Allah the Almighty
speaks of Abu Jahl (an inveterate enemy of Islam, who used to insult prophet
Mohammad (PBUH) and his followers) :
“No Indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock, a lying, sinful forelock!” (Surat Al Alak, verses: 15-16)
“No Indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock, a lying, sinful forelock!” (Surat Al Alak, verses: 15-16)
( كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعًا بالناصية * ناصية كاذبة خاطئة) ( العلق :16 - 15)
Linguistic
explanation
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Commentators’
explanation
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Forelock means lock of hair at
forehead.
In explanation of Allah’s verse:
‘We
shall seize him by the forelock’,
Al Faraa said, it is the forehead
that He (Allah) shall seize Abu Jahl to drag him i.e., a sign of
humiliation and disgrace.’
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1. Al Alousi said:
“The forelock as
described in the verse, indicates in the first place that this person is
lying and sinful, and due to Abu Jahl’s obstinate lying and sins, every part
of him is lying and sinning.”
Al Alousi also said:
“The forelock is
specifically mentioned here because the cursed Abu Jahl used to take good
care of it by combing and perfuming, and because seizing the forelock is the
utmost humiliation for any Arab…”
2. Some Quran commentators say:
“The aim is not a lying forelock. But it is used metaphorically, not in the
strict sense of the term, i.e., it is the forelock of a liar and sinful. Since the forelock is the forehead, the
description of lying refers to the possessor, as it could not be a place or
source of lying.
3. In his “Musnad”, Ahmed
referred to the Prophet's Hadith which points out to the forelock. It was narrated that the Prophet (PBUH)
said:
“O, my Lord I am Your slave and the son
of Your slave and the son of Your bondmaid, my forelock is at Your Hands, …
".
This Hadith reveals that man’s fate is
at Allah’s Hands, as well as man’s forelock, thus indicating, as the Verse
above, that the forelock plays an important role in guiding and controlling
man’s behavior.
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So, what is the reason underlying the use
of forelock? What is the hidden organ behind the forehead – that part which is
responsible for the person’s character and which controls man’s behavior and actions
of truthfulness and lying, right and wrong, and which if subjugated, man’s
behavior can be controlled, as indicated in the book of “Gray's
anatomy ” edited by Warwick & Williams.
Scientific facts:
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Man’s brain contains the following main lobes:
1-
Frontal lobe.
2-
Occipital lobe.
3-
Temporal lobe.
4-
Parietal lobe.
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The brain
with its different lobes
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For each lobe, there is a functional role, which is at he same time complementary to the
other body functions. Having dissected the forehead, the frontal lobe was found to be the part lying behind. The frontal lobe is characterized, apart
from the animal counterpart, with the regions responsible for behavior and
speech being developed and distinct as per the anatomic and functional
levels.
The Frontal
lobe is a big
lobe situated in front of the central groove, and contains five
neurological centers that vary in location and position. These centers are:
1- Primary Motor Area that helps move the voluntary
muscles of the left side of the body.
2- Secondary Motor Area that helps move the
voluntary muscles of the right side of the body. 3- Frontal Eye Field
that helps move eyes to the opposite sides compatibly.
4- Motor Speech Area of Broca that coordinates
movements among organs of speech, such as larynx, tongue and face.
5- Pre-Frontal Cortex, which lies
directly behind the forehead, represents the bigger part of the frontal lobe,
and its function is responsible for forming the person’s character and also
has an effect in determining the ability of taking initiative and judgment.
Since the Prefrontal
cortex lies directly behind the forehead and deep under the forelock, it
directs some of man’s behavior such as characteristics of truthfulness and
lying, right and wrong, and distinguishes among each of these
characteristics.
Electronic Studies of
brain and electric studies of organ functions revealed that patients and
animals subjected to damage of frontal lobes, often suffer a diminution of
mental abilities.
Any deficiency
affecting the frontal lobe can change
the natural behavior of man that may reach to the extent of doing evil
actions, and deterioration of the moral principles, the memory, and the
ability to solve mental issues.
Frontal lobes of brain are considered the
centre of the initiative of lying. All
mental activities of lying are conducted therein and then transferred to
messenger's organs through the action of lying. The evil actions are also
planned for in this lobe before being transferred to action organs. The lobe is also responsible for wrong
actions being a centre of direction and control, as indicated in Encyclopedia
Britannica.
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The miracle side:
The miracle side in the above Quranic
verse and the Honorable Hadith of the Prophet is that they refer very
accurately to the frontal lobe,
lying deep at man’s forelock, as being the centre of decision to control man’s
actions of truthfulness, lying, right, wrong, balance or perversion. This has been revealed by modern scientific
studies in the second half of the 20th century.
Another fact:
The brain is surrounded with three membranes, among which is the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), which has the function of protection, feeding and cooling.
The brain is surrounded with three membranes, among which is the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), which has the function of protection, feeding and cooling.
The brain swims in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and it is surrounded with 3 membranes
It has been found that the brain inside
the skull weighs 50 gm, although the real weight is 1700 gm. The physical principle states that the volume
of the object immersed in fluid is equal to the volume of displaced fluid. Therefore, it is of the Almighty Creator’s
decree that we do not feel the brain weight, as it floats in the CSF, which
originates from a special area in the brain called “the corogy plexus”, and
rotates inside and comes out of another area such as the domestic water
net. This cycle occurs five times a
day. As Moslems do before prayer times,
the brain gets ablution 5 times a day...!
We prostrate on the frontal lobe which
has the centre of decision making. When prostrating and worshipping Allah, the
Moslem’s forelock is certified as truthful and right.
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