Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah As-Sajdah -> The Creation of Man in Stages |
Allah tells us that He has created everything well and formed everything in a goodly fashion. Malik said, narrating from Zayd bin Aslam: ﴿ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط£ظژطظ’ط³ظژظ†ظژ ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظژ ط´ظژظ‰ظ’ط،ظچ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژظ‡ظڈ﴾ (Who made everything He has created good) means, "He created everything well and in a goodly fashion.'' When Allah mentions the creation of the heavens and the earth, He follows that by mentioning the creation of man. Allah says: ﴿ظˆظژط¨ظژط¯ظژط£ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ط³ظژظ€ظ†ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط·ظگظٹظ†ظچ﴾ (and He began the creation of man from clay.) meaning, He created the father of mankind, Adam, from clay. ﴿ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ظ†ظژط³ظ’ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ط³ظڈظ„ط§ظژظ„ظژط©ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ…ظ‘ظژط¢ط،ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگظٹظ†ظچ ﴾ (Then He made his offspring from semen of despised water.) means, they reproduce in this fashion, from a Nutfah which comes from the loins of men and from between the ribs of women. ﴿ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط³ظژظˆظ‘ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ﴾ (Then He fashioned him in due proportion,) means, when He created Adam from clay, He created him and gave him shape and made him upright. ﴿ظˆظژظ†ظژظپظژط®ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظ‘ظڈظˆطظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ط¹ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط¨ظ’طµظژظ€ط±ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظپظ’ط¦ظگط¯ظژط©ظژ﴾ (and breathed into him the soul; and He gave you hearing, sight and the sense of deduction.) means, reason. ﴿ظ‚ظژظ„ظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ طھظژط´ظ’ظƒظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾ (Little is the thanks you give!) means, for these strengths with which Allah has provided you; the one who is truly blessed is the one who uses them to worship and obey his Lord, may He be exalted and glorified. ﴿ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظژط،ظگط°ظژط§ ط¶ظژظ„ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ط£ظژط،ظگظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ظ„ظژظپظگظ‰ ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظچ ط¬ظژط¯ظگظٹط¯ظچ ط¨ظژظ„ظ’ ظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¢ط،ظگ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظƒظژظ€ظپظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظپظ‘ظژظ€ظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژظ„ظژظƒظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظˆظ’طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ظˆظڈظƒظ‘ظگظ„ظژ ط¨ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ طھظڈط±ظ’ط¬ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾ (10. And they say: "When we are lost in the earth, shall we indeed be created anew'' Nay, but they deny the meeting with their Lord!) (11. Say: "The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord.'')
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