16:4
خَلَقَٱلْإِنسَٰنَمِننُّطْفَةٍفَإِذَاهُوَخَصِيمٌمُّبِينٌ٤
khalaqa l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin fa-idhā huwa khaṣīmun mubīnun
He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once he is a clear adversary.(4)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 4 (16:4)
ٱلنَّحْل
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
Quran 16:4 is ayah 4 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 267 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 267
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
- ٱلْإِنسَٰنَl-insānathe human kind
- مِنminfrom
- نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina minute quantity of semen
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāthen behold
- هُوَhuwahe
- خَصِيمٌkhaṣīmun(is) an opponent
- مُّبِينٌmubīnunclear
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:4
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:3–4 together.