The Quran is free from all varieties of contradictions, and what may appear to be a contradiction in fact comes under the heading of differences that are in harmony with one another; these are differences of situation, time or character.

“And We created you in pairs” means We have created you, males and females, from one type, so that each of them may find comfort in the other, so that there may be affection and compassion, which will result in offspring.