Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)
Verse 14of 78
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ﴿١٤﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
Word-by-word meaning
خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe man
مِنminfrom
صَلْصَـٰلٍۢṣalṣālinclay
كَٱلْفَخَّارِkal-fakhārilike the pottery
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Creation of Humans and JinnsAllah mentions that He created mankind from clay, like that used in pottery, and created the Jinns from the tip of the flame of a smokeless fire. This was said by Ad-Dahhak from Ibn `Abbas. It was also said by `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Al-Hasan and Ibn Zayd. Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "From the best part of the fire, from its smokeless flame.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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