The next verse continues: “Surely we created man from a drop of mingled semen.

The next verse continues: “Surely we created man from a drop of mingled semen...” so, we can say this is a clear indication that it is referring to all of mankind; (since it is a known fact that this is definitely how man reproduces, and not by any other means. It is not a condition of coming into existence only for Adam). However, some commentators believe that the term 'man', in the first verse, refers to 'Adam' and that 'man', in the second verse, indicates 'mankind' as a whole.

However, this seems to be a contradiction in thought and does not appear to be probable. In the following sentence, “...he was considered a thing not worth mentioning?”, there are various ideas put forth on this issue and one of them is that when man was but mingled sperm (and egg), he was not worthy of mention, however, later when the entity possessed the higher stage of development it became a worthy being.

[It has been narrated from Imam Baqir (as), the fifth Imam, that man's existence was known to Allah even though he was not mentioned as being a worthy entity until Allah created him in the physical form.][^14] Other interpretations indicate that the term 'man', in this verse, means…