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{{Main|Greek and Jewish Ideas about Reproduction in the Quran and Hadith}} | {{Main|Greek and Jewish Ideas about Reproduction in the Quran and Hadith}} | ||
The Qur'an describes the initial formation of a human embryo out of fluid emanating from the man (and possibly also of the woman), which | The Qur'an describes the initial formation of a human embryo out of fluid emanating from the man (and possibly also of the woman), which has been placed in the womb. This reflects the widespread contemporary view that semen is the material from which the embryo is initially formed, as taught by Hippocrates, Galen, and the Jewish Talmud. By contrast, modern science has shown that semen is the vehicle for the sperm cells, one of which fuses with a woman's [[w:ovum|ovum]] in her [[w:fallopian tube|fallopian tube]], and that the resulting cell divides (rather than the seminal medium) and travels back into the womb for implantation. | ||
While many English translations mention a "drop of seed", or "drop of sperm", the Arabic word used in the Quran is ''nutfah'', which literally means a small amount of liquid and was a euphemism for semen. | While many English translations mention a "drop of seed", or "drop of sperm", the Arabic word used in the Quran is ''nutfah'', which literally means a small amount of liquid and was a euphemism for semen. | ||
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'''From what thing''' doth He create him? From a drop of seed [nutfah]. He createth him and proportioneth him}} | '''From what thing''' doth He create him? From a drop of seed [nutfah]. He createth him and proportioneth him}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran | {{Quote|{{Quran|76|2}}|Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture [nutfatin amshajin] that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.}} | ||
====Disregard of female ovum==== | ====Disregard of female ovum==== | ||