Creation Of Man In Islam

In Islam, the belief in original sin is rejected as it contradicts the central Islamic belief in the absolute unity and oneness of God (tawhid), and the concept of individual accountability and free will. According to Islam, every person is born pure and sinless, and it is only through their own actions that they may become sinful. Islamic teachings emphasize the importance of personal responsibility and accountability for one’s actions. This is because each person is responsible for their own choices and actions, and will be held accountable for them on the Day of Judgment. Muslims are encouraged to strive towards righteousness and to constantly seek forgiveness for their sins through sincere repentance and good deeds. The Islamic concept of tawbah, or repentance, allows individuals to ask for forgiveness from God and to start anew, thereby wiping away their past misdeeds. In conclusion, the concept of original sin does not play a role in Islamic belief and teaching. Instead, Islam places emphasis on the importance of personal responsibility and accountability for one’s actions, and provides a path for individuals to constantly strive towards righteousness and seek forgiveness for their sins.

1. Man’s Honor and Satan’s Arrogance

📖Quran 2:30
Sahih International
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority.” They said, “Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?” Allah said, “Indeed, I know that which you do not know.

The verse is referring to when God informed the angels of his plan to create human beings on earth and give them authority. The angels expressed their concern about humans causing corruption and violence, but God reassured them that He has knowledge beyond theirs and that the creation of humans is part of his plan.

📖Quran 2:31-32
Sahih International
And He taught Adam the names – all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, “Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful – They said, “Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.

These verses describe how God taught Adam the names of all things and then tested the angels by asking them to inform Him of these names. The angels acknowledged their limited knowledge and stated that only God has knowledge and wisdom. These verses highlight the superiority of God’s knowledge and wisdom compared to the knowledge of the angels and human beings.

📖Quran 38:71-76
[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay – So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration, So the angels prostrated – all of them entirely – [ Allah ] said, “O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty? – He said, “I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay.

The verses describe God’s creation of man from clay and the command for the angels to prostrate themselves to him. The Devil (Iblees) refused to do so and claimed to be better than man, citing the difference in their creation materials.

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2. Free Will vs. Satan’s Temptation

📖Quran 38:77-85
Allah said, “Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled. And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense – He said, “My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected – [ Allah ] said, “So indeed, you are of those reprieved – Until the Day of the time well-known – [Iblees] said, “By your might, I will surely mislead them all- [ Allah ] said, “The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say – [That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together.

📖Quran,17:63
God said, “Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you – an ample recompense

📖Quran 15:42-43
Indeed, My servants – no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators, And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.

📖Quran 16:99-100
Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord, [ Satan’s ] authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allah .

In Islam, the devil is seen as a source of evil and temptation, and humans are encouraged to seek refuge in God and follow his guidance in order to avoid the devil’s influence and attain salvation. The devil can only mislead those who follow him and willingly choose to ignore God’s guidance. The devil has no power over those who have strong faith and a commitment to doing good and following God’s commands. In this way, the devil’s influence is limited by the choices and actions of individuals, who have the ability to resist his temptations and remain on the path of righteousness. Ultimately, the decision to follow the devil or to reject his influence and follow God is a matter of personal choice and a test of one’s faith and obedience to God.

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3. The Fall of Adam and His Wife

📖Quran 4:1
Sahih International
O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allah , through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer.

📖Quran 2:35
And We said, “O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers.

ALLAH warned Adam and his wife against the Shaytaan,

📖Quran 20:117-119
Sahih International
So We said, “O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer – Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed. And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun.

Then the Shaytaan whispered to Adam and his wife, and tempted them to eat from the forbidden tree,

📖Quran 20:120-121
Then Satan whispered to him; he said, “O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate? – And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.

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4. From Disobedience to Forgiveness

📖Quran 7:22
Sahih International
So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord caller to them, “Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?

The meaning of this passage is that Adam and Eve, the first humans in Islamic belief, were tricked by Satan into eating from the forbidden tree in Paradise. As a result of their disobedience, their private parts became exposed and they felt shame, covering themselves with leaves. God then called out to them and reminded them of His warning against eating from the tree and that Satan was their enemy.

When they ate from the tree, they regretted what they had done, and said,

📖Quran 7:23
Sahih International
They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.

The verse refers that they realized their mistake and asked for forgiveness from Allah, acknowledging their wrongdoing and expressing their fear of being among the losers if they are not forgiven. The verse highlights the importance of admitting one’s mistakes and seeking forgiveness from Allah, as well as the need for humility and contrition in the face of wrongdoing.

