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[[File:Galen.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The writers of the Qur’an and hadith were influenced by Galen, the hugely influential 2<sup>nd</sup> Century Greek physician.]] | [[File:Galen.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The writers of the Qur’an and hadith were influenced by Galen, the hugely influential 2<sup>nd</sup> Century Greek physician.]] | ||
The [[hadith]] contain many statements about fluids from both the man and woman that were believed to form the human embryo. The [[Qur'an|Qur’an]] too says that the embryo is formed from emitted fluid, and in one verse perhaps indicates a mingling of male and female fluids.This article will trace the origins of each of these ideas at least as far back as the Jewish Talmud and the ancient Greek physicians. | The [[hadith]] contain many statements about fluids from both the man and woman that were believed to form the human embryo. The [[Qur'an|Qur’an]] too says that the embryo is formed from emitted fluid, and in one verse perhaps indicates a mingling of male and female fluids.This article will trace the origins of each of these ideas at least as far back as the Jewish Talmud and the ancient Greek physicians. | ||
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An Islamic apologist has made the following claim about the word nutfah in an attempt to make it sound like a single sperm: | An Islamic apologist has made the following claim about the word nutfah in an attempt to make it sound like a single sperm: | ||
{{Quote|| | {{Quote||نطفة (nutfah) is a single entity that is part of a bigger group of its kind: | ||
نطفة (nutfah) is a single entity that is part of a bigger group of its kind: | |||
النطف (al-nutaf): هي القرطة والواحدة من كل ذلك نطفة Nutaf are the karats, and a single one is a nutfah.<ref>Osama Abdallah - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm|2=2012-07-23}} Detailed meanings of the Scientific Words in the Scientific Verses in the Holy Quran using Lisan Al-Arab (The Arabs' (of old) Tongue) Dictionary and other similar dictionaries:] - Answering Christianity, accessed July 23, 2012 </ref>}} | النطف (al-nutaf): هي القرطة والواحدة من كل ذلك نطفة Nutaf are the karats, and a single one is a nutfah.<ref>Osama Abdallah - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm|2=2012-07-23}} Detailed meanings of the Scientific Words in the Scientific Verses in the Holy Quran using Lisan Al-Arab (The Arabs' (of old) Tongue) Dictionary and other similar dictionaries:] - Answering Christianity, accessed July 23, 2012 </ref>}} | ||