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his support against the other from his enemy. So He said, ‘What prevented you from prostrating
Musa hit him, dealing him a fatal blow. He said, when I commanded you to?’ He (Satan) replied,
‘This is part of Satan’s handiwork. He truly is an ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire
outright and misleading enemy.’ (28:15) and You created him from clay.’ (7:12)
A man came running from the furthest part of the When Our command came, We turned their
city, saying, ‘Musa, the Council are conspiring to cities upside down and rained down on them
kill you, so leave! I am someone who brings you stones of hard baked clay. (11:82)
good advice.’ (28:20) We created mankind out of dried clay formed
How many cities We have destroyed which lived from fetid black mud. (15:26)
in insolent ingratitude! There are their houses, When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am creating
never again inhabited after them, except a little. a human being out of dried clay formed from
It was We who were their Heir. (28:58) fetid black mud,’ (15:28)
A man came running from the far side of the city, He (Satan) said, ‘I will not prostrate to a human
saying, ‘My people! Follow the Messengers!’ being whom You have created out of dried clay
(36:20) formed from fetid black mud.’ (15:33)
We turned the place completely upside down
CLAY and rained down on them stones of hard-baked
He will teach him (Isa) the Book and Wisdom, clay. (15:74)
and the Torah and the Gospel, as a Messenger to When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate your-
the tribe of Israel, saying: ‘I have brought you a selves to Adam!’ they prostrated, except for
Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a Diabolis. He said ‘What! Am I to prostrate to one
bird out of clay for you and then breathe into it You have created out of clay?’ (17:61)
and it will be a bird by Allah’s permission. I will We created man from the purest kind of clay.
heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead (23:12)
to life, by Allah’s permission. I will tell you what Pharaoh said, ‘Council, I do not know of any
you eat and what you store up in your homes. other god for you apart from Me. Haman, kindle a
There is a Sign for you in that if you are believers. fire for me over the clay and build me a lofty
(3:48-49) tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up to
Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of Musa’s god! I consider him a blatant liar.’ (28:38)
Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to He Who has created all things in the best possible
your mother when I reinforced you with the way. He commenced the creation of man from
Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in clay. (32:7)
the cradle and when you were fully grown; and Then inquire of them: is it they who are stronger
when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and in structure or other things We have created? We
the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created created them from sticky clay. (37:11)
a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am going to create
then breathed into it and it became a bird by My a human being out of clay.’ (38:71)
permission; and healed the blind and the leper He (Satan) said, ‘I am better than him. You created
by My permission; and when you brought forth me from fire but You created him from clay.’
the dead by My permission; and when I held (38:76)
back the tribe of Israel from you, when you They said, ‘We have been sent to a people of
brought them the Clear Signs and those of them evildoers to unleash upon them lumps of clay.’
who disbelieved said, "This is nothing but down- (51:32-33)
right magic";’ (5:110) He created man from dry earth like baked clay.
It is He Who created you from clay and then de- (55:14)
creed a fixed term, and another fixed term is spec- Do you not see what your Lord did with the
ified with Him. Yet you still have doubts! (6:2) Companions of the Elephant? Did He not bring
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