Surah 15:26
"Certainly We created the human from dry clay, from molded mud,"
Material and Method of Human Creation
Supporting Verses
Surah 21:30 → "Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were (once) a solid mass, and We split the two of them apart, and We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe?"
Surah 38:71 → "(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Surely I am going to create a human being from clay."
Surah 38:75 → "He said, ‘Iblīs! What prevented you from prostrating yourself before what I created with My two hands? Have you become arrogant, or are you one of the exalted?’"
Surah 3:59 → "Surely the likeness of Jesus is, with God, as the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, (and) then He said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was."
Opposing Verses
Surah 16:4 → "He created the human from a drop, and suddenly he (becomes) a clear adversary."
Surah 19:67 → "Does the human not remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?"
Surah 21:30 → "Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were (once) a solid mass, and We split the two of them apart, and We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe?"
Surah 3:59 → "Surely the likeness of Jesus is, with God, as the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, (and) then He said to him, ‘Be!’ and he was."
Surah 96:2 → "creates the human from a clot."
The Quran contains varying statements regarding the specific materials and methods used in the creation of humans, particularly the first human. Different verses describe the material of creation as dust, dry clay, molded mud, a drop of fluid, a clinging clot, water, or from nothing. Furthermore, the method of creation is also described in different ways, with some verses stating it occurred through the divine command 'Be!', while another verse describes creation by God's two hands.
Substance of Human Creation
Supporting Verses
Surah 30:20 → "(One) of His signs is that He created you from dust, and now you are human beings spreading (far and wide)."
Surah 96:1 → "Recite in the name of your Lord who creates,"
Surah 96:2 → "creates the human from a clot."
Opposing Verses
Surah 24:45 → "God has created every living creature from water. (There are) some of them who walk on their bellies, and some of them who walk on two feet, and some of them who walk on four. God creates whatever He pleases. Surely God is powerful over everything."
Surah 25:54 → "He (it is) who created a human being from water, and made him related by blood and by marriage, (for) Your Lord is powerful."
Does the Quran state humans were created from water, clay, dust, or a blood clot? Some verses state humans were created from water, while others state they were created from clay, dust, or a clot.