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Firstly, Yusuf Ali does not explain what he means by seed: Sperm, semen, ovum or zygote. | Firstly, Yusuf Ali does not explain what he means by seed: Sperm, semen, ovum or zygote. | ||
If this were a metaphor, loins can be assumed as the source of a man's next generation. But what | If this were a metaphor, loins can be assumed as the source of a man's next generation. But he does not say what a rib is, metaphorically. | ||
If the backbone is so crucial for man to exist, why | If the backbone is so crucial for man to exist, it is hard to comprehend why the similarly crucial seed (or drop) would ''flow'' near the backbone instead of both being the same thing metaphorically. A man's backbone can often be symbolic but in no way is it related to his offspring. | ||
There is no reason for even mentioning medulla oblongata here. | There is no reason for even mentioning medulla oblongata here. | ||
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Article: Quran and Semen Production
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Yusuf Ali
Firstly, Yusuf Ali does not explain what he means by seed: Sperm, semen, ovum or zygote.
If this were a metaphor, loins can be assumed as the source of a man's next generation. But he does not say what a rib is, metaphorically.
If the backbone is so crucial for man to exist, it is hard to comprehend why the similarly crucial seed (or drop) would flow near the backbone instead of both being the same thing metaphorically. A man's backbone can often be symbolic but in no way is it related to his offspring.
There is no reason for even mentioning medulla oblongata here.
Miscellaneous
This claim is erroneous since it twists the meaning of the verse to say that the force for ejaculation comes from between the backbone and the ribs. The real sense of the verse is a "liquid flowing" and not its cause.
The ribs are above the seminal vesicles which are above the tip of the coccyx when a standing person's anatomy is viewed. Since only the top of the seminal vesicles falls between the bottom of the coccyx and the bottom of the rib-cage on the above mentioned line, the vesicle is not really between the loins and ribs.[1] This argument also ignores the prostate glands (source of 25-30% of semen), testes (2-5%) and bulbourethral glands (up to 1%).
Though the ribcage is roughly cylindrical, the uterus is never inside it. Further, the embryo is already "created" much before pregnancy since the verse refers to fertilisation. The liquid being discussed here never flows anywhere close to a woman's ribs.
- ↑ For a visual reference, see this medical diagram. Taken from: "Reproductive Health Module (SECTION I: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology)", Columbia University: Mailman School of Public Health, accessed March 22, 2014 (archived), http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/pubhealth/modules/reproductiveHealth/anatomy.html.
