{"_id":"684b1d14275edb758e65edc4","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"What was mankind created from?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"There are many ayahs that say that man was created from different things (see below). What was man created from? Was it one thing or many things?\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/96/2\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 96:2\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" – “Created from a clot (of blood).”\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/21/30\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 21:30\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" – “Created from water.”\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/15/26\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 15:26\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" – “Created from clay.”\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/3/59\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 3:59\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" – “Created from dust.\\\"\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"The original man, our father Ādam (peace be upon him), was created from clay - a substance formed by mixing dust (or soil) with water. Therefore, the verses that mention dust and clay refer specifically to the creation of Ādam.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"On the other hand, the verses that mention water and a clot refer to the progeny of Adam and Eve. The \\\"water\\\" mentioned in \"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/21/30\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 21:30\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" refers to reproductive fluid, not to water in the H₂O sense. The Arabic word māʾ (ماء) is broad in usage and contextually refers here to reproductive fluid.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"As for being created from a clot, this describes a specific stage of embryonic development in the womb, as mentioned in \"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/96/2\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah 96:2\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\". It is not a contradiction but a detailed account of human creation across different phases and individuals.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":42}],"createdOn":"2025-06-12T18:31:48.824Z"}