📖Quran 2:37
Sahih International
Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

The verse refers to the story of Adam’s repentance after he was tempted by Satan and disobeyed Allah’s command. The verse states that Allah accepted Adam’s repentance and forgave him, emphasizing that Allah is the Acceptor of repentance and the Merciful. This verse highlights the importance of seeking forgiveness from Allah and the possibility of redemption for those who repent and seek His forgiveness.

This is the way for Adam and his descendents: whoever sins then repents sincerely, Allaah will accept his repentance,

📖Quran 42:25
Sahih International
And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.

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5. Revealed Guidance After Descent

📖Quran 2:38-39
Sahih International
We said, “Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance – there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve – And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs – those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

The verses Quran 2:38-39 refer to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden. According to Islamic tradition, Allah commanded them to leave the garden after they disobeyed His command. The term “all of you” in the verse refers to all the beings present in heaven at the time, including Adam, Eve, and Satan, as well as any other beings that may have existed there. It is not specified in the Quran how many beings were present, but the term is understood to include all of the beings present at the time. The verse emphasizes the importance of following Allah’s guidance and the consequences of disbelief and denying the signs of Allah. Those who follow the guidance will have peace and security, while those who reject it will face eternal suffering in the afterlife. The Quran 2:30 and Quran 38:71-76 state that Satan has not succeeded in his plan, as God created Adam and Eve to live on Earth. Nevertheless, Satan deceives individuals, as demonstrated by the story of Adam and Eve.

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6. Beginning of Hostility

📖Quran 7:24
Allah said, “Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment for a time.

This verse refers specifically to the enmity between:

• Human beings (Adam and his descendants)

• And Satan (Iblees and his influence)

🔹 The phrase “being to one another enemies” includes the hostility between man and Satan, which started when Iblees refused to bow to Adam out of arrogance (Quran 38:76) and vowed to mislead his offspring (Quran 7:17, 15:39).

🔹 Some scholars also interpret this enmity to include the conflict among humans that arises as a result of Satan’s deception, but the primary context is the spiritual battle between humanity and Satan.

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7. Creation of Adam: From Earth

📖Quran 32:7
Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.

📖Quran 23:12
Sahih International
And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.

This verses is referring to the creation of Adam. According to the verse, Allah perfected everything He created and began the creation of man from clay. In the religious context, “clay” and “extract of clay” are often used interchangeably to refer to the substance from which humans were created according to Islamic belief. The use of “extract of clay” is sometimes seen as a more poetic way of expressing the same idea. Both terms are used to emphasize the idea that humans have a humble origin and are created from the same basic material, regardless of their social or economic status.

📖Quran 15:26
Sahih International
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

The black mud referred to in Quran 15:26 is a substance created from the combination of dust from the earth and water. This mixture is described as being “altered” and black in color, and from it, the first human being, Adam, was created. The use of the term “black mud” serves to emphasize the connection of humanity to the earth and the physical world, while also highlighting the idea that Adam was created from a unique and special material. The meaning of the phrase “black mud out of clay” in this verse is symbolic and represents the origin of human beings from the earth and their connection to it. the verses in the Quran that describe the creation of humans from clay are referring to the same material. The different phrases used to describe the clay serve to emphasize different aspects of the creation story, but they all refer to the same substance from which humans were created.

📖Quran 55:14
He created man Adam from clay like [that of] pottery.

The meaning of Quran 55:14 is that Allah created the first man, Adam, from the same type of clay used for pottery. The comparison to “clay like that of pottery” emphasizes the idea of molding and shaping, suggesting that just as a potter molds and shapes pottery from clay, so too was Adam formed and created by Allah from the same material.

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8. Pre-Existence of the Soul

📖Quran 7:172-174
And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam – from their loins – their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], “Am I not your Lord?” They said, “Yes, we have testified.” [This] – lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, “Indeed, we were of this unaware, Or [lest] you say, “It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?” And thus do We [explain in] detail the verses, and perhaps they will return.

This verse is referring to the pre-existence of the soul. According to this verse, the soul existed before being embodied in the physical body, and was made to bear witness to God’s lordship. This testimony was given to prevent them from making excuses on the Day of Judgment and to encourage them to return to the right path.

Two Deaths and Two Lives,

📖Quran 40:11
They (Disbelievers) will say (On the day of Judgement), “Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?”

This verse supports the idea of a pre-existent soul and its repeated experiences of life and death, from spiritual death to life at birth, and from death at the end of worldly life to resurrection.

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9. The Creation of Man from Clay and Semen

📖Quran 32:7
Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.

📖Quran 23:12
And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.

