Decoding the verses of Holy Quran
As of current estimates, there are around 8 billion human beings in this small planet we call Earth. But every person’s fingerprints are unique. Even identical twins, who share the same genetic makeup, have differences in their patterns on their fingers. But what does the holy Quran say about the fingerprints?
“I do swear by the Day of Judgment! And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul! Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones? Yes ˹indeed˺! We are ˹most˺ capable of restoring ˹even˺ their very fingertips”
Chapter 75 (Surah Al-Qiyamah) verse 1-4
Let’s decipher this verse of the Holy Quran
Fingerprints and Quran
Basically, in Makkah, the non-believers used to say, How could Allah restore our bodies when we would become dust? Then Allah says that He is even able to restore your tiny structures, like fingerprints and the tiniest bones of your body. Now this is not a part of our discussion, but it is a logical thing: “It is difficult to construct a thing at the first try. But on the second try, you become trained, and it is much easier to build that same thing again.”
Fingerprints – nightmare for criminals
The fetus’s fingerprints are generated during the fourth month of pregnancy. It’s much more interesting to learn that these fingerprints last a lifetime and never change, even after injury. The ten fingerprints on both hands are sufficient to determine a person’s identification, and this makes fingerprinting as a tool in forensic science and law enforcement.
Why do fingerprints differ?
There are three fingerprint patterns: whorls, arches, and loops. Your fingerprint is formed by two main factors: your genes and the environmental factors. The genes give you the starting pattern of your fingerprint. But as your skin develops in the womb, random physical forces alter the pattern. A slight change in blood flow, pressure, and even the baby’s movements causes tiny, unpredictable differences in your fingerprints.
The pagans of Makkah and Allah’s reply:
The pagans of Makkah refused to acknowledge that Allah could bring them back to life. This verse was sent by Allah. The most amazing thing about this discourse is not that Allah can revive a man’s tiny bone, but rather that He can even arrange fingerprint tips in precisely the right sequence.
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