The Holy Quran 36:77 — Surah Ya-Sin

Arabic text

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

Has man not seen that We created him from a seed (a lowly sperm), and now (forgetting his humble beginnings,) he is suddenly an open adversary (contesting Our word)?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The origin of man: that is, man does not remember his origin — that he was a worthless drop, and Allah made him into something altogether different. To this drop of water He granted such strength and power of speech that he began to quarrel over every matter and to spin idle talk, until today, overstepping his bounds, he has stood up defiantly against his…

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