Rebuttal needed: WikiIslam Creation of Humans from Clay

[mclinkin94]

The article says that the idea of Humans were created from Clay were found in many ancient pagan writings, for example:

For example: Greeks:

Ancient Greeks
Prometheus shaped man out of mud, and Athena breathed life into his clay figure.[7]

Ancient Egyptian
Khnum, the ram-headed god of Elephantine, the potter, fashioned men on his wheel, making use of the clay in his locality as his basic material.[3]

Europe
The Cheremiss of Russia, a Finnish people, tell a story of the creation of man which recalls episodes in the Toradjan and Indian legends of the same event. They say that God moulded man's body of clay and then went up to heaven to fetch the soul, with which to animate it.[9]



http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Creation_of_Humans_from_Clay

[awesome31311]

Yea, so what? Islam always existed you know. And there were prophets sent to all parts of the world.

[mclinkin94]

Yea, so what? Islam always existed you know. And there were prophets sent to all parts of the world.

I realize this, but when in a debate with a non-muslim--I don't think they will accept that (they will consider it an excuse). Is there a better explanation?

[Sama]

salam alaikum

don't waste the blessed days of ramadan with this stuff, try to do better salah & recitations, dhikr inshaaAllah:
http://quranscientificerror.blogspot.com/2013/07/re-human-created-from-clay-quran.html

[muzi123]

an answer is needed these are the q i always ask e.g science in quran they claim the ancient greeks knew them or the ancient indians or ancient Sumerians or ancient Egyptians 

[ThatMuslimGuy]

AsalamuAlaikum,

Hey Brother Muzi. What exactly is your question again?

Is it that other cultures speak of man being made from clay?

Simple Answers Allah sent messengers to all of mankind with the same message and with a revelation. High chance Allah mentioned Humans made from an extract of clay then it has reached us today but in a warped way.

Or is it people say Science in the Quran was already known at the time? For that i say bring the proof that it was known.