While He has created you (in) Atwar (stages).It has been said that this means from a drop of sperm, then from a hanging clot, then from a lump of flesh.Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Qatadah, Yahya bin Rafi`, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd, all said this.Concerning Allah's statement,أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا