Glossary

‘alaqah: hanging mass.
hadīth: pl. hadīths or ahādīth. The sayings, practice and approved traditions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
masnūn: something odorous and inconsistent.
mudghah: a chewed like substance.
nutfah: a drop of sperm.
nutfat-ul-amshāj: a drop of mingled sperm.
salsāl kal fakhkhār: dried or highly purified clay.
sulālah min teen: extract of purified clay.
teen: clay.
turāb: inorganic matter.

Creation of Man