Surah 19:67
"Does the human not remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?"
Material and Method of Human Creation
Supporting Verses
Surah 16:4 → "He created the human from a drop, and suddenly he (becomes) a clear adversary."
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."
Opposing Verses
Surah 15:26 → "Certainly We created the human from dry clay, from molded mud,"
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."
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.
Creation from Nothing
Supporting Verses
Surah 19:9 → "He said, ‘So (it will be)! Your Lord has said, “It is easy for Me, seeing that I created you before, when you were nothing.”’"
Opposing Verses
Surah 52:35 → "Or were they created out of nothing? Or were they the creators?"
Does the Quran state that humans were created from nothing? One verse uses a rhetorical question to imply humans were not created out of nothing, while other verses explicitly state that God created humans when they were nothing.