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Better to include the full quote of the classical view lest we be accused of minimising it
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===Ibn Kathir=== | ===Ibn Kathir=== | ||
{{ | The idea that al sulb in {{Quran|86|7}} refers to the backbone of the man and al tara'ib to the ribs of the woman was among the opinions included by al-Tabari in his tafsir, and became the mainstream classical view. In both cases where "the backbone" of the man is mentioned by Ibn Kathir in the quote below, the words are the "sulb" of the man in arabic. | ||
{{Quote|[http://m.qtafsir.com/Surah-At-Tariq/How-Man-is-created-is-a-Proof---- Tafsir of Ibn Kathir for Q. 86:6-7 - qtafsir.com]|Allah says, | |||
(So, let man see from what he is created!) This is alerting man to the weakness of his origin from which he was created. The intent of it is to guide man to accept (the reality of) the Hereafter, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he is also able to repeat it in the same way. This is as Allah says, | |||
(And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; and this is easier for Him.) (30:27) Then Allah says, | |||
(He is created from a water gushing forth.) meaning, the sexual fluid that comes out bursting forth from the man and the woman. Thus, the child is produced from both of them by the permission of Allah. Due to this Allah says, | |||
(Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.) meaning, the backbone (or loins) of the man and the ribs of the woman, which is referring to her chest. Shabib bin Bishr reported from `Ikrimah who narrated from Ibn `Abbas that he said, | |||
(Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.) "The backbone of the man and the ribs of the woman. It (the fluid) is yellow and fine in texture. The child will not be born except from both of them (i.e., their sexual fluids).'' Concerning Allah's statement, | |||
(Verily, He is Able to bring him back (to life)!) This means that He is able to return this man that is created from fluid gushed forth. In other words, He is able to repeat his creation and resurrect him to the final abode. This is clearly possible, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he surely is able to repeat it. Indeed Allah has mentioned this proof in more than one place in the Qur'an.}} | |||
The theory that conception arises from a mixture of male and female sexual fluids (maniy) mentioned by Ibn Kathir was one of the influential teachings of the 2nd century CE Greek physician Galen, and is found also in the Talmud. These ideas are clearly apparent in a variety of hadiths, and possibly even in the Quran itself (see the article [[Sources of Islamic Theories of Reproduction]]). | |||
==Modern revisionary perspectives== | ==Modern revisionary perspectives== | ||
===Maurice Bucaille - sexual areas of the man and woman=== | ===Maurice Bucaille - sexual areas of the man and woman=== | ||