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Answering
False claims about Nutfah stage
There are many non- Muslim objectors
and rejecters to the concept of scientific miraculous description of
embryological and medical facts in the Qura'n and the Sunnah . There are ,
unfortunately , some Muslims who are advocates for secularism , supporting
this view , although there is no a good reason for that . The scientific progress
in these fields proves the exact match between the scientific data reported in
the Qura'n and Sunnah since the seventh century , by either explicit or tacit
knowledge , with facts proven in modern sciences. Isn't this a strong evidence
for the real prophet hood of our Sir Mohammad , peace and blessings be upon him
, and that he is a messenger of Allah , the al- mighty , to all people in all
times ??
Regarding ,
the term nutfah used in Qura'n , some claim that Muslims describe
it to be the genital fluid and that the meaning of nutfah as described in
Qura'n to show the origin of life is the semen . They claim that this
description of Qura'n is not new and the ejaculation of semen during the
sexual intercourse is a well-known event that can be watched directly by
all people all over the world and at all times . Moreover , this description in
Qura'n is identical to the seminal fluid in man , some translators of the meaning of
terms in Qura'n translate nutfah according to this view into the sperm , and ,
as they claim , this description means that human creation occurs from male only
which is a great scientific fault of Qura'n!!
To
answer this claim , it is important to say at first that , the incorrect
translation or the misconception of the expressions of Qura'n can not be
considered as faults in Qura'n . As regard the meaning of nutfah , it
dose not mean a genital fluid nor the sperm . If the ejaculation of semen
by male during the sexual intercourse is a direct observation that can be seen
by naked eye to all people at all times , then does the ejection of ovum from
the ovary at the time of ovulation is also a well known event , does this event
can be seen by naked eye or it needs very experienced scientist to document it
??
The term
nutfah , as it was explained by prophet Mohammad himself , peace and
blessings be upon him , from his haith , when he was asked about creation of
children by one of Jews :
" O, Jew , it is created from both ; from a man
nutfah and from a woman nutfah "
( This hadith was narrated in Musnad Ahmad, volume 1, page 465) . To explain
this hadith , it is clear from the answer of prophet Mohammad , peace and
blessings be upon him , that nutfah is the part by which the man
shares in creation of a child and also nutfah is the part by which the
woman shares in this creation .
Now , after science have
proven that creation is through fusion of a part from the man ( that is the sperm)
and a part from the woman (that is the ovum) , Isn't this the man nutfah and the
woman nutfah given in the previous hadith without any contradiction ?? , Thus ,
it is clear that , the term nutfah is applicable to either the sperm or the ovum
respectively . More supporting evidence from Qura'n ,
chapter 32( As-sajda ) ; verse 08 : " Then He made his progeny of an
extract , of a little weak fluid "
, this verse means that the progeny of Adam are
created from an extract , that means the best of that fluid . Thus , Qura'n
, reported that only the best of the little weak fluid is used for creation of
man . Isn't this mean that this fluid contains the primary elements
required to create man ?? , although the sperm and ovum are not mentioned in Qura'n ,
aren't them the primary elements required for man creation , that are extracted
from this fluid ??
Despite
Qura'n does not mention in the previous , to whom belongs this fluid , it could
be understood that this fluid originates from both sexes , not only one of them
, from another verse of Qura'n ;
chapter 49 (Al-Hujraat) ; verse 13 : " O mankind ! We created you from a
male and a female .." , this verse
mean that Allah Have created mankind from both sexes , the male and female ,
thus no one can say that Qura'n report that creation is from male only , simply
verses of Qura'n explain each other .
In another hadith
of Prophet Mohammad , He said : " Not from
all the fluid , the child will form , and if Allah Wants to create any thing ,
nothing can prevent Him to do so .." (this
is a part of a long Hadith narrated by Muslim , 2: 1064 ) , the meaning is clear
as not from all the fluid means from only a little part of it , as
we see there is no contradiction between Qura'n and Sunnah (hadith) on one side
and the modern scientific facts regarding creation of man , on the other side ,
moreover, science always proves the truth of the data reported in Qura'n
and sunnah since the seventh century.
As regard ,
the following verses from Qura'n ,
chapter 53 (AnNjm) ; verses 45 & 45 : "
And that He did
create the two sexes the male and female * from nutfah when it is poured
forth ”
,
again some claim that the verse
is scientifically incorrect , in that it means creation of both male and female
occurs from male . We have seen above how this claim is false , we clarified above the
meaning of nutfah and showed that both Qura'n and Sunnah
described that creation occurs from both man and woman . Regarding the
previous two verse "And that He did
create the two sexes the male and female * from nutfah when it is poured
forth ” , as a Muslim and as an embryologist , this verse , on contrary
to their claim , can be considered a scientific miracle of Qura'n , because it
contains an indication that man is responsible for the sex of the
coming offspring .
To explain the miraculous aspect of the above verses , we can say that
adding the adjective "poured forth " to the word nutfah , restricts
the meaning of nutfah to the male nutfah , and it is well
known now that sperms of man are 2 types (depending upon the type of sex
chromosomes present) : Y sperm and X sperm , and sex of offspring
is determined according to the sperm type that fertilizes the ovum
(that is of only one type ; with one X) ; fertilization with Y sperm produces male child
XY and
fertilization with X sperm produces female child XX.
