the quran on the cerebrum
allah said in the qur’aan about one of the evil unbelievers who forbade the
prophet muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) from praying at the ka'abah:
let him beware! if he does not stop, we will take him by the forelock (front of the head), a lying, sinful forelock! [qur’aan 96 :15-16]
why did the qur’aan
describe the front of the head as being lying and sinful?
why didn't thequr’aan say that the person was lying and sinful?
is there a relationship between the front of the head and lying and sinfulness?
the arabic word nasiyha means forelock. if we look into the skull
at the front of the head, we will find the prefontal area of the cerebrum. what
does physiology tell us about the function of this area? a book entitled, essentials
of anatomy & physiology, says about this area: the motivation and the
foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of the
frontal lobes, the prefontal area. this is a region of the association
cortex... the book also says: in relation to its involvement in motivation,
prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center for aggression...
so, this area of the cerebrum is responsible for planning, motivating, and
initiating good and sinful behavior, and is responsible for telling lies and
speaking the truth. thus, it is proper to describe the front of the head as
lying and sinful when someone lies or commits a sin, as the qur’aan said: ...a
lying, sinful aasiyyah (front of the head)! scientists have only discovered
these functions of the prefrontal area in the last sixty years, according to
professor keith moore.