Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Nahl, Ayah 4
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.
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He created man from a drop of fluid of sperm until He makes him strong and tough yet behold! he is disputatious extremely quarrelsome openly making this disputatiousness clear in his rejection of resurrection contending Who shall revive the bones when they are decayed? Q. 3678.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(He hath created man) the reference here is to Ubayy Ibn Khalaf al-Jumahi (from a drop of) stinking (fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent) openly arguing in favour of falsehood, saying: Who will revive these bones when they rot away?