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My Refutation to Deji — The Neophyte Orientalist
It is clear that Deji is operating with a very shallow understanding of both biology and the Arabic language. He thinks he has found a gotcha moment, however, he is just parroting tired arguments from online critics who do not understand the depth of the text they are attacking.
Here is the verse in question (Surah At-Tariq 86:5-7):
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ . خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ . يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
"So let man observe from what he was created. He was created from a fluid, ejected. Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs."
Let me help Deji understand some of the simple things he doesn’t know.
First of all, Deji claimed that "semen does not carry life" and that "life is from sperm, not semen". Therefore the Quran goofed.
I say this is a desperate attempt at wordplay. In Arabic, the word used is maa’, which means fluid or water. To a 7th-century audience or even a modern person who is speaking naturally, the "fluid" is the medium that carries the biological components of life.
So, claiming the Quran "goofed" because it refers to the fluid instead of naming the microscopic sperm cell is like saying a car didn't bring you home because the engine did. It is a distinction without a difference in a descriptive context.
Secondly, He shouted about the "scrutom" (scrotum) being the place of production. Funnily, this is a high school level of understanding. As a researcher he claims to be, he knows that the origin of a system is more important than its final exit point. This is a fact no right thinking person would deny.
Let me make the following points:
1. In human development, the gonads (testes or ovaries) originate in the abdomen, near the kidneys, specifically in the area between the spinal column (backbone) and the lower ribs.
2. Even in an adult man, the testicular artery, which provides the blood needed for the testes to function, branches off the aorta in that exact abdominal region.
3. In fact, the nerves that control these organs also originate from the same area between the backbone and the ribs.
On the textual evidence of basic anatomy, Deji failed. He is looking at the end of the pipe and claiming the source of the water doesn't exist. The Quran is describing the physiological and developmental root of human creation, and not a snapshot of an adult male's anatomy. In fact, the verse he is trying to refute says so expressly.
If Deji wants to appreciate the Quran, let him look at Suratul Al-Muminun.
"And we placed him as a Nutfa (a mingled drop) in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an Alaqa (clinging clot)..." (23:13-14).
The term Nutfa refers to a "mingled drop" or a small quantity of fluid. It acknowledges that the fluid is a mixture. This contradicts Deji’s idea that the Quran only sees a single, simple substance. The Quran describes a process of stages, which aligns with modern embryological findings that every medical expert appreciates for its technical precision.
Lastly, I know this is not Deji’s idea. He is probably following a historical pattern where critics try to force ancient scripture into the box of 21st-century laboratory jargon. If it doesn't sound like a medical textbook from the 2000s, they call it an error.
Or, he is using AI to interpret the Quran. That would be a great mistake to make. Quran is more than that Deji. You should read more instead. You Goofed!
Allah knows best.
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