The human DNA being
99% the
same, and the DNA of the
pigs and
monkeys being very close ours are
directly supported in the Noble Quran:
The sections of this article are:
1- Allah Almighty's Divine Statements in the
Noble Quran.
2- The Scientific Discoveries of today clearly confirm the Noble Quran.
3- Conclusion.
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Allah Almighty's Divine Statements in the Noble Quran:
This article is based on the work of
Dr.
Zaghloul Al-Naggar; may Allah Almighty be pleased with him. I
got the information from his Makka Soft CD and DVD-videos that I purchased in
Arabic. There are a total of 9 CDs and DVDs all in videos. Unfortunately
though, while he has tons of media-work in English, but it
is not accessible to the public, nor is it sold in stores. I am left with no choice but to rewrite
or recreate
his work in English with the best of my ability through Allah Almighty's
Grace,
Mercy and Will.
Update: After years of
pending status on his Arabic site, Dr. Zaghloul Al-Naggar's English site is
finally up! You can access it at:
http://www.elnaggarzr.com/en/index.php. All Praise and Glory are due
to Allah Almighty alone.
Continuing with the article:
The Noble Quran is filled with scientific statements and
notions. These are statements of Allah Almighty describing
how He created things on earth and in the Universe. What's
most amazing is that all of these scientific statements and notions had
been proven to be in perfect agreement with science
and our modern-day scientific discoveries. Allah Almighty
made the Noble Quran be Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him)
Everlasting Divine Miracle and proof for Prophethood. The
Holy Book certainly stood the test of time 1,500 years ago with Its
Claims, Prophecies and Miraculous language eloquence, and it does again
and again in our day today with Its overwhelming agreement with science
and discoveries that were not known to man 1,500 years ago.
Allah Almighty Said: "We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and inside their selves,
until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it
not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all
things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"
With this said, let us now look at what Allah Almighty Said in the Noble
Quran regarding DNA:
"O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord,
who created you from a single
person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain
scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence God, through whom ye
demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for God
ever watches over you. (The Noble Quran, 4:1)"
"He
initiated you from one person, and decided your path, as well as
your final destiny. We thus clarify the revelations for people who understand.
(The Noble Quran, 6:98)"
"It is He Who created you from a single person,
and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in
love). When they are united, she bears a light burden and carries it about
(unnoticed). When she grows heavy, they both pray to God their Lord, (saying):
"If Thou givest us a goodly child, we vow we shall (ever) be grateful."
(The Noble Quran, 7:189)"
"He created you (all) from a single person:
then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of
cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one
after another, in three veils of darkness. such is God, your Lord and Cherisher:
to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned
away (from your true Centre)? (The Noble
Quran, 39:6)"
"Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse
than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from God? those who incurred
the curse of God and His wrath,
those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who
worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from
the even path!" (The Noble Quran, 5:60)"
"When in their insolence they
transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be
ye apes, despised and rejected."
(The Noble Quran, 7:166)"
"And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in
the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be
ye apes, despised and rejected."
(The Noble Quran, 2:65)"
As we clearly see in these Divine Noble Verses, Allah Almighty created
Mankind from a single physical person, i.e., Adam, peace be upon him. This
means that our physical bodies have to have similarities between them, since in
reality we are all physical brothers and sisters in humanity.
We also clearly see in the Divine Noble Verses Allah Almighty transforming the
evil-doers into, specifically, monkeys and pigs. But why did Allah
Almighty specifically choose these two animals?
Why the pigs and monkeys?
One must ask, was there a Divine Purpose and Wisdom in choosing those two
specific animals? Is there a Divine Message that Allah Almighty is giving
us in this? What is their relevance? Are the pigs and monkeys close
to us, humans? Can we, perhaps, medically use them? The answer
certainly lies in the next main-section, below, where I've provided ample
scientific quotes from prominent and governmental scientific sources that
prove Allah Almighty's Divine Claims, above, and also demonstrate His Divine
Wisdom with ample scientific data.
