سُوْرَةُ نُوْحٍ
Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 14
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
While He has created you in (different) stages [i.e. first Nutfah, then ‘Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (V.23:13,14)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَدْ
waqad
And indeed
خَلَقَكُمْ
khalaqakum
He created you
أَطْوَارًا
aṭwāran
(in) stages
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. First nutfah, then 'alaqah, then mudghah, then bones and flesh, and then complete creation, as has been detailed in (بَلْ قَالُـوْٓا اَضْغَاثُ اَحْلَامٍۢ بَلِ افْتَرٰىهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ ښ فَلْيَاْتِنَا بِاٰيَةٍ كَمَآ اُرْسِلَ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ ) 21. Al-Anbiya:5), (اَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا الْقَوْلَ اَمْ جَاۗءَهُمْ مَّا لَمْ يَاْتِ اٰبَاۗءَهُمُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ 68ۡ) 23. Al-Mu'minun:68) and elsewhere.
