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Others claim that verses 35:37 and 32:7-8 hint at sperm within the semen. These claims are debunked by means of very similar verses and other reasons at the end of the article [http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Greek_and_Jewish_Ideas_about_Reproduction_in_the_Quran_and_Hadith#Other_apologetic_claims Greek and Jewish Ideas about Reproduction in the Quran and Hadith]
Others claim that verses 35:37 and 32:7-8 hint at sperm within the semen. These claims are debunked by means of very similar verses and other reasons at the end of the article [http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Greek_and_Jewish_Ideas_about_Reproduction_in_the_Quran_and_Hadith#Other_apologetic_claims Greek and Jewish Ideas about Reproduction in the Quran and Hadith]


===Womb has Three Layers of darkness===
===Fetus is in Three Layers of darkness===


The word butun (بطن)<ref>بطن butun - [[http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume1/00000257.pdf Lane's Lexicon] Volume 1, page 220</ref> means belly/abdomen/midriff, though some translators like to use the more specific word "womb". There are many more layers in the human body such as the endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium, peritoneum, besides the cervix uteri, corpus uteri, abdomen (with walls), and placenta (with layers). The idea of three membranes around the fetus ([[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion|chorion]], [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allantois|allantois]], and [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnion|amnion]]) was taught by the highly influential Greek physician, Galen. It is likely that the Qur'anic author is simply repeating this idea, which applies only to the embryonic membranes.
The word butun (بطن)<ref>بطن butun - [[http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume1/00000257.pdf Lane's Lexicon] Volume 1, page 220</ref> means belly/abdomen/midriff, though some translators like to use the more specific word "womb". Tafsirs interpreted the "three darknesses" as the placenta, womb (uterus) and belly. There are in fact many more layers in the human body such as the endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium, peritoneum, besides the cervix uteri, corpus uteri, abdomen (with walls), and placenta (with layers). The idea of three membranes around the fetus ([[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion|chorion]], [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allantois|allantois]], and [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnion|amnion]]) was taught by the highly influential Greek physician, Galen. Perhaps the Qur'anic author is simply repeating this idea, which applies only to the embryonic membranes.


The allantois is a sac-like structure which becomes part of the umbilical cord, hardly a 'veil of darkness'. The other two membranes, the chorion and amnion, together form the [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_sac|amniotic sac]], which is quite thin and transparent.
The allantois is a sac-like structure which becomes part of the umbilical cord, hardly a 'a darkness' for the embryo. The other two membranes, the chorion and amnion, together form the [[w:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_sac|amniotic sac]], which is quite thin and transparent.


{{Quote|{{Quran|39|6}}|
{{Quote|{{Quran|39|6}}|
He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in '''three veils of darkness'''. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)? }}
He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you averted?}}


===The End of Cell Differentiation===
===The End of Cell Differentiation===
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