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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 76

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 457

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قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ ﴿76﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

[Iblîs (Satan)] said: "I am better than he. You created me from fire, and You created him from clay."

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

قَالَ qāla He said
أَنَا۠ anā I am
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun better
مِّنْهُ ۖ min'hu than him
خَلَقْتَنِى khalaqtanī You created me
مِن min from
نَّارٍۢ nārin fire
وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ wakhalaqtahu and You created him
مِن min from
طِينٍۢ ṭīnin clay

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Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

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76. 1. That is, Satan thought that the element of fire is superior to the element of clay. However, all these substances (are of the same kind or nearly of the same rank). Any superiority of one over the other is due only to some external cause, and this external cause, in comparison to fire, was found in clay, as Allah created Adam (AS) with His own hands from it. Then He breathed His spirit into him; in this respect, clay itself has honor and greatness over fire. Moreover, the function of fire is to burn and reduce to ashes, whereas clay, on the contrary, is the source of various kinds of production.

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
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