The Question Of When Life Starts In Islam
Moreover with regard to parmanent contraceptive- basically tubal ligation or vasectomy, would that still be the case for a couple who have completed their family. For example a man with 4 children choosing to do vasectomy.
It is the date when pregnancy is firmly established. We will rely on the opinion of the doctors in this regard as to when the pregnancy is established. ‘Essence of clay’ refers to the first phase of human creation, when humans were formed from clay-like mud within the earth, similar to the soil found near the shores. The phrase ‘a drop of fluid in a secure place’ refers to the second phase, when human procreation began within the mother’s womb instead. You can read more about it in the Quranic exegesis Al-Bayan: https://www.javedahmadghamidi.com/quran?chapter=23&paragraph=2&type=Ghamidi