This verse is referring to the creation of Adam. According to the verse, Allah perfected everything He created and began the creation of man from clay. In the religious context, “clay” and “extract of clay” are often used interchangeably to refer to the substance from which humans were created. The different phrases used to describe the clay serve to emphasize different aspects of the creation story, but they all refer to the same substance.

📖Quran 15:26
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.

The black mud referred to is a substance created from the combination of dust from the earth and water. This mixture is described as being “altered” and black in color, and from it, the first human being, Adam, was created.

📖Quran 55:14
He created man Adam from clay like [that of] pottery.

This verse emphasizes the idea of molding and shaping, suggesting that just as a potter molds and shapes pottery from clay, so too was Adam formed and created by Allah from the same material.

📖Quran 23:13-14
Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging, Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators.

The description in these verses is generally consistent with the scientific understanding of human development from a single fertilized egg to a developed individual.

• “Sperm-drop in a firm lodging”
  → This refers to the zygote (fertilized sperm and egg) implanting into the uterine wall (firm lodging). This is known in embryology as implantation, which occurs about 6–7 days after fertilization.

• “Clinging clot” (Arabic: ‘alaqah)
  → The word ‘alaqah means something that “clings” or “attaches” and can also mean “a leech-like structure.”
  Modern embryology confirms that the embryo clings to the uterine wall and at this stage, it resembles a leech in shape and behavior (feeding on the mother’s blood supply).

• “Lump of flesh” (Arabic: mudghah)
  → Mudghah literally means “a chewed-like substance.”
  Around 4 weeks, the embryo does indeed resemble a chewed substance, as somite formations give it a segmented appearance similar to teeth marks.

• “We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh”
  → Bones begin to form from cartilage structures around week 6, and shortly after, muscles (flesh) begin to form around them — just as the Qur’an mentions: bones first, then flesh.

• “Developed him into another creation”
  → Refers to the transformation from embryo to fetus, a distinct and complete human form that starts to take shape around week 8–9.

📖Quran 39:6
He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allah , your Lord; to Him belongs dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you averted?

This verse refers to the creation of Adam and Eve, the first human beings. The “three veils of darkness” refer to the anterior abdominal wall, the uterine wall, and the amniotic membrane.

📖Quran 75:37
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?

📖Quran 75:38-40
Then he was a clinging clot, and [ Allah ] created [his form] and proportioned [him] And made of him two mates, the male and the female. Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?

📖Quran 22:5
O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed – that We may show you…

📖Quran 20:55
From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

📖Quran 6:2
It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.

📖Quran 37:11
Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], “Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?” Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.

📖Quran 25:54
And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].

📖Quran 95:4-5
We have certainly created man in the best of stature, Then We return him to the lowest of the low.

1. So, the clay origin passed down through reproduction.
   Since Adam’s body was made of clay, his sperm carried that earth-based composition, and so do all humans after him.

   In simple words:

• You came from your father
• Your father from his father
• And it all goes back to Adam, whose body was made of earth/clay

Clay → Adam → Sperm → Us
The clay is not in us as literal “mud,” but the components of the earth are still inside the human body, passed down generation after generation.

This is not symbolic, it’s a real, physical creation process mentioned directly in the Qur’an.

📖Quran 95:4
Indeed, We created man in the best form.”

❗Atheists object: “If humans are the best form, why are some born with disabilities?”

Response: This verse means humans were created with the best inner structure, mentally, spiritually, and physically, for the purpose Allah designed. It does not mean every human is physically flawless.

Even someone born without hands or sight is still better than animals, because:

Why humans are still the best creation – even with disabilities:

1. 1. We have free will – animals act by instinct, but humans can choose good or evil.

   2. We have intellect – a human with a disability can still think, reflect, and worship Allah. Animals cannot.

   3. We have a soul – our moral sense and spiritual connection to Allah make us higher than all other creation.

      📖Quran 17:70
      “And We have certainly honored the children of Adam…”

Disabilities Are a Test – But Not a Punishment

Disabilities are not a curse or punishment from Allah, they are a test for everyone:

• A test for the person: Will they stay patient? Will they still believe?
• A test for the family and society: Will they care, support, and fulfill their duty?

📖Quran 90:11-13
But he has not attempted the steep path. And what can make you know what is the steep path? It is to free a slave or feed the hungry in a day of hunger.

Allah commands us to help the weak, not ignore them, so if you don’t help, you are failing your test, not them.

It’s Not Punishment – It’s Proof of Your Responsibility

If Allah ordered us to care for the disabled, the poor, and the sick, then how can it be a punishment?

