“And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators.”  [Al-Quran 23:12-14]

“And among His signs is that He created you (Adam) from dust, and then – behold you are human beings scattered!” [Al-Quran 30:20]

“He began the creation of man from clay. Then He made his offspring from semen of despised water.” [Al-Quran 32:7-8]

“Did We not create you from a despised water, Then We placed it in a place of safety. For a known period. So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure” [Al-Quran 77:20-23]

Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad that Abdullah Ibn Mas`ud  said, “The Messenger of Allah, the Truthful One, told us: The creation of anyone of you is gathered for forty days in his mother’s stomach as a Nutfah, then he becomes a clot for a similar period of time, then he becomes a little lump of flesh for a similar length of time. Then the angel is sent to him and he breathes the soul into it. [3]

Allah mentions His ability and subtlety in creating this Nutfah and taking it from stage to stage until it takes the shape of a perfectly formed human being, He says [3]:

“After that, surely you will die. Then (again), surely you will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection.” [Al-Quran 23:15-16]

Life after death