Who made all things He created excellent; and first fashioned man from clay,
The One Who created all things excellent, and Who initiated the creation of man from clay.
who has created all things well. And He originated the creation of man out of clay,
who makes most excellent everything that He creates. Thus, He begins the creation of man out of clay;
Who hath made everything exceeding good which He hath created. And He originated the creation of man from clay;
Who made everything He has created good, and He began the creation of man from clay.
He who perfected everything He created, and originated the creation of man from clay.
He Who excelled in the creation of all that He created. He originated the creation of man from clay,
Who made everything He has created good and He began the creation of man from clay.
Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;
who perfected everything that He created and commenced man’s creation from clay.
who perfected everything He created. He originated the creation of the human from clay,
Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.
It is He Who created everything in the best manner and began the creation of the human being from clay.
Who made good everything that He has created, and He began the creation of man from dust.
Alla<u>th</u>ee a<u>h</u>sana kulla shayin khalaqahu wabadaa khalqa alins<u>a</u>ni min <u>t</u>een<b>in</b>
who gave everything its perfect form. He originated the creation of man from clay,
He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay,
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ مِن طِينٍ
He is the being who perfected everything He created, and created the human from clay, without there having been a previous example of him.
He is the being who perfected everything He created, and created the human from clay, without there having been a previous example of him.
<p>Everything is good in this world. Evil comes through its wrong use.</p><p>In verse 7, it was said: الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ "Who made well whatever He created good”. The reason is that Allah Ta’ ala has made whatever He has created in this world under the dictate of His wisdom, and under the essential consideration of what is beneficial for the whole system. Therefore, everything has a beauty of its own. And the most beautiful and better than all is the making of man as it was said: لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ (Surely, We did create man in the best of symmetry - 95:4).</p><p>Then there are creations other than man that may outwardly be taken as bad. In fact, dogs, pigs, snakes, scorpions and wolfs are commonly considered bad because they are either poisonous or beastly. But, in terms of the expedient benefits of the world as a whole, none of these is really bad. A proverbial poetic observation in Urdu puts it as:</p><p>نہیں ہے چیز نکمّی کوئی زمانے میں کوئی بُرا نہیں قدرت کے کارخانے میں</p><p>There is nothing useless in the world</p><p>There is no one bad in the workshop of nature.</p><p>The author of Bayan ul-Qur'an has said, 'the text's كُلَّ شَيْءٍ (whatever) includes all substances and accidents, that is, also things which have corporeal substance, such as, animals, plants and minerals etc. as well as incorporeal things which include even morals and deeds. So much so that morals which are identified as bad - anger, greed, desire and their likes - are not bad in themselves. The bad about them emerges when they are used out of place. If they stay in their proper place, there is nothing bad in them. But, the sense being driven home here relates to the objective of their creation ( takwin )and introduction of these things - for that is nothing but good according to divine wisdom. However, the qualities of 'good' and 'bad' are attached to them in relation to the human acts and their effects on individuals. We can call it one's right or choice employed in doing something. Then, in those terms, everything is not good, in fact, it is circumscribed by a little detail, that is, whatever has not been allowed by Allah Ta` Hla is not good, but is, rather bad.' Allah knows best.</p><p>The sentence that follows next reads: وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنسَانِ مِن طِينٍ (and started the creation of man from clay - 7). Earlier, it was said that Allah Ta’ ala has made everything 'good' in this world. Mentioned thereafter was man, the most beautiful of all. Then, to give expression to His most perfect power alongside, it was also said that the making of man as the most superior form of creation was not because the essential ingredient of his creation was most noble, elegant and superior, which may have made it so. In fact, as for the essential ingredient that went into his making, it was something as mean and lowly as the semen. Thereafter, the rest was a masterpiece of His perfect power and profound wisdom. It was this great combination that took something so low to such a height that man was rated as the most noble Divine creation.</p>
Everything is good in this world. Evil comes through its wrong use.In verse 7, it was said: الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ "Who made well whatever He created good”. The reason is that Allah Ta’ ala has made whatever He has created in this world under the dictate of His wisdom, and under the essential consideration of what is beneficial for the whole system. Therefore, everything has a beauty of its own. And the most beautiful and better than all is the making of man as it was said: لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ (Surely, We did create man in the best of symmetry - 95:4).Then there are creations other than man that may outwardly be taken as bad. In fact, dogs, pigs, snakes, scorpions and wolfs are commonly considered bad because they are either poisonous or beastly. But, in terms of the expedient benefits of the world as a whole, none of these is really bad. A proverbial poetic observation in Urdu puts it as:نہیں ہے چیز نکمّی کوئی زمانے میں کوئی بُرا نہیں قدرت کے کارخانے میںThere is nothing useless in the worldThere is no one bad in the workshop of nature.The author of Bayan ul-Qur'an has said, 'the text's كُلَّ شَيْءٍ (whatever) includes all substances and accidents, that is, also things which have corporeal substance, such as, animals, plants and minerals etc. as well as incorporeal things which include even morals and deeds. So much so that morals which are identified as bad - anger, greed, desire and their likes - are not bad in themselves. The bad about them emerges when they are used out of place. If they stay in their proper place, there is nothing bad in them. But, the sense being driven home here relates to the objective of their creation ( takwin )and introduction of these things - for that is nothing but good according to divine wisdom. However, the qualities of 'good' and 'bad' are attached to them in relation to the human acts and their effects on individuals. We can call it one's right or choice employed in doing something. Then, in those terms, everything is not good, in fact, it is circumscribed by a little detail, that is, whatever has not been allowed by Allah Ta` Hla is not good, but is, rather bad.' Allah knows best.The sentence that follows next reads: وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنسَانِ مِن طِينٍ (and started the creation of man from clay - 7). Earlier, it was said that Allah Ta’ ala has made everything 'good' in this world. Mentioned thereafter was man, the most beautiful of all. Then, to give expression to His most perfect power alongside, it was also said that the making of man as the most superior form of creation was not because the essential ingredient of his creation was most noble, elegant and superior, which may have made it so. In fact, as for the essential ingredient that went into his making, it was something as mean and lowly as the semen. Thereafter, the rest was a masterpiece of His perfect power and profound wisdom. It was this great combination that took something so low to such a height that man was rated as the most noble Divine creation.
<h2 class="title">The Creation of Man in Stages</h2><p>Allah tells us that He has created everything well and formed everything in a goodly fashion. Malik said, narrating from Zayd bin Aslam:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">الَّذِى أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُ</div><p>(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:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الإِنْسَـنِ مِن طِينٍ</div><p>(and He began the creation of man from clay.) meaning, He created the father of mankind, Adam, from clay.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِن سُلاَلَةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ </div><p>(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.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثُمَّ سَوَّاهُ</div><p>(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.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالاٌّبْصَـرَ وَالاٌّفْئِدَةَ</div><p>(and breathed into him the soul; and He gave you hearing, sight and the sense of deduction.) means, reason.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَلِيلاً مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ</div><p>(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.</p>
The Creation of Man in StagesAllah tells us that He has created everything well and formed everything in a goodly fashion. Malik said, narrating from Zayd bin Aslam:الَّذِى أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُ(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:وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الإِنْسَـنِ مِن طِينٍ(and He began the creation of man from clay.) meaning, He created the father of mankind, Adam, from clay.ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِن سُلاَلَةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ (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.ثُمَّ سَوَّاهُ(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.وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالاٌّبْصَـرَ وَالاٌّفْئِدَةَ(and breathed into him the soul; and He gave you hearing, sight and the sense of deduction.) means, reason.قَلِيلاً مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ(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.