In essence , the previous verses of Qura'n provided an evidence to the role of
male nutfah in determination of the sex of the offspring , and the facts
that sperms are 2 types described above was not known except several centuries
after revelation. Any how , this does not prevent the idea that both male and
female share in sex determination and I have presented a scientific research
in the 8th conference of scientific miracles of Qura'n and Sunnah
that was held on Kuwait , 2006 , under the title "The shared responsibility
betweem male and female in determination of the baby sex" , for more details you
go to a summary of this in this website ,
through this link or the original research is in Arabic
and to review go to the website of
the International Commission on Scientific
Signs in the Qura'n and the Sunnah in Holy Makkah ,
through the following link:
http://www.nooran.org/con8/Research/51.htm
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As
regard the interpretation of the term nutfah amshaj that
appeared in the
Qura'n
chapter 76 (Al-Insan ); verse 2 : "
We created man from
nutfah
amshaj (a drop of mingled
fluid
) in order to try him...”
, some
objectors refuse the meaning
 given by Muslims to be the fertilized ovum or the
zygote in embryology terms , claiming that Qura'n do not mention sperm , ovum
nor fertilized ovum , also there is no evidence in Qura'n that nutfah
amshaj is implanted in the uterus !!
To answer this claim , let us think quietly together , in Arabic language , the
word can have several correct meaning and one meaning of nutfah
is
a small drop , and we have explained above the nutfah
and concluded its meaning to be either the sperm or the ovum as
tacitly
appreciated from studying verses of Qura'n and prophet's ahadith ( pleural
of hadith) . The term
 amshaj
comes as an adjective to nutfah in the verse
"
We created man from
nutfah
amshaj
(a drop of mingled
fluid)
, to explain its meaning in this verse , one can say it
denotes the fertilized ovum or the zygote , that appears as a small drop
(0.1-0.2 mm) in shape and contains 2 nuclei ( one from the sperm and the other
from the ovum ) , thus it is a mixture of 2 nuclei from 2 gametes and this
description can comprise the mixing of chromosomes from the father and mother .
Moreover , the fertilized ovum or zygote , even after the beginning of
division into the smaller cells or the blastomeres , it remains in the size of a
small drop .Thus , it is now clear that the term nutfah amshaj used by
Qura'n to describe this early stage of embryo is truly expressive and
very accurate from the scientific point of view.
Concerning the claim that Qura'n does not mention in any verse, the
implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterus , we can say that Qura'n used
a polite expression to explain the sexual relation between man and woman in
chapter 2 (Al-Baqara)
; verse 223 : "Your wives are a tilth
for you , so approach your tilth when or how you like "
, and
the verse simulate the sexual relation between wives and their husbands (
to produce a baby) to the cultivation of the soil and the
implantation of the seed therein. The verses of Qura'n explain each
other
, in other wards if the
meaning is not obvious in one verse , its meaning becomes clear in another one ,
and if we return back to the verse explained above ;
"We created man from
nutfah
amshaj (a drop of mingled
fluid
).."
, we now appreciate that it means creation occurs from the fertilized
ovum or zygote . In another verse of Qura'n ;
chapter
23 (Al-Mumenoon) ; verse 13 : Then We placed him as nutfah (a drop of mingled
fluid
)
in a place of
settlement , firmly -fixed "
, the
meaning is that Allah , the Al-mighty , Makes the nutfah (from
which creation occurs) to settle in a safe firmly-fixed place
(that is the uterus). Moreover , another supporting verse of Qura'n ;
chapter 22 (Al-Hajj) ; verse 5 : "
And We cause what We will to remain in the wombs for an appointed time
" , the meaning is
that Allah , the Al-mighty
, Keeps this nutfah in the uterus for a definite time (that represents
the time of pregnancy).
In modern
embryology , the term " implantation" , which is used to
describe embedding of the fertilized ovum into the endometrium of the uterus
, is exactly the same as "AL-harth" used
by Qura'n in
the verse
"Your
wives are a tilth unto you ..."
, indicating that females are the places that
receive the male nutfah and process it into nutfah amshaj
for child creation similar to the soil in receiving seeds to grow them . The
term "implantation" is translated into Arabic as "al-ghars"
that is very similar
in meaning to "al-harth" used in the Qura'n , thus , if we say that
the meaning of the verse
"Your wives are a tilth unto you ..."
is
applicable to implantation of nutfah amshaj in the uterus , does
any one consider our appreciation of the verse to be wrong?? or this will
be a natural development of of our understanding of the verse ?? , the verses of
Qura'n are clear and contains no faults at all , simply because they are sent
from Allah, the-All-knowing , who Knows every thing , what we know and
what we do not know..
Comparing with embryological information , the Quran'ic descriptions
of the developmental and structural changes that occur during the nutfah
stage , from the beginning to the end, are scientifically accurate and clearly descriptive of events . This description
of the early stages of human development is virtually impossible without a
microscope due to the minute size of the nutfah (0.1-0.2 mm) . Moreover, there was no
any embryonic knowledge at all and it was believed at that time , that the human
individual was created from the menstrual blood. This belief remained popular
until the 18th century when both the sperm and the ovum were found to
be necessary for conception. Thus, several centuries
later, science came to understand the facts of embryology in a manner consistent
with the statements in the Qura'n and Hadith and this proves that the Qura'n and
Sunnah antedated the science and provided a miraculous description of the
early embryonic stages...
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