Surah 15. Al-Hijr

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Verses [Section]: 1-15[1], 16-25 [2], 26-44 [3], 45-60 [4], 61-79 [5], 80-99 [6]

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Quran Text of Verse 26-44وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyخَلَقْنَاWe createdالْاِنْسَانَhumankindمِنْ(out) ofصَلْصَالٍsounding clayمِّنْfromحَمَاٍblack mudمَّسْنُوْنٍۚaltered وَ الْجَآنَّAnd the jinnخَلَقْنٰهُWe created itمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeمِنْfromنَّارِfireالسَّمُوْمِ scorching وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَyour Lord saidرَبُّكَyour Lord saidلِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِto the AngelsاِنِّیْIndeed, Iخَالِقٌۢ(will) createبَشَرًاa human beingمِّنْ(out) ofصَلْصَالٍclayمِّنْfromحَمَاٍblack mudمَّسْنُوْنٍ altered فَاِذَاSo whenسَوَّیْتُهٗI have fashioned himوَ نَفَخْتُand [I] breathedفِیْهِinto himمِنْofرُّوْحِیْMy spiritفَقَعُوْاthen fall downلَهٗto himسٰجِدِیْنَ prostrating فَسَجَدَSo prostratedالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُthe Angelsكُلُّهُمْall of themاَجْمَعُوْنَۙtogether اِلَّاۤExceptاِبْلِیْسَ ؕIblisاَبٰۤیHe refusedاَنْtoیَّكُوْنَbeمَعَwithالسّٰجِدِیْنَ those who prostrated 15. Al-Hijr Page 264قَالَHe saidیٰۤاِبْلِیْسُO Iblis!مَاWhatلَكَ(is) for youاَلَّاthat notتَكُوْنَyou areمَعَwithالسّٰجِدِیْنَ those who prostrated قَالَHe saidلَمْI am notاَكُنْI am notلِّاَسْجُدَ(one) to prostrateلِبَشَرٍto a humanخَلَقْتَهٗwhom You createdمِنْ(out) ofصَلْصَالٍclayمِّنْfromحَمَاٍblack mudمَّسْنُوْنٍ altered قَالَHe saidفَاخْرُجْThen get outمِنْهَاof itفَاِنَّكَfor indeed youرَجِیْمٌۙ(are) expelled وَّ اِنَّAnd indeedعَلَیْكَupon youاللَّعْنَةَ(will be) the curseاِلٰیtillیَوْمِ(the) Dayالدِّیْنِ (of) [the] Judgment قَالَHe saidرَبِّO my Lord!فَاَنْظِرْنِیْۤThen give me respiteاِلٰیtillیَوْمِ(the) Dayیُبْعَثُوْنَ they are raised قَالَHe saidفَاِنَّكَThen indeed youمِنَ(are) ofالْمُنْظَرِیْنَۙthe ones given respite اِلٰیTillیَوْمِthe Dayالْوَقْتِ(of) the timeالْمَعْلُوْمِ well-known قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!بِمَاۤBecauseاَغْوَیْتَنِیْYou misled meلَاُزَیِّنَنَّsurely I will make (evil) fair-seemingلَهُمْto themفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ لَاُغْوِیَنَّهُمْand I will mislead themاَجْمَعِیْنَۙall اِلَّاExceptعِبَادَكَYour slavesمِنْهُمُamong themالْمُخْلَصِیْنَ the ones who are sincere قَالَHe saidهٰذَاThisصِرَاطٌ(is) the wayعَلَیَّto Meمُسْتَقِیْمٌ straight اِنَّIndeedعِبَادِیْMy slavesلَیْسَnotلَكَyou haveعَلَیْهِمْover themسُلْطٰنٌany authorityاِلَّاexceptمَنِthose whoاتَّبَعَكَfollow youمِنَofالْغٰوِیْنَ the ones who go astray وَ اِنَّAnd indeedجَهَنَّمَHellلَمَوْعِدُهُمْ(is) surely the promised place for themاَجْمَعِیْنَ۫ۙall لَهَاFor itسَبْعَةُ(are) sevenاَبْوَابٍ ؕgatesلِكُلِّfor eachبَابٍgateمِّنْهُمْamong themجُزْءٌ(is) a portionمَّقْسُوْمٌ۠assigned

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Translation of Verse 26-44

26. Indeed, We created man from sounding clay moulded from black mud.

27. As for the jinn, We created them earlier from smokeless fire.

28. ˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to create a human being from sounding clay moulded from black mud. ⁴⁸⁷

29. So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him."

30. So the angels prostrated all together-

31. but not Iblîs , ⁴⁸⁸ who refused to prostrate with the others.

32. Allah asked, "O Iblîs ! What is the matter with you that you did not join others in prostration?"

33. He replied, "It is not for me to prostrate to a human You created from sounding clay moulded from black mud."

34. Allah commanded, "Then get out of Paradise, for you are truly cursed.

35. And surely upon you is condemnation until the Day of Judgment."

36. Satan appealed, "My Lord! Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection."

37. Allah said, "You will be delayed

38. until the appointed Day."

39. Satan responded, "My Lord! For allowing me to stray I will surely tempt them on earth and mislead them all together,

40. except Your chosen servants among them."

41. Allah said, "This is the Way, binding on Me:

42. you will certainly have no authority over My servants, except the deviant who follow you,

43. and surely Hell is their destined place, all together.

44. It has seven gates, to each a group of them is designated."

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Commentary

487. This does not contradict other verses that say Adam was created out of dust and those that say he was made out of mud. Adam was created in stages: first from dust, which was later turned into mud, then clay. This is similar to saying: I made a loaf of bread out of grain, or flour, or dough.

488. See footnote for 2:34.