NUTFATUN AMSHAAJ – MINGLED LIQUIDS

NUTFATUN AMSHAAJ – MINGLED

LIQUIDS

            “Verily We created man

             from a drop of mingled sperm.”

                                             [Al-Qur’an 76:2]

The Arabic word nutfatin amshaajin means mingled

liquids. According to some commentators of the

Qur’an, mingled liquids refers to the male or female

agents or liquids. After mixture of male and female

gamete, the zygote still remains nutfah. Mingled

liquids can also refer to spermatic fluid that is

formed of various secretions that come from various

glands.

Therefore, nutfatin amshaaj, i.e. a minute quantity

of mingled fluids refers to the male and female

gametes (germinal fluids or cells) and part of the

surrounding fluids.