Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 11
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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The second argument is that We created them from sticky clay (which is formed by mixing soil and water), and they will become dust again after dying. So when We created them from clay the first time, why can We not recreate them from the same clay, when We have already created them once before!? (See Hajj: 5) And every intelligent person knows that making something a second time is easier than making it the first time. This very reality Allah Almighty has stated in Surah Ar-Rum, saying: «وَ هُوَ الَّذِيْ يَبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ وَ هُوَ اَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ » [ الروم : ۲۷ ] "And He is the One who originates the creation, then He will repeat it, and that is even easier for Him."
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11. 2. That is, We created their father Adam ؑ from clay. The meaning is that why do these people consider the life of the Hereafter to be so far-fetched, when their own creation originated from something extremely insignificant and weak? While they do not deny the creation of things far stronger, greater, and more complete and perfect than themselves. (Fath al-Qadeer)
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The Different States of Clay from Which Adam’s Figure Was Made, Refutation of Darwin’s Theory:
The seven different states through which clay was passed to create man are detailed as follows:
(1) ﴿تراب﴾ meaning dry clay. [40: 67]
(2) ﴿ارض﴾ meaning ordinary clay or earth. [71: 17]
(3) ﴿طين﴾ meaning wet clay or mortar. [6: 2]
(4) ﴿طين لازب﴾ meaning sticky or adhesive clay. [37: 11]
(5) ﴿حماٍ مسنون﴾ meaning foul-smelling mud. [15: 26]
(6) ﴿صلصال﴾ meaning pottery, that is, clay baked by heat. [15: 26]
(7) ﴿صلصال كالفخار﴾ meaning a potsherd that rings with a sound. [55: 14]
These are the different forms of clay or earth. At one time, water was mixed with the clay, and later, through heat, the water was dried out. The Quran, in various places, has mentioned any one or two of these different states. And whichever state is mentioned, all are correct. This statement refutes Darwin’s theory of evolution, according to which man came into existence after passing through the stages of plants and animals, whereas the seven different states described by Allah Almighty are all completed within minerals or clay itself. In this verse, Allah Almighty has mentioned two further points: one is that, compared to the great and astonishing creatures that Allah has already created, what significance does man have that his creation would be difficult for Him; and the second is that Allah Almighty created man by passing him through seven different states of clay. Then, after death, he will mix with the earth and become clay again. So, will He who created man by passing him through so many states of clay the first time not be able to create him again by passing him through different states? [For details on Darwin's theory of evolution, see 15:29, footnote 19]
