m-d-gh

Description

The Arabic root م-ض-غ (m-ḍ-gh) fundamentally means "to chew" or refers to something chewed, and in the Quran it describes the early embryonic stage called "mudghah" - literally a chewed substance or lump of flesh. This term appears in the Quranic description of human embryological development, specifically referring to the stage after the clinging clot ('alaqah) where the embryo resembles a chewed piece of meat in its appearance with its somites and irregular surface. The usage of this vivid, tangible imagery is significant as it presents observable stages of fetal development in language that relates divine creative power to familiar human experience.