hadith
744
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[A part of the same sermon (about man’s creation, and pointing towards the requirements of life) :] O creature who has been equitably created and who has been nurtured and looked after in the darkness of wombs with multiple curtains. You were originated from the essence of clay (Qur’ān, 23:12) and placed in a still place for a known length (Qur’ān, 77:21-22) and an ordained time. You used to move in the womb of your mother as an embryo, neither responding to a call nor hearing any voice.
منها : أَيُّهَا الْـمَخْلُوقُ السَّوِيُّ، وَالْمُنْشَأُ الْمَرْعِىُّ، فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الاْرْحَامِ، وَمُضَاعَفَاتِ الاْسْتَارِ، بُدِئْتَ ﴿مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ﴾، وَوُضِعْتَ ﴿فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ. إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ﴾ وَأَجَل مَقْسُوم، تَمُورُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّكَ جَنِيناً لاَ تُحِيرُ دُعَاءً، وَلاَ تَسْمَعُ نِدَاءً،
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