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(Sūrat al-Ṭāriq 86:6–7): خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ۬ دَافِقٍ۬ (٦) يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآٮِٕبِ
Sahih International: He was created from a fluid, ejected, Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
The Quranic Linguistics of Ovulation
In this noble verse, Allah describes a foundational aspect of human creation with remarkable linguistic precision and biological depth.
While many other verses in the Holy Qur’an address the male semen, here Allah draws attention to a critical event in the female reproductive cycle: ovulation (German: Eisprung).
The Quranic expression مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ (mā’in dāfiqin) – often translated as “gushing fluid” – corresponds strikingly to the process of ovulation. The egg is housed within a fluid-filled, balloon-like structure known as the follicle. At the moment of ovulation, this mature follicle suddenly ruptures (bursts), expelling the egg together with the fluid it contains. This event is perfectly reflected by the words مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ.
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🔎 Quranic Reference and Grammatical Analysis
The verses defining this source are found in Sūrat al-Ṭāriq (86:6–7):
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ۬ دَافِقٍ۬ (٦) يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآٮِٕبِ
Sahih International: He was created from a fluid, ejected, Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
A. The Active Agent: دَافِقٍ
- دَافِقٍ (dāfiqin) – “pouring forth / actively gushing.” (Lane’s Lexicon suggests the sense of an overfilled vessel suddenly bursting.)
- Grammatical Significance: This word is a صفة مجرورة (adjective in the genitive case) and, critically, an Active Participle (Fā‘il form).
- This grammatical form indicates an active force—meaning the fluid itself, or the structure containing it (the follicle), is the agent engaged in the act of bursting forth. It is not passive, but actively directing the gushing.
B. The Anatomical Location: بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآٮِٕبِ
- بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآٮِٕبِ – “between the backbone and the ribs.”
- This points precisely to the abdominal/pelvic cavity—the region where the ovaries are located. The ovaries are suspended by ligaments within this cavity, topographically situated between the lower thoracic/lumbar spine (backbone) and the rib cage, fully consistent with a precise anatomical description of the ovulation site.
C. The Sudden Emergence: يَخۡرُجُ
- يَخۡرُجُ (yakhruju) – “it comes out / it emerges.”
- This verb describes the sudden, instantaneous expulsion of the egg and follicular fluid, reinforcing the instantaneous nature conveyed by دَافِقٍ.
Thus, the precise grammar of the Quranic text aligns seamlessly with the biology of the follicle acting as the active agent orchestrating its own sudden rupture.
🔬 How Ovulation Works: The Follicle as the “Active Agent”
Modern embryology and endocrinology confirm that the follicle is not a passive structure, but the active director of the entire process, which perfectly matches the analysis of دَافِقٍ.
1. Follicular Development and Hormonal Signaling
The dominant follicle matures (up to 22 mm), producing estrogen. High estrogen levels signal the pituitary gland to release a sudden surge of Luteinizing Hormone (LH)—the decisive trigger.
2. Active Weakening and Detachment
The LH surge activates specific enzymes (collagenase, plasmin) within the follicle. These enzymes actively soften and weaken the follicle wall from the inside. Simultaneously, the egg detaches and begins to float freely in the fluid.
3. The Bursting Fluid (مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ)
As the pressure of the highly concentrated follicular fluid (water content $\approx 90-95\%$) rises against the now-weakened wall, the follicle suddenly ruptures. The egg is expelled (يَخۡرُجُ) together with a significant volume of fluid—a precise biological instance of مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ.
The follicle thus actively orchestrates its own rupture and the release of the egg, confirming the linguistic power of the Active Participle دَافِقٍ.
💧 Water and Creation
Why does Allah call the release mechanism “fluid of creation” (مَّآءٍ)?
- Water Content of the Follicular Fluid: approx 90–95
- Water Content of the Human Egg Cell: approx 75–80
Given that life is bound to water (as referenced in other Quranic verses), the Qur’an connects this actively bursting fluid of ovulation directly to the foundational act of creation, emphasizing the essential role of water in the origin of life.
✅ Conclusion
Ovulation is not a random mechanical tear, but a precisely regulated biological process where the follicle itself plays the active, governing role. The Qur’an’s use of مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ—a gushing, actively bursting fluid—captures this reality with remarkable linguistic and scientific accuracy, providing profound insight into the complexity of human creation.