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The Arabic w<strong>or</strong>d nutfatin amshaajin means mingled<br />
liquids. Acc<strong>or</strong>ding to some commentat<strong>or</strong>s of the<br />
Qur’an, mingled liquids refers to the male <strong>or</strong> female<br />
agents <strong>or</strong> liquids. After mixture of male <strong>and</strong> female<br />
gamete, the zygote still remains nutfah. Mingled<br />
liquids can also refer to spermatic fluid that is<br />
f<strong>or</strong>med of various secretions that come from various<br />
gl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Theref<strong>or</strong>e, nutfatin amshaaj, i.e. a minute quantity<br />
of mingled fluids refers to the male <strong>and</strong> female<br />
gametes (germinal fluids <strong>or</strong> cells) <strong>and</strong> part of the<br />
surrounding fluids.<br />
SEX DETERMINATION<br />
The sex of a foetus is determined by the nature of<br />
the sperm <strong>and</strong> not of the ovum. The sex of the child,<br />
whether female <strong>or</strong> male, depends on whether the<br />
23rd pair of chromosomes is XX <strong>or</strong> XY respectively.<br />
Primarily, sex determination occurs at fertilization<br />
<strong>and</strong> depends upon the type of sex chromosome in<br />
the sperm that fertilizes an ovum. If it is an ‘X’<br />
bearing sperm that fertilizes the ovum, the foetus<br />
is a female <strong>and</strong> if it is a ‘Y’ bearing sperm then<br />
the foetus is a male.<br />
“That He did create<br />
in pairs – male <strong>and</strong> female,<br />
from a seed when lodged<br />
(in its place).”<br />
[Al-Qur’an 53:45-46]<br />
The Arabic w<strong>or</strong>d nutfah means a minute quantity of<br />
liquid <strong>and</strong> tumnaa means ejaculated <strong>or</strong> planted.