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Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 2

Man · Medinan · Juz 29 · Page 578

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ﴿2﴾
Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops) of mixed semen (sexual discharge of man and woman), in order to try him: so We made him hearer and seer.
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We
خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā [We] created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ l-insāna man
مِن min from
نُّطْفَةٍ nuṭ'fatin a semen-drop
أَمْشَاجٍۢ amshājin a mixture
نَّبْتَلِيهِ nabtalīhi (that) We test him
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ fajaʿalnāhu so We made (for) him
سَمِيعًۢا samīʿan hearing
بَصِيرًا baṣīran and sight

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2. 1. Mixed meaning, the mingling of the fluids of man and woman, then their passing through various stages. The purpose of creation is the testing of man.
2. 2. That is, He granted him the faculties of hearing and sight, so that he could see and hear everything, and after that, he could choose either the path of obedience or denial.