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Qur’an on Human Embryonic Phases<br />
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THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ISLAM<br />
Allah () says regarding the stages the fetus goes through:<br />
And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water<br />
and earth). Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah<br />
(mixed drops of the male and female sexual discharge) (and lodged it)<br />
in a safe lodging (womb of the woman). Th<strong>en</strong> We made the Nutfah in<strong>to</strong><br />
a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), th<strong>en</strong> We made the clot in<strong>to</strong><br />
a little lump of flesh, th<strong>en</strong> We made out of that lump of flesh bones,<br />
th<strong>en</strong> We clothed the bones with flesh, and th<strong>en</strong> We brought it forth as<br />
another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of crea<strong>to</strong>rs. After that,<br />
surely, you will die. Th<strong>en</strong> [again], surely, you will be resurrected on the<br />
Day of Resurrection. (23:12-14)<br />
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The stages a human passes through are:<br />
Extract of Clay: Adam () the father of humankind, was created from<br />
clay. This verse does not agree with the theory of evolution which sci<strong>en</strong>ce<br />
disproves. This indicates that humans are a distinct creation. Humankind<br />
did not evolve from other species.<br />
Mixed sperm: In this stage male and female discharge mix in the womb,<br />
the result of which the egg may become fertilized or die by the will of<br />
Allah. If the egg becomes fertilized the first stages of creation would<br />
comm<strong>en</strong>ce. Allah () says: