ONLY Allah knows what is in mother's womb????

Allah knows what is in mother’s womb

By: Khurshid Imam

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One of the prevalent misconceptions about Quran is that – Quran says that “no one except Allah knows what is in the mother’s womb” or “only Allah knows what is in mother’s womb”.
The Ayah quoted for reference is from Surah Luqman, Surah No 31, Ayah No 34

Now, any educated person knows that with the medical technique of ultrasound it is possible to determine the gender of the unborn child. So does this mean Quran is wrong?

When asked this questions- Usually a knowledgeable person will answer – “See, this ayah is not talking about gender of the child, rather it is talking about qualities of child, like will this child become boon for the society or bane for the society, will this child become Doctor or engineer, will this child be among hell dwellers or paradise dwellers etc ?

But unfortunately, this typical answer is just a good way to avoid the question by giving an incorrect answer. Moreover, Medical science has advanced to a stage that it is possible today to impart and predetermine qualities to an unborn child. So this answer does not hold good at all.

The hundred billion dollar question is – Does Allah says that ONLY Allah knows what is in the mother’s womb?

Just check up Exact Arabic to English translation of this Ayah
“Innallaha (Verily Allah) Indahu (he possesses) ilm-u-ssa’ate (Knowledge of Qiyamah) way o nazzelo (And he reveals) Al ghaisa (Rain) Wa yalamu (And he knows) ma (what) fi-l-arham (inside womb) wama (and No) tadri (knows) nafsun (any nafs) ma za (What) taksebo (he will do) ghadan (tomorrow) wama tadri (and does not know) nafsun (any nafs) be aye (which) ar dhin (earth or land) tamuto (he will die) innallaha (verily Allah) aleemun (knowledgeable) khabeer (well aware)

There is no Arabic word for ONLY used in this ayah. What Quran tells here is VERILY. And of course, verily does not mean ONLY.

So the interpretation of the above Ayah will be – "Verily, Allah possesses the knowledge of Qiyamah and he reveals the rain and he knows what is in mother’s womb and No nafs knows what he will do tomorrow and no any nafs know which place he will die. Verily Allah is knowledgeable and well aware".

So it is possible for entities other than Allah to know what is in the mother's womb. So when science today tells about the qualities of an embryo or the not-yet-delivered child then it is NOT contradicting Quran.

So it is a misconception that Quran says that Only Allah knows what is in the mother’s womb. Actually, Quran says that verily Allah knows what is in the mother’s womb.

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