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Does the Quran say that sperm comes from the backbone and the ribs?

 

Does the Quran say that sperm comes from the backbone and the ribs?


“They were created from a spurting fluid. stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage”


  •  Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran 86:6-7



Now the footnotes in the translation on quran.com says:

 “Testes and ovaries are formed in the abdomen of the fetus during the first weeks of pregnancy, before descending to their permanent place in the pelvis. Both are sustained by arteries originating between the backbone and the ribcage. 

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.”



There are different interpretations for this verse.




“It is important to state that the Qur’ān does not refer to sperm, or a word that is closer to the meaning of sperm, it mentions water or fluid. Nuṭfat (نُّطْفَة) is not used, which refers to a small drop of fluid. The Qur’ān uses the word mā’a (مَآء) which means fluid or water. This first opinion was held by a large group of scholars, and it refers to a gushing fluid exiting from between the backbone or loins and the ribs. This view is not a scientific error. In fact, around 70% of the ejaculatory fluid that contains sperm comes from the seminal vesicles, which are parallel to the backbone, and around 20% from the prostrate and 5% from the bulbourethral gland which are in the loin area”


  •  Kierszenbaum, L. Abraham and Tres, L. Laura. (2020) Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology. Elsevier, p. 771



“The seminal vesicles, prostrate and bulbourethral gland are either between the backbone or loins and the ribs. It is important to note that the word for the backbone in the Arabic language includes the tailbone or coccyx. As can be seen in the image below the seminal vesicles, prostrate and bulbourethral gland are between the backbone or loins and the ribs, and both these and the testicles are between the backbone or loins and the ribs. This is in line with our current understanding of human physiology.”





To sum it all up:


 the Arabic word used is “ma’in” which means fluid and “nutufah” means sperm. Between the backbone and the rib we have the seminal vesicles which is where similar fluid comes from, located near the prostate. Some objections might be well it would be too low to be from there, you could use an example of how your head is in between your shoulders but it’s actually too high or how your privates are too high up to be in between your legs




For some more info on this topic:


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