سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 14
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
the man
مِن
min
from
صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ
ṣalṣālin
clay
كَٱلْفَخَّارِ
kal-fakhāri
like the pottery
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.
14. 1. صَلصَالٍ is dry clay in which there is sound. فَخَّار is clay baked in fire, which is called earthenware. By "human" is meant Prophet Adam (peace be upon him), whose figure was first made from clay and then Allah breathed spirit into it. Then from the left rib of Prophet Adam (peace be upon him), Hawwa was created, and then from both of them the human race began.
