سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 26
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We created man from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqnā
We created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
humankind
مِن
min
(out) of
صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ
ṣalṣālin
sounding clay
مِّنْ
min
from
حَمَإٍۢ
ḥama-in
black mud
مَّسْنُونٍۢ
masnūnin
altered
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26. We created man from sounding clay, from black mud molded into shape [17].
[17]
The Creation of Adam Was from Clay:
The general word for soil in the Arabic language is "turab," which can be used for all types of soil. For example, regarding Sayyiduna Adam ؑ, it is stated at one place: ﴿خَلَقَهٗ مِنْ تُرَابٍ﴾ [3 تا 5]. However, the word "turab" is generally used for dry soil, and the types of soil mentioned in the Quran regarding the formation of man's figure are as follows: "Teen," meaning wet soil or that dry soil to which water has been added; "teen laazib," meaning sticky wet soil (clayey soil); after that, this soil was given the form of "hama'in masnun," that is, such soil or mud which, after rotting, became black in color, fermentation occurred, and an odor developed. It was from such soil that Adam's ؑ figure was made. Then it was heated or baked to such an extent that it produced a ringing sound when struck; such soil is called "salsal" and "salsal kal-fakhar," from which it is understood that the predominant element in Adam's ؑ creation was indeed soil.
[17]
The Creation of Adam Was from Clay:
The general word for soil in the Arabic language is "turab," which can be used for all types of soil. For example, regarding Sayyiduna Adam ؑ, it is stated at one place: ﴿خَلَقَهٗ مِنْ تُرَابٍ﴾ [3 تا 5]. However, the word "turab" is generally used for dry soil, and the types of soil mentioned in the Quran regarding the formation of man's figure are as follows: "Teen," meaning wet soil or that dry soil to which water has been added; "teen laazib," meaning sticky wet soil (clayey soil); after that, this soil was given the form of "hama'in masnun," that is, such soil or mud which, after rotting, became black in color, fermentation occurred, and an odor developed. It was from such soil that Adam's ؑ figure was made. Then it was heated or baked to such an extent that it produced a ringing sound when struck; such soil is called "salsal" and "salsal kal-fakhar," from which it is understood that the predominant element in Adam's ؑ creation was indeed soil.
