وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَنْ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ إِذَآ أَنتُم بَشَرٌۭ تَنتَشِرُونَ ٢٠
And of His signs is this: He created you of dust, and behold you human beings bashrun, ranging widely!
[Al-Quran 30:20; Translation: Pickthall, edited in italics to retain word bashrun]
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًۭا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًۭا وَصِهْرًۭا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًۭا ٥٤
And He it is Who hath created man bashran from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.
[Al-Quran 25:54; Translation: Pickthall, edited in italics to retain word bashran]
The Quran contrast 'bashr' with 'malak'; and 'insaan' with 'jaan / jinn'.
Adam was a bashr (Q15:28), and he was created with the same material as insaan (Q15:26).
Iblis was among the malak, and he was from the jinn (Q18:50).
Iblis tempted Adam with the prospect of becoming immortal, and/or a malak (Q7:20).
The Quran states that no bashr has been granted immortality (Q21:34).
The Quran states the materials bashr are created from: (dust [تُرَابٍۢ ], water [ٱلْمَآءِ]).
The Quran states the materials insaan is created from.
The Quran states the materials jaan / jinn are created from.
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The following is an excerpt from Q7 10-36 || Q12 :
فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْآتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِين
Then whispered to both of them the Shaitaan to make apparent to both of them what was concealed from both of them of their shame. And he said, "(Did) not forbid you both your Lord from this [the] tree except that you two become Angels or you two become of the immortals."
[Al-Quran 7:20]
فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتْ بِمَكْرِهِنَّ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَعْتَدَتْ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَأً وَآتَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِّنْهُنَّ سِكِّينًا وَقَالَتِ اخْرُجْ عَلَيْهِنَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ أَكْبَرْنَهُ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيم
So when she heard of their scheming, she sent for them and she prepared for them a banquet and she gave each one of them a knife and she said, "Come out before them." Then when they saw him they greatly admired him, and cut their hands, they said, "Forbid Allah, not (is) this a man bashran not (is) this but an angel noble."
[Al-Quran 12:31; edited to retain word bashran in italics]
Adam was a bashr (بَشَرًا).
Iblis, the Satan (الشَّيْطَانُ) was a malak (مَلَكٌ).
One of the temptations that Iblis used to convince Adam to disobey His Lord was that there was a possibility of them becoming angels [ مَلَكَيْنِ (dual form of مَلَكٌ)].
The other temptation was the promise of immortality. Q21:34 is quite clear that no bashr has been granted immortality, not even the prophets (Q21:8)!
A common mytheme across religions is a sacred tree. The tree of life is a popular motif cropping up in ancient Egyptian drawings as well. It seems that Satan has been using the same temptations to tempt humans to err.
Also, from the exclamation of the Egyptian ladies at the banquet: وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيم, it seems that they had an idea what a malak is, and how its different from a bashr!
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The following is an excerpt from Q15 23-50 || Q12 :
Endotherms, The Genus Homo
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
And verily, We created humankind (out) of sounding clay from black mud altered.
[Al-Quran 15:26]
قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
He said, "O my son! (Do) not relate your vision to your brothers lest they plan against you a plot. Indeed, the Shaitaan (is) to man an enemy open.
[Al-Quran 12:5]
The We were tasked with the creation of the Genus Homo. From fossils, we know that there existed many species of humans, who pre-existed the Adam mentioned after two ayaat (Q15:28).
Similarly, in Surah Yusuf, Joseph is not the first of his kind, but rather he has ten elder brothers.
Endotherms are able to regulate their body temperature. Q15:26 informs us of the material humans are made from: aged, warm, wet black mud? See concordance of root letters for حَمَإٍand مَّسْنُونٍ
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Ectotherms, class Reptilia, order Squamata, suborder Serpentes
وَالْجَانَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُومِ
And the jinn We created it from before from fire scorching.
[Al-Quran 15:27]
قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
He said, "O my son! (Do) not relate your vision to your brothers lest they plan against you a plot. Indeed, the Shaitaan (is) to man an enemy open.
[Al-Quran 12:5]
Before the task of creation of the humans (Q15:26), the We were also tasked with the creation of the الْجَانَّ. According to earlier learnings, الْجَانَّ are snakes. They are scientifically classified as Reptiles, suborder Serpentes, which includes Snakes.
Ectotherms rely on environmental heat sources. As discussed in the post about snakes, the material used to create them is the end material of complete combustion, and can burn no longer.
The Quran informs us that fire is made from the green tree (Q36:80) ;
Creation of Endotherms vs Ectotherms || think Wet sanding vs Dry sanding: Wet sanding is better on metals and plastic, Dry sanding safer for wood, as a preventive measure, as wood can absorb water and get bloated. Consider the following excerpt from National Geographic:
When snakes drink, “it doesn’t look like they are doing much of anything,” Moore says, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes.
In a 2012 study David Cundall of Lehigh University and colleagues found that some species drink via capillary action, the same mechanism by which water climbs from roots to leaves in plants.
Snakes have skin folds in their lower jaw that expand to accommodate large prey. When they put their mouths in the water, those skin folds expand and absorb the liquid like a sponge via capillary action, then muscles squeeze it down into the gut.
Also consider the following:
Iblis (Satan) is from the jinn (Q18:50), that is a snake, an ectotherm ; he is the enemy of all mankind, as exposed in the ayaat that follow the commandment to prostrate to Adam.
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Biological Adam of Homo Sapiens Sapiens
وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
And when said your Lord to the Angels, "Indeed, I (will) create a human being bashr(out) of clay from black mud altered.
[Al-Quran 15:28; translation edited in italics to retain word bashr]
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ ۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Verily, (there) is in their stories a lesson for men (of) understanding. Not (it) is a narration invented, but a confirmation (of that) which (from) between his hands and a detailed explanation (of) all things, and a guidance and mercy for a people who believe.
[Al-Quran 12:111]
Adam was created by Allah Himself with His Hands. Adam was created a بَشَرًا. Adam was created from حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ, the material with which the various species of humans were created with by the 'We' mentioned two ayaat before (Q15:26)).
Yusuf was a بَشَرًا, as were his elder brothers.
Both Adam and Yusuf were chosen for a special purpose.
Related Posts: Humans: Extinct & Extant || Their Descendants from Their Backs || Q38 71-88 || Q12
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