Stages of Human Formation and Divine Knowledge

Fatir — Verses 11–11 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ۚ وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ ۚ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ١١

And Allah did create you (Adam) from dust, then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam's offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no female conceives or gives birth, but with His Knowledge. And no aged man is granted a length of life, nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man's life), but is in a Book (AlLauh AlMahfuz) Surely, that is easy for Allah.

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ
And Allah did create you (Adam) from dust
ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ
then from Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam's offspring)
ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ۚ
then He made you pairs (male and female)
وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ
And no female conceives
وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ ۚ
or gives birth, but with His Knowledge
وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ
And no aged man is granted a length of life
وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ
nor is a part cut off from his life (or another man's life)
إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ ۚ
but is in a Book (AlLauh AlMahfuz)
إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
Surely, that is easy for Allah