Quran and modern science compatible or incompatible
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Theref<strong>or</strong>e nutfah specifically refers to sperm<br />
because it is ejaculated.<br />
The Qur’an says:<br />
“Was he not a drop<br />
of sperm emitted<br />
(in lowly f<strong>or</strong>m)?<br />
“Then did he become<br />
a clinging clot;<br />
then did (Allah) make<br />
<strong>and</strong> fashion (him)<br />
in due prop<strong>or</strong>tion.<br />
“And of him He made<br />
two sexes, male<br />
<strong>and</strong> female.”<br />
[Al-Qur’an 75:37-39]<br />
Here again it is mentioned that a small quantity<br />
(drop) of sperm (indicated by the w<strong>or</strong>d nutfatan min<br />
maniyyin) which comes from the man is responsible<br />
f<strong>or</strong> the sex of the foetus.<br />
Mothers-in-law in the Indian subcontinent, usually<br />
prefer having male gr<strong>and</strong>children <strong>and</strong> often blame<br />
their daughters-in-law if the child is not a boy. If<br />
only they knew that the determining fact<strong>or</strong> is the<br />
nature of the male sperm <strong>and</strong> not the female ovum!<br />
If they were to blame anybody, they should rather<br />
blame their sons, not their daughters-in-law, since<br />
both the Qur’an <strong>and</strong> Science hold that it is the male<br />
fluid that is responsible f<strong>or</strong> the sex of the child!
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