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Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 12: meaning and tafsir
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن سُلَٰلَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ ١٢
We created man[4] from an extract of clay,
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[4] i.e., Adam (عليه السلام).
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12. Verily, I created the father of mankind, Adam, from clay. I took the soil he was created from, from a mixture of water and the soil of the earth.
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