وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُون وَالْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُوم وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered. And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire. And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered. So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.
So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together. Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate. He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate? He said: Why should I prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered? Marmeduke Pickthal translation of the Quran Allah says that verily He created Adam from clay made of black mud and that before the creation of
“Hama is black mud.” والحمأ: الطين الأسود Explaining hama in the verses above, Jalal Eddine Mohamed Ahmed El-Mahalli and Jalal Eddine Abdel Rahman El-Sayouti say in their tafsir of the Quran called Tafsir El-Jalaalain: “Hama is black mud.” (من حمأ) طين أسود Explaining hama in the verses above, El Tabari says in his tafsir of the Quran: "As for His words ‘from hama masnoun’, hama is the plural of ham_a which is mud that has been altered to the color black.” وأما قوله "من حمإ مسنون" فإن الحمأ : جمع حمأة ، وهو الطين المتغير إلى السواد Explaining hama in the verses above, Mohamed ibn Ali El-Shawkaani says in his tafsir of the Quran called Fath El Qadir: “Hama is black mud; either black mud that has been altered or black mud that hasn’t been altered. والحمأ: الطين الأسود المتغير. أو الطين الأسود من غير تقييد بالمتغير Explaining hama in the verses above, El-Baidawi says in his tafsir: “From hama” means from mud which was altered and is black. " من حمإ" طين تغير واسود من طول محاورة الماء
Explaining hama in the verse above, El-Baghawi says in his tafsir: “From hama” and hama is black mud. من حمإ"، والحمأ: الطين الأسود"
El-Baghawi also said: “There are some hadith that say that Allah fermented the mud that Adam was created from and let it sit until it became altered and black and then He created Adam peace be upon him from it (the black, altered mud).” وفي بعض الآثار: إن الله عز وجل خمر طينة آدم وتركه حتى صار متغيرا أسود، ثم خلق منه آدم عليه السلام
“When the perfection, complete power, all-encompassing knowledge, ever-executed will and utmost wisdom of the Lord decreed that His creation should be of materials of different kinds, and that they should vary in their forms and attributes and natures, His wisdom decreed that He should take a handful of dust from the earth, then mix it with water. So it became like black stinking mud. Then the wind was sent upon it and it dried out, until it became clay like pottery. Then it was given shape and limbs and faculties, and each part of it was given a shape suited to its purpose.” (Tabaayun fi Aqsaam al-Quran, p. 204)
Hamia is a lot of ham_a and ham_a means black mud. " حمئة " أي كثيرة الحمأة وهي الطينة السوداء
Bear in mind that our father Adam's name - Adam - means black-skinned (see http://www.savethetruearabs.com/gpage2.html). The well-known Arabic linguist Al-Jawhari says that it is said that Adam (AS) was named Adam because of his black complexion. |
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