Now for those who might wonder about bestiality, no Islam does not allow
bestiality (sex with animals) between humans and pigs and monkeys, or with
any other animal. Not
only is bestiality, in general, forbidden in the Noble Quran, but Prophet
Muhammad, peace be upon him, also commanded the killing of those who are caught
having sex with animals:
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The Scientific Discoveries of today clearly confirm the Noble Quran:
Let us now see what the scientific discoveries of today reveal regarding DNA
and the relationship between all humans, and the relationship that exists
between pigs, monkey's and humans.
Note: Pay close attention to
the red emphasis
below.
Article #1:
Is it possible to cross-breed (hybridize)
humans with chimps?
"Deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA) is a
nucleic acid
that contains the
genetic
instructions used in the
development
and functioning of all known
living organisms.
The main role of DNA
molecules
is the long-term storage of
information
and DNA is often compared to a set of blueprints, since it
contains the instructions needed to construct other components
of
cells,
such as
proteins
and
RNA
molecules. The DNA segments that carry this genetic information
are called
genes,
but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are
involved in regulating the use of this genetic information."
(Source)
Article #3:
"A
DNA sequence or genetic sequence is a succession
of letters representing the
primary structure
of a real or hypothetical
DNA
molecule
or strand, with the capacity to carry
information.
The
possible letters are A, C, G, and T,
representing the four
nucleotide
subunits of a DNA strand -
adenine,
cytosine,
guanine,
thymine
bases covalently linked to phospho-backbone. In the typical
case, the sequences are printed abutting one another without
gaps, as in the sequence AAAGTCTGAC, going from 5' to 3' from
left to right. A succession of any number of nucleotides
greater than four is liable to be called a sequence.
With regard to its biological function, which may depend on
context, a sequence may be sense or anti-sense,
and either
coding or
noncoding.
DNA sequences can also contain "junk
DNA."
Sequences
can be derived from the biological raw material through a
process called
DNA sequencing.
In some
special cases, letters besides A, T, C, and G are present in a
sequence. These letters represent ambiguity. Of all the
molecules sampled, there is more than one kind of nucleotide at
that position. The rules of the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
are as follows:
A = adenine
C = cytosine
G = guanine
T = thymine
R = G A (purine)
Y = T C (pyrimidine)
K = G T (keto)
M = A C (amino)
S = G C (strong bonds)
W = A T (weak bonds)
B = G T C (all but A)
D = G A T (all but C)
H = A C T (all but G)
V = G C A (all but T)
N = A G C T (any) " (Source)
Article #4:
"The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003. One of
the primary research areas was DNA sequencing. This page details that research.
The HGP's emphasis was on obtaining a complete and
highly accurate reference sequence (1 error in 10,000 bases), largely continuous
across each human chromosome. Scientists believe that knowing this sequence is
critically important for understanding human biology and for applications to
other fields.
A"working draft" of the human genome DNA sequence was
completed in June 2000, published February 2001. The working draft comprises
shotgun sequence data from mapped clones, with gaps and ambiguities unresolved.
Draft sequence provides a foundation for obtaining the high-quality finished
sequence and also is a valuable tool for researchers hunting disease genes. See
Feb. 2001 and April 2003
Science
and Nature papers analyzing the
sequence.
Human DNA Sequence Goals
Achieve coverage of at least 90% of the genome in
a working draft based on mapped clones by the end of 2001.
Finish one-third of the human DNA sequence by the
end of 2001.
Finish the complete human genome sequence by the
end of 2003.
Make the sequence totally and freely accessible.
Sequence Variation
A goal also focused on identifying individual variations in the human genome.
Although more than 99% of human DNA sequences are the same across the
population, variations in DNA
sequence can have a major impact on how humans respond to disease; environmental
insults such as bacteria, viruses, toxins, and chemicals; and drugs and other
therapies.
