Keith L. Moore
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Keith L. Moore is a professor
emeritus
in the division of anatomy
, in the Faculty of Surgery
, at the University of Toronto
, Ontario, Canada. More is associate dean
for Basic Medical Sciences in the university's Faculty of Medicine
, and was Chair of anatomy from 1976 to 1984. He is a founding member of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
, and was President of the AACA between 1989 and 1991.
Moore has co-written (with professor Arthur F. Dalley and professor Anne M. R. Agur) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, an English-language anatomy textbook. He also co-wrote (with professor Anne M. R. Agur and professor Arthur F. Dalley) Essential Clinical Anatomy.
awarded Dr. Moore with their Honored Member Award (in 1994). The American Association of Anatomists
awarded him the Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Educator Award in 2007 for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences.
concerning embryology
provide a proof of its divine origin. In his article, A Scientist’s Interpretation of References to Embryology in the Qur’an, Moore asserts that "statements referring to human reproduction and development are scattered throughout the Qur'an", and that "the interpretation of the verses in the Qur'an referring to human development would not have been possible in the 7th century A.D., or even a hundred years ago."
Moore affirms that Qur'anic statements regarding human development
make it clear that the book is of divine origin, concluding: "This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God or Allah
."
.
Professor
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emeritus
Emeritus
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in the division of anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, in the Faculty of Surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, Ontario, Canada. More is associate dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
for Basic Medical Sciences in the university's Faculty of Medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, and was Chair of anatomy from 1976 to 1984. He is a founding member of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA)
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
The American Association of Clinical Anatomists aims to advance the science and art of clinical anatomy. It encourages research and publication in the field and maintains high standards in the teaching of anatomy...
, and was President of the AACA between 1989 and 1991.
Moore has co-written (with professor Arthur F. Dalley and professor Anne M. R. Agur) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, an English-language anatomy textbook. He also co-wrote (with professor Anne M. R. Agur and professor Arthur F. Dalley) Essential Clinical Anatomy.
Awards
The American Association of Clinical AnatomistsAmerican Association of Clinical Anatomists
The American Association of Clinical Anatomists aims to advance the science and art of clinical anatomy. It encourages research and publication in the field and maintains high standards in the teaching of anatomy...
awarded Dr. Moore with their Honored Member Award (in 1994). The American Association of Anatomists
American Association of Anatomists
The American Association of Anatomists, based in Bethesda, MD, was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1888 for the "advancement of anatomical science." AAA is the professional home for an international community of biomedical researchers and educators focusing on anatomical form and function.In...
awarded him the Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Educator Award in 2007 for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences.
Embryology in the Qur'an
Moore has become well-known for his belief that statements in the Qur'anQur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
concerning embryology
Embryology
Embryology is a science which is about the development of an embryo from the fertilization of the ovum to the fetus stage...
provide a proof of its divine origin. In his article, A Scientist’s Interpretation of References to Embryology in the Qur’an, Moore asserts that "statements referring to human reproduction and development are scattered throughout the Qur'an", and that "the interpretation of the verses in the Qur'an referring to human development would not have been possible in the 7th century A.D., or even a hundred years ago."
Moore affirms that Qur'anic statements regarding human development
Human development
Human development may refer to:* Human development , the process of a human becoming biologically mature* Developmental psychology, also known as human development* Human development , as it relates to economics and standards of living...
make it clear that the book is of divine origin, concluding: "This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God or Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
."
Controversy
Moore's work on the Qur'an has aroused controversy among embryologists such as PZ MyersPZ Myers
Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers is an American biology professor at the University of Minnesota Morris and the author of the Pharyngula science blog. He is currently an associate professor of biology at UMM, works with zebrafish in the field of evolutionary developmental biology , and also cultivates an...
.