The Quran Says That Only Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Knows What Is In The Womb. Does This Not Contradict Medical Science?

To answer this we should look at the verse that relate to this matter. Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Says:

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۢ

Indeed Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) has the knowledge of the Last Day! And He sends down the rain; and He knows all what is in the mothers’ wombs; and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow; and no soul knows the place where it will die; indeed Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) is the All Knowing, the Informer. (He عَزَّوَجَلَّ may reveal the knowledge to whomever He wills.) [Luqman 31:34]

And He عَزَّوَجَلَّ Says:

ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَىٰ وَمَا تَغِيضُ ٱلْأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ ۖ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِندَهُۥ بِمِقْدَارٍ ﴿٨﴾

Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) knows all what in inside the womb of every female, and every increase and decrease of the wombs; and all things are with Him by a set measure. [Raad 13:8]

If one reads the Arabic text of this verse, they will find that there is no Arabic word that corresponds to the English word “sex” or “gender”. The Holy Quran mentions only the knowledge of “what” is in the womb. Many have misunderstood this to mean the gender of the child in the womb, which is incorrect.

Today, science has indeed advanced, and we can easily determine the gender of the child in the womb of a pregnant mother using ultrasound scanning.

Therefore, the above verse refers to every aspect of the fetus’ present and future existence. What will be the child’s nature? Will the child be a blessing or a curse to the parents? What will happen to him or her throughout or a curse to the parents? What will happen to him or her throughout life? Will he or she do good or evil? How long will she or he live? Will he or she end up in Paradise or Hell? Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ alone knows all of this… no scientist in the world and no matter how advanced the technology, will ever be able to determine these things about a child in the mother’s womb.