In poetic language, he described this design as being “down in writing ” in God’s“ book. ” How did we come to have our physical characteristics?
وَبِنَاءً عَلَى هذَا ٱلتَّصْمِيمِ ،‏ أَخَذْتَ فِي ٱلنُّمُوِّ خِلَالَ تِسْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ فِي رَحِمِ أُمِّكَ قَبْلَ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ ،‏ ثُمَّ خَلَالَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَقْدَيْنِ حَتَّى سِنِّ ٱلْبُلُوغِ .‏