Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 354
LIFE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF QURANIC REVELATIONS – A BRIEF INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER be mastered by the so-called divines who enjoy the knowledge of such verses from various scriptures as press the jinn into their service. Once subjugated, the jinn can perform fantastic tasks at their command such as materializing anything they like out of thin air. Through the jinn they can gain control over their loved ones or acquire power to annihilate their enemies. The Quran most certainly does not speak of this superstitious human fantasy when it speaks of the pre-biotic age with reference to the jinn. Of that the reader will be given a full account in the chapter The Jinn. . The Role of Clay. T. In the Quran, dry dust or wet clay are also repeatedly mentioned as stages through which life passed in ancient times. In Surah Al-Imran, it states: خَلَقَهُ مِنْ تُرَاب 3:60 . . . . He created him (Adam) out of dust (turāb). . . ª. On the same subject we read the following: خَلَقَكُمْ مِّن طين 6:3 . . . He created you from clay (humid or moist earth). . . 5. Clay is also mentioned in Surah Al-Raḥmān, but this time it is not wet clay which is referred to for it is clearly stated: خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَجَّارِ * 55:15 343