperm," and in support they offer both light
and electron micrographs of the sperm (and
long scientific details, copied either from
books on Human Physiology or embryology).
The problem, unfortunately, with these "born
again Muslim Creation scientists" is that
already have made up their mind, and no
amount of well supported scientific arguments
will budge from their position, and they keep
on bringing in age-old controversies (which
were resolved years ago) to argue their
point. I, therefore, have written them off as
"crack-pots" (for the want of a better term).
I am sure, in the end (whenever it comes) you
will find that Dr. Jamil will go on to the
bitter end, in spite of the most logical
arguments you may counter him with. Many a
"Muslim writers" have wasted money, resources
and time in writing books on embryology, Big
Bang theory, Origin and fate of Universe, the
ending of the Earth and the Day of Judgment,
including the description of paradise complete
with virgin girls and young boys for sexual
pleasure of the pious men, and the detailed
description of the night the Prophet visited
heavens and hell, and all of them have ended
up on the garbage heaps. I am sure Dr. Jamil
and his contemplated will have a fate no
better than those of the past.
I will, therefore, rather than
educating him on his pitfall, let him buy his
own rope.
Best regards