Surah Al-'Alaq 96:2 — translation and meaning

العلق · Verse 2 / 19 · Page 597

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ

Word by Word

خَلَقَ
khalaqa
He created
الْإِنسَانَ
al-insana
man
مِنْ
min
from
عَلَقٍ
alaqin
a clinging substance

Transliteration

Khalaqal insaana min 'alaq

Translation

Created man from a clinging substance.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He created the human from a clot of congealed blood, after it had been a drop of semen.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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