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Searching for some kind of reference to sperm (rather than merely semen), which was not discovered until the 17<sup>th</sup> century, some Islamic apologists point to the following hadith: | Searching for some kind of reference to sperm (rather than merely semen), which was not discovered until the 17<sup>th</sup> century, some Islamic apologists point to the following hadith: | ||
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim, Book of Marriage, Chapter on al-‘Azl, No. | {{Quote|Sahih Muslim, Book of Marriage, Chapter on al-‘Azl, No. 1438|Not from all the sperm a fetus is created and if God wills to create anything, nothing can debar him.}} | ||
The first thing to point out is that the word translated “sperm” in the apologists’ translation is actually m<U>a</U>a in the Arabic, which as mentioned above, means water/fluid and is a euphemism for semen. This is also apparent in another translation of the exact same hadith: | The first thing to point out is that the word translated “sperm” in the apologists’ translation is actually m<U>a</U>a in the Arabic, which as mentioned above, means water/fluid and is a euphemism for semen. This is also apparent in another translation of the exact same hadith: | ||