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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.]]
==Introduction==
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:


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{{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>}}
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