An Investigation into the Concept of Zolomaten Salasen in the Quran, Traditions and Modern Scientific Findings Using the Holy Sixth Verse of Alzomar Chapter

The phrase “Fi Zolomaten Salasen” (Alzomar/6) includes one of the most delicate scientific allusions in the Quran about the secrets of man’s creation. In the narrations of the Infallible Imams (PBUT), some instances of it was mentioned such as the darkness of the abdomen, the uterus and Amnion, dark meat, skin and blood, or entangled pods. There exist three views on the concept of the “Zolomaten Salasen” totally: the blinds intrauterine, coating layers of the fetus, as well as spaces between the layers and the curtains. According to the meaning of the word “Zolomat” which refers to dark places, it can be implied that “Zolomat” here is considered as spaces between the layers and membranes, including the space between the abdomen and the uterus, the chorion (meat uterus) and amnion (placenta); and between amnion and embryo. The application of such concepts in the narrations of the Infallible Imams (PBUT) refers exactly to such places. Also in the above verse, the importance of these covering spaces to protect the fetus is stressed.