54وَهُوَ الَّذي خَلَقَ مِنَ الماءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهرًا ۗ وَكانَ رَبُّكَ قَديرًاMuhammad AsadAnd He it is who out of this [very] water has created man,1 and has endowed him with [the consciousness of] descent and marriage-tie:2 for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power.See second half of 21:30 where the creation of "every living thing out of water" is spoken of, as well as 24:45, which mentions in this connection the entire animal world (including, of course, man).I.e., has enabled him to attribute spiritual value to, and to derive strength from, his organic and social relationships.