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أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٧٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

Word-by-word meaning

أَوَلَمْawalamDoes not
يَرَyarasee
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu[the] man
أَنَّاannāthat We
خَلَقْنَـٰهُkhalaqnāhu[We] created him
مِنminfrom
نُّطْفَةٍۢnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen behold
هُوَhuwaHe
خَصِيمٌۭkhaṣīmun(is) an opponent
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunclear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Denial of Life after Death, and the Refutation of this IdeaMujahid, `Ikrimah, `Urwah bin Az-Zubayr, As-Suddi and Qatadah said, "Ubayy bin Khalaf, may Allah curse him, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a dry bone in his hand, which he was crumbling and scattering in the air, saying, `O Muhammad! Are you claiming that Allah will resurrect this' He said:«نَعَمْ، يُمِيتُكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى، ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكَ، ثُمَّ يَحْشُرُكَ إِلَى النَّار»(Yes, Allah, may He be exalted, will cause you to die, ...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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