What does Quran 55:14 mean?

Quran 55:14 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 14) translates to: "He created man from clay like [that of] pottery."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:14 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), the 55th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Divine Power, Tawhid, Human Origin, Scripture & Wisdom.

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

Khalaqal insaana min salsaalin kalfakhkhaari

He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

1 other theme with a weak connection

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Signs in creation

55:14Ayah 178

17 ayahs in Ar-Rahmaan are strongly about signs in creation.

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

He created man Adam of dry clay salsāl a dry hollow mud producing an echo if tapped resembling the potter’s fakhkhār clay that has been baked

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