Surah 75:38
"Then he was a clot, and He created and fashioned (him),"
Embryonic Sex Determination
Supporting Verses
Surah 75:39 → "and made from it the two sexes, the male and the female."
Opposing Verses
Surah 53:45 → "and that He created pairs, the male and the female,"
Surah 53:46 → "from a drop, when it is emitted;"
Does the Quran state that sex is determined at the sperm-drop stage or after the clot stage? Some verses state it is determined from a sperm-drop, while others state it is made after the leech-like clot stage.