@Numpty,
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# 5: The Quran on the Cerebrum:[/SIZE]
ALLAH (God) has said in the Quran about one of the evil unbelievers who forbade the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from praying at the Kaaba :
"No! If he does not stop, We (Allah) will take him by the naseyah (front of the head), a lying, sinful naseyah (front of the head)!"
[The Noble Quran, 96:15-16]
Why did the Quran describe the front of the head as being lying and sinful? Why didn’t the Quran say that the person was lying and sinful? What is the relationship between the front of the head and lying and sinfulness?
If we look into the skull at the front of the head, we will find the prefrontal area of the cerebrum (see figure 1). What does physiology tell us about the function of this area? A book entitled
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology says about this area,
“The motivation and the foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of the frontal lobes, the prefrontal area. This is a region of association cortex...”1 Also the book says,
“In relation to its involvement in motivation, the prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center for aggression....”2.
Figure 1: Functional regions of the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. The prefrontal area is located at the front of the cerebral cortex. (
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Seeley and others, p. 210.)
So, this area of the cerebrum is responsible for planning, judgment, motivating, and initiating good and sinful behavior and is responsible for the telling of lies and the speaking of truth. Thus, it is proper to describe the front of the head as lying and sinful when someone lies or commits a sin, as the Quran has said,
“...A lying, sinful naseyah (front of the head)!”
Scientists have only discovered these functions of the prefrontal area in the last sixty years.
:lightbulb:
Once again, how did the author of the Quran know this scientific fact?
Perhaps the author of the Quran was a genius or a scientist. Well, I don't think that could be a possibility, becuase no matter how smart you are, you'll never be able to discover the brain functional neuroanatomy, unless you possesed these modern scientific technology/capabilities which did not exist 1400 years ago, so those could not be a possibility. Perhaps the scientific fact is observable. Well, this is not true either, because Scientists have only discovered these functions of the prefrontal area in the last sixty years.
Finally, perhaps it was a very good guess. Well, it is a possibility. The brain is divided into many areas each resposible for a certain function, i.e., vision, auditory, memory, taste, etc..Let us say there are a minimum of 6 main areas. If it was a good guess then we'll say it was a 1/6 chance, one sixth chance if that was the case - or coincidence, we can look at it that way.
Therefore, the chances that this guess will be correct is 16.66% (1 out of 6) i.e. 1/6.
References:
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1) Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Seeley and others, p. 211. Also see The Human Nervous System, Noback and others, pp. 410-411.
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2) Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Seeley and others, p. 211.
