Surah Sad, Ayah 76 (38:76)

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قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

Quran 38:76 is ayah 76 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 457 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:76
قَالَأَنَا۠خَيْرٌمِّنْهُ ۖخَلَقْتَنِىمِننَّارٍوَخَلَقْتَهُۥمِنطِينٍ٧٦
qāla anā khayrun min'hu khalaqtanī min nārin wakhalaqtahu min ṭīnin

He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."(76)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. أَنَا۠anāI am
  3. خَيْرٌkhayrunbetter
  4. مِّنْهُ ۖmin'huthan him
  5. خَلَقْتَنِىkhalaqtanīYou created me
  6. مِنminfrom
  7. نَّارٍnārinfire
  8. وَخَلَقْتَهُۥwakhalaqtahuand You created him
  9. مِنminfrom
  10. طِينٍṭīninclay

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