Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - 22:5

Translation for 22:5

O humanity! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then ˹know that˺ We did create you1 from dust, then from a sperm-drop,2 then ˹developed you into˺ a clinging clot,3 then a lump of flesh4—fully formed or unformed5—in order to demonstrate ˹Our power˺ to you. ˹Then˺ We settle whatever ˹embryo˺ We will in the womb for an appointed term, then bring you forth as infants, so that you may reach your prime. Some of you ˹may˺ die ˹young˺, while others are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much. And you see the earth lifeless, but as soon as We send down rain upon it, it begins to stir ˹to life˺ and swell, producing every type of pleasant plant.

Foot notes

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 Your father, Adam.

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 ’Alaqah, meaning the embryo resembles a leech.

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 Nuṭfah refers to the union of male and female gametes (sperm and egg) which results in the zygote after fertilization.

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 Muḍghah, meaning it resembles a chewed morsel.

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 Fully formed or defected, evolving into a healthy embryo or ending in miscarriage.