God created you from dust, then from a seed, then He made you into pairs. No female becomes pregnant, nor gives birth, without His knowledge. Nor does anyone have his life extended, or his life is shortened, except in a record. This is easy for God.
Translation endnotes
[35:11] Could the "book" or "record" mentioned here be the DNA, which consists of various combinations of four molecules in a double helix? We learned recently that our lifespan is determined by some genes in our DNA.