Methods have been developed to detect different types
of variation, particularly the most common type called single-nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs), which occur about once every 100 to 300 bases. SNP maps
are helping scientists identify the multiple genes associated with such complex
diseases as cancer, diabetes, vascular disease, and some forms of mental
illness. These associations are difficult to establish with conventional
gene-hunting methods because a single altered gene may make only a small
contribution to disease risk." (Source)
Article #5:
"Pig's
heart valves are already used to replace damaged human ones.
One of the reasons this type of surgury can succeed is because the pig is
so similar in its internal structure to the human's.
A lot of medical testing is done on pigs because the expected results in humans
can be duplicated in these animals." (Source)
Note: You must click on the
"SHOW TRANSCRIPT" link,
inside the article, to display the entire interview's transcripts.
Stem Cell Research
Australian researchers have made prostate tissue from embryonic stem cells. This
means that they are able to study the development of diseases like prostate
cancer in much more detail.
Plus, a researcher in
the US wants to grow new organs from animals, but in a unique way.
A technology called somatic cell nuclear transfer is
also associated with stem cells. Some people call this technology therapeutic
cloning and Norman Swan speaks with a woman who has a personal interest in this
technique.
Also, Melbourne based scientist and journalist
Elizabeth Finkel talks about stem cells and cloning, the debate that won't go
away.
Transcript
This transcript was typed from a
recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because
of the possibility of mishearing and occasional difficulty in identifying
speakers.
Norman Swan: Welcome to the program. This morning on the Health Report
making new organs - getting beyond the fantasy. Somatic cell nuclear transfer,
what the media like to call therapeutic cloning - where angels fear to tread.
Well today a fearless advocate speaks out in favour of it and we hear how the
debate seems to have gone underground in Australia.
And in a world first, using quite surprising means, an
Australian team has been able to make embryonic stem cells become prostate
tissue. This means that the development of diseases like prostate cancer can be
studied in much more detail. Professor Gail Risbridger is in the Centre for
Urology Research at Monash University.
..............
Norman Swan: And what makes you think that the
kidney cells from an animal like a rat are going to turn into a kidney that's
going to be useful for a human?
Marc Hammerman:Well the kidney cells from an animal like the rat
probably won't work in a human but from an animal like the pig they probably
will. And that's because pig kidneys are remarkably like human kidneys. So if we
could transplant a whole pig kidney into a human and be able to get around
immune responses, a pig kidney would work just fine in a human as is.
.............
Norman Swan: Elizabeth Finkel has a book on the
matter it's called Stem Calls - Controversies at the Frontiers of Science
and it's published by ABC Books. I'm Norman Swan and this has been the
Health Report, you can hear us again tonight after the 8 o'clock news or you
can download us from our website
abc.net.au/rn but don't go to your computer
yet, because we've got to hear what's on Life Matters.
Guests
Professor Gail Risbridger
Centre for Urology Research Monash University Melbourne, Victoria
Dr Marc Hammerman Professor of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Missouri USA
Dr Elizabeth Finkel
Scientist and Journalist Melbourne
Cynthia Kramer
Democratic Candidate St. Louis Missouri
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Free Call Helpline 1800 220 099
Publications
Title: Stem Cells: controversies at the frontiers
of science
Author : Dr Elizabeth Finkel
Publisher: ABC Books
Man's
pig-cell implants still active after 10 years,
reports Roger Highfield
A diabetic
man described yesterday how a pioneering transplant
of pig cells helped to keep his disease under
control for the past decade, a hunch that has now
been backed up by a scientific study.
Michael is the first patient to receive the
pig cell implant
In 1996,
Michael Helyer, then a 41-year-old diabetic, was
injected with prototype treatment based on pig cells
to help regulate his blood glucose levels and
control his diabetes.
About a year
after the implant of the insulin-producing pig
cells, encapsulated in seaweed gel for protection,
he became more dependent on insulin injections. He
concluded that the implanted cells had become "worn
out".
But over
time he noticed a "curious phenomenon," usually
after several hours with no food or insulin intake.
Helyer suspected the pig cells were still alive
because he found it easier to control his blood
sugar levels. The effect "would come and go - that's
why I noticed it", said the 51-year-old who was
diagnosed with Type I, or juvenile, diabetes at age
22.
His theory
was that "a few implanted islet cells from 1996 are
still alive and functioning," he told The Daily
Telegraph. "After some hours of hard work they were
able to reduce high glucose levels".
A year ago,
"after some nagging, because they couldn't believe
my theory" he convinced the researchers to have a
look. "I felt that the insulin producing pig cells
were still working inside me and I had to convince
the doctors to do further investigation.
The results
were surprising" said Mr Helyer, the world-first
patient to have received the pig cell implant.
He was
right, surprising scientists and paving the way for
new long-term treatments for diabetes that reduce
the need for insulin injections. "I was astonished,"
said New Zealand-based diabetes researcher Prof Bob
Elliott, founder and medical director of Living Cell
Technologies .
Scientists
at Living Cell Technologies recently reported in the
journal Xenotransplantation that insulin producing
pig cells within Mr Helyer were still alive,
following laparoscopy, that revealed functioning pig
islet cells in Helyer's abdomen. This is the first
evidence to indicate that the company's technology
for encapsulating and implanting pig cells into
humans is able to provide long-term benefit, said a
spokesman.
"I still
need insulin injections to stay alive," said Helyer,
who runs a musical instrument shop in Auckland and
is married with two children.
"The
dramatic response to the transplant operation 11
years ago lasted less than a year. At best it
allowed only a 30 per cent decrease in injected
insulin with a measurable improvement in blood
glucose level control.
This is
better than it sounds, as that 30 per cent decrease
in injected insulin actually results in a much
greater percentage improvement in occurrence and
severity of the low blood sugar episodes."
He said that
this is one of the two biggest concerns in living
with type 1 diabetes. "They usually ruin the rest of
your day and an be fatal, especially night time
during sleep."
The second
concern regards the impact of poor control of the
disease over the long term, which leads " to the
feared horrific complications, among them kidney
disease or failure, blindness, heart disease, blood
vessel disease, reduced circulation,, gangrene and
amputations.
"I am
naturally excited about the future potential of this
treatment as it deals significantly with both of
these worrying issues. Also there is much benefit to
the psyche to know insulin is being produced in
one's body again - the implanted islets switch on
and off their production as required."
The study
also shows that Helyer has suffered no illness or
infection from the pig cells. One objection to this
kind of transplant is that pig cells contain
so-called porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs),
which are dormant in pigs but could conceivably
trigger disease in humans.To minimise the chances of
infection, the piglets used by the company hark from
an island in the Antarctic where the population has
remained isolated for more than 200 years.
As for the
"Yuk factor" Mr Helyer said "No yuk for me,"
explaining that to have pig cells was not the same
as pig organs. He added: "pig insulin was a
lifesaver for me for many many years, so no issue
there."
In the
decade or so since the first human trial, the
company has made improvements to both the
encapsulation process and the isolation of islet
cells from pig pancreases - the natural source of
insulin that is destroyed in type 1 diabetes. LCT
has received approval to start a trial in Russia and
is awaiting approval to conduct a trial in New
Zealand this year.
Scientists
have sequenced the genome of the chimpanzee and
found that humans are 96 percent similar to the
great ape species.
"Darwin wasn't just
provocative in saying that we descend from the
apes—he didn't go far enough," said Frans de Waal, a
primate scientist at Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia. "We are apes in every way, from our long
arms and tailless bodies to our habits and
temperament."
My Islamic
Response:
According to
Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran, we
are not apes, nor did we originate from
apes. All of the creatures that
you see with your eyes were created from
earthly materials
and mainly from water and dust.
It is, therefore, only natural and
normal to find so many similarities
between us and some animals.
