Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)
Verse 13of 118
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰهُ نُطْفَةًۭ فِى قَرَارٍۢ مَّكِينٍۢ﴿١٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.
Word-by-word meaning
ثُمَّthummaThen
جَعَلْنَـٰهُjaʿalnāhuWe placed him
نُطْفَةًۭnuṭ'fatan(as) a semen-drop
فِىfīin
قَرَارٍۢqarārina resting place
مَّكِينٍۢmakīninfirm
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Sign of Allah in the progressive creation of Man from Clay then from Nutfah and thereafterAllah tells us how He initially created man from an extract of Tin. This was Adam, peace be upon him, whom Allah created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. Ibn Jarir said, "Adam was called Tin because he was created from it." Qatadah said, "Adam was created from Tin.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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