The Criterion
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[25:54]
And He it is who out of this [very] water has created man, and has endowed him with [the consciousness of] descent and marriage-tie: for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power.

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* v.54 : 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.