What's most stunning, however, is that
Allah Almighty specifically chose the
pigs and monkeys when He transformed the
disbelievers from the Jews into them. Scientists have indeed
confirmed that the closest animals, in
both DNA and characteristics, to humans,
are the pigs and monkeys.
The following links prove my
statements about our creation:
Because chimpanzees are our
closest living relatives, the chimp genome is the
most useful key to understanding human biology and
evolution, next to the human genome itself. The
breakthrough will aid scientists in their mission to
learn what sets us apart from other animals.
By comparing human and
chimpanzee genomes, the researchers have identified
several sequences of genetic code that differ
between human and chimp. These sequences may hold
the most promise for determining what creates
human-specific traits such as speech.
"If people are asking what
makes us human, they're not going to find a smoking
gun [in this study]," said Evan Eichler, a genome
scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle
who was part of the research team. "But they're
going to find suggestions for where to look."
The project was conducted
by an international group of scientists called the
Chimp Sequencing and Analysis Consortium.
Sixty-seven researchers co-authored the study, which
is detailed tomorrow in the journal Nature.
Genetic Blueprints
To map the chimp genome,
researchers used DNA from the blood of a male common
chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Clint, who
lived at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center
in Atlanta. Clint died last year from heart failure
at the relatively young age of 24.
A comparison of Clint's
genetic blueprints with that of the human genome
shows that our closest living relatives share 96
percent of our DNA. The number of genetic
differences between humans and chimps is ten times
smaller than that between mice and rats.
Scientists also discovered
that some classes of genes are changing unusually
quickly in both humans and chimpanzees, as compared
with other mammals. These classes include genes
involved in the perception of sound, transmission of
nerve signals, and the production of sperm.
Despite the similarities in
human and chimp genomes, the scientists identified
some 40 million differences among the three billion
DNA molecules, or nucleotides, in each genome.
The vast majority of those
differences are not biologically significant, but
researchers were able to identify a couple thousand
differences that are potentially important to the
evolution of the human lineage.
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Conclusion:
Again, the Noble Quran is filled with scientific statements
and notions. These are statements of Allah Almighty
describing how He created things on earth and in the
Universe. What's most amazing is that all of these scientific
statements and notions had been proven to be in perfect
agreement with science and our modern-day
scientific discoveries. Allah Almighty made the Noble Quran
be Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Everlasting Divine Miracle
and proof for Prophethood. The Holy Book certainly stood the
test of time 1,500 years ago with Its Claims, Prophecies and Miraculous
language eloquence, and it does again and again in our day today with
Its overwhelming agreement with science and discoveries that were not
known to man 1,500 years ago.
Allah Almighty Said: "We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and inside their selves,
until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it
not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all
things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"
Allah Almighty's Divine Claims about Him creating us from a single person,
and Him transforming some of the evil-doers into monkeys and pigs, are indeed in
perfect harmony and agreement with science. The Miracle of the DNA in the
Noble Quran, and how when Allah Almighty Said that He created us from
"nafsin wahida" (one soul and physical body), His
Divine Statement matched perfectly with science, because scientists have proven
that all of mankind's DNAs are approximately 99% the same, and that only 1%
makes the difference between our characteristics and looks. Also, when Allah
Almighty transformed the evil-doers into swines and monkeys, His Divine Statement matched
perfectly with science, because scientists have also proven that the pigs and
monkeys are indeed the closest animals, in both DNA and characteristics, to us,
humans!
So having established this solid ground from the Noble Quran and Science,
it is definitely clear that we do indeed have a very sound and strong
Scientific Miracle about humans' and animals' DNA in the Noble Quran.
Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone
for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for
us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles! And may Allah
Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and
Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.
Gender is
determined by the male's sperm; Alaq (the clinging fetus). Dr. Zakir
Naik's detailed lecture on embryology was inserted to the end of this video,
where he talked about a lot more Noble Verses in great details such as man was
created from
Sulalah (the best one-sperm from the whole group of sperms),
and many other Noble Verses.