"Man was fashioned from a liquid poured out" (sura 86...

"Man was fashioned from a liquid poured out" (sura 86, verse 6) c) 'a despised liquid' (sura 32, verse 8 and sura 77, verse 20) The adjective 'despised' (mahin) would, it seems, be interpreted not so much on account of the nature of the liquid itself, as more the fact that it is emitted through the outlet of the urinary tract, using the channels that are employed for passing urine.

d) 'Mixtures' or 'mingled liquids' (amsaj): "Verily, we fashioned man from a small quantity of mingled liquids" (sura 76, verse 2) Many commentators, like professor Hamidullah, consider these liquids to be the male and female agents. The same view was…