سُوْرَةُ الْعَلَقِ

Surah Al-Alaq (96) — Ayah 2

The Clot · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 597

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿2﴾

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

He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

خَلَقَ khalaqa He created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ l-insāna man
مِنْ min from
عَلَقٍ ʿalaqin a clinging substance

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(Ayah 2) {خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ:} After settling in the womb, the drop of fluid first takes the form of "Alaqah." {’’عَلِقَ يَعْلَقُ‘‘} (S) means to cling. {’’عَلَقَةٌ‘‘} Congealed blood, which sticks to some part of the wall of the womb. The second meaning of "Alaqah" is leech, which also clings to something. The clot of blood resembles a leech in shape and form; it has neither life, nor consciousness, nor intellect or knowledge. Then Allah Almighty creates from this insignificant clot a great creation like a human being.

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2. 1. Among the creations, the creation of the human being is mentioned specifically, which highlights his honor.

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2. (And) created man from a clot of blood [3].

[3]
This is the answer to the question: What is the status of man in this universe?

And the answer is that just as everything in the universe is a creation of Allah, so too is man a creation of Allah. It is in no way permissible for a creation to bow its head before another creation like itself. Secondly, Allah Almighty created man in a miraculous manner. After conception, he was a lifeless clot upon which Allah Almighty passed him through several stages. On this clot, He formed the features of his limbs, created the internal organs of the body, then, after creating various external and internal faculties in him, brought him out from his mother's womb.
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