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Pain Receptors in Skin | Quran Medical Miracle

Quran 4:56 describes skin replacement for continuous pain—modern medicine confirms pain receptors are in skin.

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Quran 4:56 describes punishment: when skin burns through, it gets replaced with new skin to continue feeling pain. Modern medicine reveals: • Pain receptors (nociceptors) are concentrated in the skin Third-degree burns destroy all skin layers • When skin is destroyed, nociceptors are destroyed • The burned area becomes painless—pain only felt at edges where skin remains New skin needed = new pain receptors needed. Nociceptor science developed in the 19th-20th centuries.

Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment

Quran 4:56

Explanation

The Quran's specific mention of skin replacement to maintain pain shows precise anatomical knowledge. Severe burns that destroy the skin's full thickness also destroy the pain receptors within. Burn victims often report the most severe burns are painless—only the edges hurt where skin remains intact. The Quran knew: no skin = no pain.

Scientific Details

Nociceptors

Location: Epidermis and dermis (skin layers) | Function: Detect pain, heat, harmful stimuli | Distribution: Highly concentrated in skin, sparse in deeper tissues

Burn Medicine

First-degree: Outer layer, painful | Second-degree: Deep skin, very painful | Third-degree: Full thickness, destroys nerves, painless at center. Paradox: worst burns hurt least because receptors are destroyed.

References

  • Journal of Pain Research
  • Burn Surgery and Pain Physiology
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