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Ar-Rahman 14

Ayah 14 of 78 · Medinan

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ ١٤

He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. خَلَقَHe createdkhalaqa
  2. ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَthe manl-insāna
  3. مِنfrommin
  4. صَلۡصَٰلٖclayṣalṣālin
  5. كَٱلۡفَخَّارِlike the potterykal-fakhāri

Tafsir

He created Adam (peace be upon him) from dried clay that has a clatter like that of baked clay.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran