Quran 23:12

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن سُلَـٰلَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: நிச்சயமாக நாம் (ஆதி) மனிதரைக் களி மண்ணிலிருந்துள்ள சத்தினால் படைத்தோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සැබැවින් ම අපි මැටි සාරයෙන් මිනිසා මැව්වෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: یقیناً ہم نے انسان کو مٹی کے جوہر سے پیدا کیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: われは泥の精髄から人間を創った。
ChineseMa Jian: 我确已用泥土的精华创造人，

Tafsir of 23:12

The Sign of Allah in the progressive creation of Man from Clay then from Nutfah and thereafter Allah tells us how He initially created man from an extract of Tin. This was Adam, peace be upon him, whom Allah created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. Ibn Jarir said, "Adam was called Tin because he was created from it." Qatadah said, "Adam was created from Tin." This is the more apparent meaning and is closer to the context, for Adam, upon him be peace, was created from a sticky Tin, which is a sounding clay of altered black smooth mud, and that is created from dust, as Allah says: وَمِنْ ءَايَتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ إِذَآ أَنتُمْ بَشَرٌ تَنتَشِرُونَ (And among His signs is this that He created you (Adam) from dust, and then -- behold you are human beings scattered!) 30:20 Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Musa that the Prophet said: «إِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْضَةٍ قَبَضَهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَرْضِ، فَجَاءَ بَنُو آدَمَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأَرْضِ، جَاءَ مِنْهُمُ الْأَحْمَرُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ وَالْأَسْوَدُ وَبَيْنَ ذلِكَ، وَالْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَبَيْنَ ذلِك» (Allah created Adam from a handful which He picked up from throughout the earth, so the sons of Adam …

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)