It’s a mercy for them and a mirror for us.
If we abandon them while having everything, it reveals our selfish hearts, not God’s injustice.

Why Disabilities Exist in the World

If there were no disabilities:

• People would become arrogant.
• There would be no need for compassion, no doctors, no nurses, no service.
• No purpose for helping, no room to earn reward.
• The entire human connection would collapse, because helping others is what makes us truly human.

But instead of facing that test, selfish people blame God, because it’s easier than blaming their own lack of compassion.

• They don’t want to help, so they say,
  Why did God allow this?
  But the real question is:
  Why did you allow suffering when you had the power to ease it?”

📖Quran 107:1-3
Have you seen the one who denies the Judgment? It is he who repulses the orphan, and does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

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10. Allah’s Power Over Creation and Human Life

📖Quran 42:49-50
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males – Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.

📖Quran 2:28–29
How can you deny God, when you were dead and He gave you life, then He will put you to death, then He will bring you to life, then to Him you will be returned?…

📖Quran 38:86-88
Say, [O Muhammad], “I do not ask you for the Qur’an any payment, and I am not of the pretentious – It is but a reminder to the worlds – And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time.

📖Quran 42:51
And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition…

📖Quran 31:20
Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors…

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11. The Unity of Religion and the Role of Revelation

📖Quran 2:213
Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners…

📖Quran 16:36
And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], “Worship Allah and avoid Taghut…”

📖Quran 3:19
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam…

📖Quran 14:1
This is a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light…

📖Quran 33:40
Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets…

📖Quran 7:158
Say, [O Muhammad], “O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death.” So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.

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12. No Original Sin in Islam

📖Quran 2:37
Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

📖Quran 35:18
And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.

📖Quran 27:38
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained.

📖Quran 3:85
And whoever desires other than Islam as religion – never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.

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13. Original Sin in Christianity – A Doctrine Built on Contradictions

Christians believe that humanity is born sinful due to Adam’s disobedience in the Garden. They claim that when Adam ate from the forbidden tree after being deceived by Satan (through Eve), this act became the “Original Sin.” From that moment, they say every human being is born guilty, even newborn babies. And to erase this so-called inherited sin, they believe Jesus had to die. According to them, if you don’t believe Jesus died for your sins, you’re doomed, no matter what kind of person you are.

But let’s pause right there.
Dear Christian, before defending this belief, open your Bible and read it properly, Because your own book exposes this lie:

📖Matthew 23:35
“…from the blood of righteous Abel…”

Wait, what? Abel is the direct son of Adam, yet he’s called righteous. How can he be righteous if, as per your claim, all humans are born sinful? Either original sin is false, or the Bible contradicts itself. Choose wisely.

📖Matthew 18:3
“…unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

📖Matthew 19:14
“…for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these [children].”

Now you’re in another mess. Jesus himself praised children and even used them as the model for entering heaven. So if children are supposedly born sinners, why does heaven belong to them? Why does Jesus say we need to become like them to be saved?

So here’s the real question, dear Christian:

If children are born guilty because of Adam’s sin, and they die without “accepting Jesus,” are they burning in hell? Is that your loving god’s plan, send infants to eternal punishment for something they didn’t do?

What kind of divine justice is this?
A child dies before even learning to speak, and your religion says they deserve hell unless they believed in a man nailed to a cross?

• Congratulations, that’s not a religion of mercy, That’s a religion of inherited guilt, psychological abuse, and moral absurdity.

You want to talk about forgiveness?
📖Ezekiel 18:20 in the Old Testament says:

“The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father…”
But Paul comes in later like: “Nah, scrap that. You’re all born evil because Adam ate a fruit.”
Great logic, Paul. You’ve just turned God into an unjust tyrant.

The Truth:

Original Sin is not just unbiblical – it is inhuman. It teaches that you’re guilty before you even breathe. It justifies punishing the innocent. And it insults God by making Him look cruel, irrational, and unjust, So before preaching about salvation, maybe fix the cracks in your doctrine, Because no loving God blames babies for a bite taken by Adam.

Additional Information

This article provides a summarized comparison between the Islamic and Christian views on the concept of original sin and the creation of man in islam. It is meant to offer a general overview and highlight the core differences, not a full theological breakdown or scholarly tafsir, Some explanations may be simplified for clarity, and not every verse or interpretation from Islamic or Christian sources has been included. If you notice any errors or feel something important was missed, please contact us, your feedback helps ensure the content remains accurate and beneficial, Feel free to reach out by email or comment if you have further questions or suggestions. I’m always happy to assist.