THE MIRACULOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN SKIN BASED ON THE QURANIC EDUCATION

Mohamed Akhiruddin Ibrahim
Dr, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, MALAYSIA, akhiruddin@usim.edu.my

Abstract

Human’s skin is one of the miraculous gift that Allah has given to human, which consists a lot of beneficial functions. The skin is the largest organ of human’s body, covering 1.6 m2 of surface area and accounting for approximately 16% of an adult’s body weight. It is very important to learn the structure and functions of normal human skin to understand cutaneous biology and skin diseases. Therefore, the objective of this research is to explain about the layer of the human skin based on the punishment that Allah mentioned for the betrayers in Surah An-Nisa’ verse 56 as well as explained about the functions of human skin. The researcher used qualitative method by using library research in this study. The data and information were collected from theses, journal, tafsir book and website to complete this research. After successfully completing the study, the results of the study have been found that there are three stages of skin which are epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue while the functions of the skin is as a barrier, homeostasis, sensory, endocrine, exocrine, and appearance.

Keywords: Human skin, Quran, science.