The Quran on the Cerebrum - The Religion of Islam

God has said in the Quran about one of the evil
unbelievers who forbade the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of
God be upon him, from praying at the Kaaba:

    “No!  If he does not stop, We will take him
by the naseyah (front of the head), a lying, sinful naseyah
(front of the head)!” (Quran 96:15-16)

Why did the Quran describe the front of the head as being lying and
sinful?  Why didn’t the Quran say that the person was lying and sinful?  What
is the relationship between the front of the head and lying and sinfulness?

If we look into the skull at the front of the
head, we will find the prefrontal area of the cerebrum (see figure 1).  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 prefrontal area. This is a region of association cortex...”[1] 
Also the book says, “In relation to its involvement in motivation, the
prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center for aggression....”[2]

 

Figure 1: Functional regions of the left hemisphere
of the cerebral cortex.  The prefrontal area is located at the front of the
cerebral cortex. (Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Seeley and
others, p. 210.)

 

So, this area of the cerebrum is responsible for
planning, motivating, and initiating good and sinful behavior and is
responsible for the telling of lies and the speaking of 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 Quran has said, “...A lying, sinful naseyah
(front of the head)!”

Scientists have only discovered these functions
of the prefrontal area in the last sixty years, according to Professor Keith L.
Moore