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The fertilization of an egg by a spermatozon is
Fertilization by a gamete
from the second parent the beginning of a new human life. When the
guarantees genetic mixture.
sperm and egg encounter one another, they
are biologically able to recognize one an-
Gamete from the other thanks to the way that the molecules
second organism of
the opposite gender on their surfaces fit exactly into one anoth-
er. These molecules lock on to one another, and various sperm cells
bond to the soft shell of the egg and begin striving to enter.
But only one out of the many sperms is successful. Each one car-
ries its own genetic package, and every sperm cell differs from all the
others in many regards. Since the father's sperm carries the genetic
message that determines the baby's gender, whichever sperm enters the
egg first will be the one that determines the embryo's gen-
der. Fertilization is the term for the moment that the
successful sperm is embedded completely in the
egg, with its tail and all other parts. Each one of
these stages takes place within the destiny set out
by Allah, Who reveals this fact in verses:
We created you so why do you not confirm the truth?
Have you thought about the sperm that you ejaculate?
Division of the
cell into two Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?
new cells
(Surat al-Waqi'a, 57-59)
When the sperm fertilizes the egg, the
mother and father's genes combine to deter-
mine all the features of the as yet unborn
child. Each of the thousands of inherited genes
has very particular functions, determining the unborn ba-
by's future hair and eye color, the shape of its face, its skeletal structure,
and the countless details in its internal organs, brain, nerves and mus-
cles.