Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Saad, Ayah 71

Saad · Ayah 71 · View Ayah

إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًۭا مِّن طِينٍۢ

[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

Then Allah explained the argument of the angels, saying: mention to them, O Muhammad (When thy Lord said unto the angels: lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire) i.e. Adam,

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Mention when your Lord said to the angels ‘Indeed I am about to create a human being out of clay and this was Adam.

Related Hadiths

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3162Sahih

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When Allah created Adam" (and he mentioned) the Hadith (#3076).

Narrated by Narrated Abu Hurairah:

Sahih Muslim#7310Sahih

The Angels were born out of light and the Jinns were born out of the spark of fire and Adam was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you (i. e. he is fashioned out of clay).

Narrated by 'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

Sahih Muslim#6984Sahih

Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, created Adam in His image with His length of sixty cubits, and as He created him He told him to greet that group, and that was a party of angels sitting there, and lis...

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Sahih al-Bukhari#5992Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah created Adam in His picture, sixty cubits (about 30 meters) in height. When He created him, He said (to him), "Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:

Sahih al-Bukhari#3188Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, "Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting ...