- In Surah 23:14, the embryo is said to be formed from a joining of the sperm with a clot of blood. This incorrect view entirely ignores the equally important presence of the female ova (egg), and the process of fertilisation which occurs between the egg and the sperm.
Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be God, the best to create! (23:14)
True, the above verse does not show the importance of women’s ovum. One has to note that there is another verse that shows the importance of women when God emphasized the creation of pairs. Meaning, without women (the presence of ovum) the embryonic process will not be successful.
And God did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to God (35:11)