سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 71
إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Truly I am going to create man from clay".
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qāla
said
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
lil'malāikati
to the Angels
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I Am
خَـٰلِقٌۢ
khāliqun
going to create
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a human being
مِّن
min
from
طِينٍۢ
ṭīnin
clay
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
71. 1 This story has previously been mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, Surah Al-A'raf, Surah Al-Hijr, Surah Bani Isra'il, and Surah Al-Kahf, and now it is being briefly mentioned here as well.
71. 2 That is, I am going to create a body of the human kind. Man is called "bashar" because of his direct connection with the earth. That is, all his attachment is with the earth and he does everything on this earth. Or because he is "badi' al-bashara," meaning his body or face is apparent.
71. 2 That is, I am going to create a body of the human kind. Man is called "bashar" because of his direct connection with the earth. That is, all his attachment is with the earth and he does everything on this earth. Or because he is "badi' al-bashara," meaning his body or face is apparent.
