What does Quran 71:14 mean?

Quran 71:14 (Surah Nooh, Ayah 14) translates to: "While He has created you in stages?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 71:14 from?

This ayah is from Surah Nooh (Noah), the 71th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

What tafsir is available for Quran 71:14?

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

What topics does Quran 71:14 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Creation, Prophet Nuh, Scripture & Wisdom, Tawhid, Patience.

Ayah 13

مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًۭا...

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Ayah 15

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰ...

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa

While He has created you in stages?

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← Previous on Signs in creation71:12And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.Next on Signs in creation →71:15Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

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when verily He created you in stages? atwār is the plural of tūr which means a state. Thus the sperm-drop is one state the blood clot is another state and so on until the creation of the human being is complete reflecting on the manner of his creation necessarily leads to belief in his Creator.

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