[86:7] From between the spine and the viscera

Many adversaries of the Quran criticize the scientific merit of the following verses.

86:5 Let the human reflect on his creation. 86:6 He was created from ejected liquid. 86:7 From between the spine and the viscera.

Their argument against these verses is that the semen does not originate between the spine and the viscera, therefore this verse is scientifically false. But the error is not in the verse, but in their understanding.

The word that the Quran uses for semen is نُطْفَةٍ. This word is typically translated as “semen” or “tiny drop”. See 18:37, 22:5, , , , , , .