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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
He created	خَلَقَ (khalaqa)	خ ل ق	Verb V
the human kind	ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ (l-insāna)	أ ن س	Noun Noun
from	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
a minute quantity of semen	نُّطْفَةٍ (nuṭ'fatin)	ن ط ف	Noun Noun
then behold	فَإِذَا (fa-idhā)	إ ذ ا	Prep. Prep
he	هُوَ (huwa)	—	Noun Noun
(is) an opponent	خَصِيمٌ (khaṣīmun)	خ ص م	Noun Noun
clear	مُّبِينٌ (mubīnun)	ب ي ن	Noun Noun

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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