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Dr. Tagata Tagasone: Laa Ilaaha Illallah Muhammad Rasool
Allah!
| This man is uttering the Islamic creed (Shahaadah) and declaring that
he is becoming a Muslim. This occurred during the Eighth Saudi Medical
Conference which was convened in Riyadh. He is Professor Tagata Tagasone,
formerly Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the University
of Shiang Mai in Thailand. He is now the Dean of the College of the Medicine
at the University.
We presented to Professor Tagasone some Qur’aanic verses and Prophetic
Ahadeeth which deal with his specialization in the field of
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He commented
that they also had in their Buddhist books very accurate descriptions of
embryonic developmental stages. We told him that we were very anxious and
interested to see those descriptions and learn about these books. A year
later, Professor Tcame to King Abdul Aziz University as an outside examiner.
We reminded him of the statement he made one year before, but he apologized
and said that he in fact had made that statement without ascertaining the
matter. However, when he checked the Buddhist books he found that they
contained nothing of relevance to the subject.
Upon this we
presented to him a lecture written by Professor Keith Moore about the
compatibility of modern embryology with what is contained in the Qur’aan
and the Sunnah and we asked Professor Tagasone if he knew of Professor
Keith Moore. He replied that he knew him of course, adding that Professor
Moore was one of the Most world-renowned scientists in that field.
When Professor
Tagasone studied this article he also was greatly astonished. We asked
him several questions in his field of specialization. One of
the questions pertained to modern discoveries in dermatology about the
sensory characteristics of the skin.
Dr. Tagasone
responded: Yes if the burn is deep.
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It was stated to Dr. Tagasone: You will be interested to know that
in this book, the Holy book the Qur’aan, there was a reference 1400
years ago which refers to the moment of punishment of the unbelievers by
the fire of Hell and it states that when their skin is destroyed, Allah
makes another skin for them so that they perceive the punishment by a fire,
indicating knowledge about the nerve endings in the skin, and the verse
is:
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Those who reject
our signs. We shall soon cast into the fire; as often as their skins are
roasted through. We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste
the chastisement: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise (Qur’aan 4:56).
So do you agree
that this is a reference to the importance of the nerve endings in the
skin in sensation, 1400 years ago?
Dr. Tagasone
responded: Yes I agree. This knowledge about sensation had been known long
before. Because it says that if somebody does something wrong, then he
will be punished by
burning his skin and then Allah puts a new skin in him, cover him, to make
him know that the test is painful again. That means they knew many years
ago that the receptor of pain sensation must be on the skin, so they put
a new skin on.
The skin is
the center of sensitivity to burns. Thus, if the skin is completely burnt
by fire, it looses its sensitivity. It is for this reason that Allah will
punish the unbelievers on the Day of
Judgement by returning to them their skins time after time, as He, the
Exalted and Glorified,
said in the Qur’aan:
Those who reject
our signs. We shall soon cast into the fire; as often as their skins are
roasted through. We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste
the chastisement: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise (Qur’aan 4:56).
We asked him
the following question: ‘Is it possible that these verses came to the Prophet
Muhammad, (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), from a human source?’
Professor Tagasone
conceded that they could have never come from any human source. But he
still asked about the source of that knowledge and from where could Muhammad
have possibly received it? We said, ‘From Allah, the Most Glorified and
Most Exalted.’ Then he asked: ‘But who is Allah?’ We replied: He
is the Creator of all that is in existence.’ If you find wisdom then it
is because it comes only from the one Who is Most Wise. If you find
knowledge in the making of this universe, it is because the universe is
the creation of the One Who has all the knowledge. If you find perfection
in the composition of these creations, then it is proof to you that it
is the creation of the One Who Knows Best. And if you find mercy, then
this bears witness to the fact that it is the creation of the One Who is
Most Merciful. In the same way, if you perceive creation as belonging to
one unified order and tied together firmly, then this is proof that it
is the creation of the Only Creator, May He be Glorified and Exalted.
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