Quran Facts - A Scientific Overview

The book describes the embryological aspects of the Virgin Birth of Jesus in which both egg and sperm come from Mary; the Second Coming of Jesus from a different mother; birth of St. John with no maternal genome; and birth of Jacob as a copy (clone) of his father Isaac. Scientific evaluation of a number of verses in Quran is also described as follows: genome transfer through breast-feeding and gene therapy by wet-nurse; positive effects of ablution and prayer on brain health; fasting - health link and underlying mechanisms leading to hypertension in abdominal obesity; world of demons, their effects on humans and how to live away from demons; presence of twelve planets around the Sun; Solar System as the first heaven of seven heavens in the universe; cosmic doomsday by a Big Rip; the period after the Doomsday; resurrection through embryonic cells; plain of Resurrection and Gathering; Paradise with two parts and eight layers; and Hell with 19. The time of ensoulment is also explained in the light of verses.

Professor M. Kemal Irmak became a medical doctor in 1987. He specialized in Histology and Embryology in 1992 and then received a PhD on Biochemistry in 2001. His research is focused on biological adaptation through epigenetic inheritance system and on Merkel cells as electromagnetic receptor cells. He is the author of over 80 papers.