Ar-Rahman - 14 Reflections

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55:14

خلق الانسان من صلصال كالفخار ١٤

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ١٤

خَلَقَ

ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ

مِن

صَلۡصَٰلٖ

كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ

١٤

He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,

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A Siddiqui

5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 15:74, 23:12, 55:14, 51:31-34, 29:55

Isn't it interesting that Allah tells us that our bodies are made from an extract of clay. And then we read about a punishment for people who disobeyed Him (by following their bodily desires) came in the form of baked clay (clay that has been exposed to great heat)? It almost seems like a literal display of someone reaping what they sowed. Allahu A'lem

And isn't also interesting that the people who obey shaytan are punished in the fire, and the...See more

Iraj Marjan

last year · Referencing Ayah 55:14

He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery...

I'm fortunate to live near a river, where its banks yield this very clay when the water recedes. You'll find its fragments there - some larger, interconnected, others separate. For me, it's a fascination, a reflection of my own creation.

Now, let me share some observations about this clay. It appears hard but crumbles under slight pressure. Step on it, and it cracks. Apply a bit more for...See more

Iraj Marjan

2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 96:19, 55:14

Inverted Vessels

We use clay pots for cooking. My mom always reminds us to wash and invert them on the shelf after use, lest any harmful or toxic pests crawl in and leave their venomous residue, making them irreversibly contaminated.
This morning, gazing at that inverted pot on the shelf, I pondered my own creation. We, too, are fragile vessels, made of clay. If the winds of time – satanic whispers, trials, and tribulations – seep into us, we b...See more

Kashf Q

2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 55:14

This verse made me think, Like wow! we humans are created from CLAY! like what are we so proud of. We are nothing but simply parts of clay, yet we forget that and consider each other superior over others maybe cuz of our looks or race or other worldly, materialistic factors.

We must humble ourselves and reconsider our creation and what we are actually made from everytime we are proud of who we are.

Asma Tariq

last year · Referencing Surah 55

We all are aware that how beautiful surah Rahman is. One of my favorite about this Surah is its first 4 ayahs.
Because those 4 things described in 4 ayahs have a 'top' level.
55:1 ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
'The Most Compassionate'
This name of Allah s.w.t is one of His most favorites. This attribute of Allah is for everyone no matter if they are righteous or evil. This name shows the unconditional love and care of Allah s.w.t.

55:2 عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
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Munirah Aminullah

2 years ago · Referencing Surah 55 and Ayah 55:19-25, 49:13

مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
From both of them emerge pearl and coral

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord ...See more

القرآن تدبر وعمل

19 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 55:14-15

وهذا يدل على شرف عنصر الآدمي المخلوق من الطين والتراب الذي هو محل الرزانة والثقل والمنافع؛ بخلاف عنصر الجان، وهو النار التي هي محل الخفة والطيش والشر والفساد. السعدي: 829.
السؤال: دلت الآيتان على عظم الإنسان وفضله على الجان، فما وجه ذلك؟

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