The Qur’an on the Cerebrum

God has said in the Qur’an about one of the evil unbelievers
who forbade the Prophet Muhammad 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)! (Qur’an,
96:15-16)
Why did the Qur’an describe the front of the head as being
lying and sinful? Why didn’t the Qur’an 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 12). 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...”2 Also the book says: “In
relation to its involvement inmotivation, the prefrontal area is also
thought to be the functional center for aggression....”3
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 Qur’an has said: “...A lying,
sinful naseyah (front of the head)!”

Figure 12: 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.)

Scientists have only discovered these functions of the prefrontal
area in the last sixty years, according to Professor Keith L.
Moore.1