Tafseer of The Resurrection · Al-Qiyaama · 75:37
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
The Exalted says: was this human being, who denies the power of Allah to bring him back to life after his death and to create him anew after his decay, not nuṭfatan (a drop) — that is to say: a little water in the loins of the man, from the seed?
The Qurʾān reciters differed concerning the reading of His word: yumnā. The majority of the reciters of Medina and Kūfa read it: tumnā with the tāʾ, in the meaning of: the nuṭfa is poured out. And some reciters of Mecca and Basra read it: yumnā with the yāʾ, in the meaning of: the seed (al-manī) is poured out.
And the correct view is that these are two well-known readings, both correct in meaning; with whichever of the two the reciter reads, he is right.
