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The Mixture in the Semen

The fluid called semen, which contains the sperms, does not consist of
sperms alone. On the contrary, it is made up of a mixture of different fluids.
These fluids have different functions, such as containing the sugar necessary
for providing energy for the sperms, neutralising the acids at the entrance of
the uterus, and creating a slippery environment for the easy movement of the
sperms.
Interestingly enough, when semen is mentioned in the Qur'an, this fact,

which was discovered by modern science, is also referred to, and semen is
defined as a mixed fluid:

”We created man from a mingled drop to test him,
and We made him hearing and seeing.„

(The Qur'an, 76:2)

In another verse, semen is again referred to as a mixture, and it is stressed
that man is created from the "extract" of this mixture:

”He who has created all things in the best possible way.

He commenced the creation of man from clay; then He made
his progeny from an extract of discarded fluid.„

(The Qur'an, 32:7-8)

The Arabic word "sulala",
translated as "extract", means
the essential or best part of
something. By either
implication, it means "part of
a whole". This shows that the
Qur'an is the word of a Will

that knows the creation of
man down to its slightest
detail. This Will is God, the
Creator of man.

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