Page 58 - For Men of Understanding

The Moment of Union
The One of the spermatozoa enters
spermatozoa the ovum to fertilise it after a
around long and difficult journey.
the ovum

Briefly, the reproduction system of the body is designed to unite the ovum
and the sperm. This means that woman’s reproduction system is created in
accordance with the needs of the spermatozoa and the spermatozoa are creat-
ed in accordance with the needs of the environment within the woman’s body.

MEETING OF THE SPERM AND THE OVUM
When the sperm, which will fertilise the egg, draws closer to the ovum, the
egg again "decides" to secrete a special fluid, prepared particularly for the
sperm, which dissolves the protective shield of the sperm. Consequently, the
solvent enzyme sacks which are found at the end of the sperm and are espe-
cially made for the ovum are laid open. When the sperm reaches the ovum,
these enzymes drill the membrane of the ovum allowing the sperm to enter.
The spermatozoa around the ovum start to compete to break in, but in gener-
al, only one sperm fertilises the ovum.
The Qur’anic verses describing this stage are very interesting. In the Qur’an,
it is stated that a human being is made from an extract of base fluid, that is, the
semen.
"...then He produced his seed from an extract of base fluid" (Surat as-
Sajda: 8)

When the
sperm that will
fertilise the egg
draws close to
the egg, the
egg suddenly
secretes a
special fluid
that dissolves
the protective
shield of the
sperm. Consequently, the solvent enzyme
sacks at the tip of the sperm are laid open.
As soon as the sperm reaches the egg,
these enzymes pierce the egg membrane,
thus letting the sperm enter.