14 Preface خَلَقَ الإِنسانَ مِن صَلصالٍ كَالفَخّارِYusuf AliHe created man from sounding clay1 like unto pottery,See n. 1966 to 15:26. The creation of men and Jinns is contrasted. Man was made of sounding clay, dry and brittle like pottery. The Jinn (see next note) was made from a clear flame of fire. Yet each has capacities and possibilities which only God’s Grace bestows on them. How can they deny God’s favours?