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Ar-Rahman · 55:14

He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

Sahih International

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خَلَقَ

khalaqa

He created

Word breakdown

خلق

Fi'l · Verb

He created

Rootخلقxlq

to create, bring into being, creation

261× in the Quran · Common

LemmaخَلَقَVerb (form I) - to create

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

خَلَقَ (He created) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present