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The Bee 16:4

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He created man from a drop of fluid, and yet man openly challenges Him

— Abdel Haleem

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةࣲ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِیمࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٤

khalaqa l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin fa-idhā huwa khaṣīmun mubīnu

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Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

36:77 44%

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

awalam yara l-insānu annā khalaqnāhu min nuṭ'fatin fa-idhā huwa khaṣīmun mubīnu

Can man not see that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet- lo and behold!- he disputes openly

96:2 21%

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Khalaqa al-insana min AAalaqin

He created manfrom a clinging form

55:14 19%

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

khalaqa l-insāna min ṣalṣālin kal-fakhār

He created mankind out of dried clay, like pottery

21:37 13%

خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ

khuliqa l-insānu min ʿajalin sa-urīkum āyātī falā tastaʿjilūn

Man was created hasty: I will show you My signs soon, so do not ask Me to hasten them