The Origin of Humanity and Jinn in Islamic Cosmology

Al-Hijr — Verses 26–27 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ٢٦

And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا
And indeed, We created
الْإِنسَانَ
man
مِن صَلْصَالٍ
from sounding clay
مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
of altered black smooth mud

وَالْجَانَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُومِ ٢٧

And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire.

وَالْجَانَّ
And the jinn,
خَلَقْنَاهُ
We created
مِن قَبْلُ
aforetime
مِن نَّارِ السَّمُومِ
from the smokeless flame of fire.