Al-Hijr 15:26
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 263
Dry Clay
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ ٢٦
Verily We created man of potter’s clay of black mud altered.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We created man from sounding clay of altered black mud.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is man’s original creation from a dry ringing clay and a shaped, altered mud.
Reflect
Remember your origin and be humble.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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