7 Preface الَّذي أَحسَنَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ خَلَقَهُ ۖ وَبَدَأَ خَلقَ الإِنسانِ مِن طينٍAhmed AliWho made all things He created excellent; and first fashioned man from clay,1 Clay and dust signify that man is made of matter. See note to verse 71:17.