The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
The Qur’an: The Book of God
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It should be borne in mind that any other
interpretation of this rule shows a total
misunderstanding of the scriptures. It should be
borne in mind that modern research has confirmed
what the Qur’an asserts – that women’s memory is
weaker than that of men. Russian scientists have
gone into this matter in great detail, and their
conclusion has been published in book form. A
summary, entitled ‘Memorizing Ability’, appeared
in the New Delhi edition of the
Times of India
on
January 18, 1985:
‘Men have a greater ability to memorize and
process mathematical information than
women, but females are better with words,’
says a Soviet scientist. (UPI) ‘Men dominate
mathematical subjects due to the peculiarities
of their memory,’ Dr. Vladimir Konovalov
told the Tass news agency.
The Qur’anic rule, far from evincing any
contradiction, proves in fact that the Qur’an has
come from One who has absolute knowledge of the
facts of existence. He sees things from every angle,
and so is in a position to issue commandments that
