A REJOINDER
To Mr Khushwant Singh
By M. Hanif

Was it possible for Muhammad to have known these facts of his own without The Creator having revealed to him while it is only now that science has made aware these realities?

2. Chapter 23 Verse 12 This contains a graphic description of the development of the embryo. In 1984 Dr. Keith Moore, a Canadian embryologist conceded that it was impossible for Muhammad to have known this fact while no man was aware even 50 years ago. He was convinced about the truth and integrity of the message of the Qur’an and accordingly made a conscious choice of Islam, or submission to the Creator, his way of life.

Dr. Moore was a former President of the Canadian Association of Anatomists, and of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. He was honored by the Canadian Association of Anatomists with the prestigious J.C.B. Grant Award and in 1994 he received the Honored Member Award of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists "for outstanding contributions to the field of clinical anatomy."

This is what he said, “I have worked with the Embryology Committee of King Abdulazîz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, helping them to interpret the many statements in the Qur’an and Sunnah referring to human reproduction and prenatal development. At first I was astonished by the accuracy of the statements that were recorded in the 7th century AD, before the science of embryology was established. Although I was aware of the glorious history of Muslim scientists in the 10th century AD, and some of their contributions to Medicine, I knew nothing about the religious facts and beliefs contained in the Qur’an and the Sunnah”

The essence of the Message of the Qur’an is the certainty and the worship of ONE GOD Almighty, being conscious of accountability and doing of righteous deeds. “Those who have attained to faith, as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the Christians and the Sabians – all who believe in God and the Day of Judgment (are conscious of accountability) and do righteous deeds – shall have their reward with their Sustainer; and no fear need they have and neither shall they grieve”, Al-Qur’an Chapter 2 Verse 62. Apart from the credibility aspect, the other fundamental difference from all other sacred scriptures is, The Qur’an it stresses on reason as a valid way to faith and its insistence on the inseparability of the spiritual and the physical spheres of human existence; the inseparability of man’s daily actions and behavior from his spiritual life and destiny.

Singh Sahab, Islam or Submission is the law of nature. All creation except man is programmed to submit. Man by virtue of his life being a test has a choice:

(1) Submit or conform to the laws of creation and reap the benefits in this world.
(2) Submit to the laws of conduct and be the recipient of the Creator’s Grace in the hereafter.
(3) Lethargy or apathy towards the first choice results in poverty and misery.
(4) Refusal to the second is tantamount to rebellion and ensures perpetual doom in the hereafter.

The first clear choice contains no room for any divine intervention as a substitute for hard work - mental or physical. Only effort has a reward.