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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Many individuals have promulgated the Qur'anic idea of semen production from between the ''sulb'' and the ''tara’ib''. This has led to several distinct classes of explanations provided by them. There are already articles available that [[Refutations|refute]] these assertions.<ref>For example, those of Sam Shamoun's found [http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/semenproduction.htm here] and [http://www.answeringislam.info/Shamoun/wonders.htm here].</ref> However, this article aims to summarize the case against the various claims, so that a comprehensive review can be made of the issue. | |||
===Surah 86:7=== | ===Surah 86:7=== | ||
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===Apologetic Claims=== | ===Apologetic Claims=== | ||
The | The most prominent explanations are as follows: | ||
#Drs Maurice Bucaille and A.K. Giraud: Sulb and tara’ib refer to the sexual areas of the man and woman. | #Drs. Maurice Bucaille and A.K. Giraud: Sulb and tara’ib refer to the sexual areas of the man and woman. | ||
#Ahmed A. Abd-Allah: Accepts and extends Bucaille’s assumption, and claims that all the acknowledged translations and tafsirs are in error, as ''sulb'' and ''tara’ib'' does not refer to a man’s backbone and ribs, but to the man’s “hardening” (i.e. penis) and a woman’s erogenous zones (not including the vagina). | #Ahmed A. Abd-Allah: Accepts and extends Bucaille’s assumption, and claims that all the acknowledged translations and tafsirs are in error, as ''sulb'' and ''tara’ib'' does not refer to a man’s backbone and ribs, but to the man’s “hardening” (i.e. penis) and a woman’s erogenous zones (not including the vagina). | ||
#Dr Zakir Naik: Sulb and tara’ib refers to the backbone and ribs of both sexes, however the verses refer only to the gonads in the embryonic stage, and not to adults in the act of sexual reproduction. | #Dr. Zakir Naik: Sulb and tara’ib refers to the backbone and ribs of both sexes, however the verses refer only to the gonads in the embryonic stage, and not to adults in the act of sexual reproduction. | ||
#Dr Jamal Badawi: The verses refer not to semen production but to the blood of the aorta as the ‘gushing fluid poured forth’. | #Dr. Jamal Badawi: The verses refer not to semen production but to the blood of the aorta as the ‘gushing fluid poured forth’. | ||
#Tafsir Ibn Kathir: ''Sulb'' refers to the man’s backbone, and ''tara’ib'' refers to the woman’s chest. | #Tafsir Ibn Kathir: ''Sulb'' refers to the man’s backbone, and ''tara’ib'' refers to the woman’s chest. | ||
##Tafsir al-Jalalayn - issuing from between the loins, of the man, and the breast-bones, of the woman. | ##Tafsir al-Jalalayn - issuing from between the loins, of the man, and the breast-bones, of the woman. | ||