How many stages has the human being gone through since Allah created Adam?
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The Shaykh : How many stages has the human being gone through since Adam was created? How many stages has he passed through since Adam was created? Yes.
The student: Five stages.
The Shaykh : Five stages?
The student: The first stage is the creation of our father Adam from clay; Adam was created first and the spirit was breathed into him. Then there are four stages that apply to every human being: one stage that Adam alone underwent, and four stages for every human being.
The Shaykh : Rest. Rest. I did not explain this to you yesterday, but let us read the Qur'an:[Al-Mu'minun 23:12] This is one, [Al-Mu'minun 23:13], [Al-Mu'minun 23:14], [Al-Mu'minun 23:14], [Al-Mu'minun 23:14] [Al-Mu'minun 23:14] [Al-Mu'minun 23:14], how many stages have there been?
Seven. The stages mentioned in this verse are seven stages. For this reason, Ibn Abbas said:, and his meaning is from Adam until he emerges.
The student: Five stages.
The Shaykh : Five stages?
The student: The first stage is the creation of our father Adam from clay; Adam was created first and the spirit was breathed into him. Then there are four stages that apply to every human being: one stage that Adam alone underwent, and four stages for every human being.
The Shaykh : Rest. Rest. I did not explain this to you yesterday, but let us read the Qur'an:
And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.
ولقد خلقنا الإنسان من سلالة من طينThen We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.
ثم جعلناه نطفة في قرار مكينThen We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot
ثم خلقنا النطفة علقةand We made the clot into a lump [of flesh]
فخلقنا العلقة مضغةand We made [from] the lump, bones
فخلقنا المضغة عظاماand We covered the bones with flesh
فكسونا العظام لحماthen We developed him into another creation
ثم أنشأناه خلقا آخرSeven. The stages mentioned in this verse are seven stages. For this reason, Ibn Abbas said: