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?"
Material and Method of Human Creation
Supporting Verses
Surah 15:26 → "Certainly We created the human from dry clay, from molded mud,"
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.
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 19:67 → "Does the human not remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?"
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.
Substance of Jinn Creation
Opposing Verses
Surah 15:27 → "and the (ancestor of the) jinn, We created him before (that) from scorching fire."
Surah 38:76 → "He said, ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire, but You created him from clay.’"
Surah 55:15 → "and He created the jinn from a mixture of fire."
Does the Quran state Jinn were created from fire or water? Some verses state Jinn were created from fire, while another verse states that every living thing was created from water.
Initial State of the Heavens and Earth
Opposing Verses
Surah 41:11 → "Then He mounted (upward) to the sky, while it was (still) smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come, both of you, willingly or unwillingly!” They both said, “We come willingly.”"
Does the Quran state that the heavens and earth were initially separated and then brought together, or initially joined and then separated? Some verses describe the heavens and earth as being commanded to come together willingly, implying initial separation, while other verses describe them as initially forming a single solid mass that was subsequently split apart.