Why are Professors of Human Biology surprised at the accuracy of Muhammad's knowledge of human biology?

Question

Dr Keith L Moore (Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Canada)
In the 1980s Keith Moore worked with the Embryology Committee on a comparative study of the Qur’an, the Hadith and modern embryology.
And he concluded - Muhammad could not have known these facts about human development in the 7th century as most of them were not discovered till the 20th century.

Dr E Marshall Johnson (Professor of Developmental Biology USA)
As a scientist, I can only deal with things which I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental biology. I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Quran. As I gave the example before, if I were to transpose myself into that era, knowing what I knew today and describing things, I could not describe the things which were described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that this individual, Muhammad, had to be developing this information from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved in what he was able to write.”

Dr. T.V.N. Persaud is a Professor of Anatomy
It seems to me that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read or write. In fact, he was illiterate. We are talking about 1400 years ago. You have someone who was illiterate making profound pronouncement and statements and are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. I personally cannot see how this could be mere chance. There are too many accuracy’s and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind in concerning that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements.

Dr Pete Palmer (New York University Geology professor)
It strengthens the belief that God transmitted some of His knowledge to Muhammad

Answer 1

People are afraid of what others know before them.



It is believe that the discoveries which we are making now where never known before and yet scientists are willing to admit that knowledge has been lost throughout history through war, ignorance, fear etc. The great discoveries which we are making are not more than re discoveries.



Muhammad was given a gift of knowledge which allows him to be accurate and correct - unfortunately this generation of people are only proving it's power now and because it has taken so long they believe than it could not be know before.



I am no expert by any means but experts have been trained to be dismissive of knowledge without proof...and now they are finding the proof it is astounding them.



If you want to question their wonder at the proof which is now being found and they are not the same religion as you tell them to consider all the great philosophers Aristotle, Plato etc. they discovered what was previously unknown and yet it is undeniable.



I hope this can help answer your question. :-)

Answer 2

Is this a rhetorical question?

His knowledge of human biology is irrelevant, but let me humour you.



The work of Dr Keith L Moore on the Qu'ran has been rejected by biologists, including PZ Myers. Bare in mind his work was with the King Abdulaziz University's Embryology Committee. Conflict of interest?



To be honest, it's not worth my time looking into all this. The scientific community will listen when you have reputable peer-reviewed journals publishing evidence on behalf of your argument. Until then, a few money-snatching scientists do not count as evidence.

Answer 3

A translation of the relevant part(s) of the relevant Hadiths would be nice. I'm not reading the entire Muslim theology just to find out why you're wrong.