506. Contradictory statements regarding creation of man.

Verses (2:117, 3:47, 3:59, 16:40, 36:82, 40:68) of the Quran say man was created by the command of Allah ‘Be’.

But verses (6:2, 7:12, 15:26, 15:28, 15:33, 17:61, 23:12, 32:7, 37:11, 38:71, 38:76, 55:14) of the Quran say man was created from clay.

Verses (19:67, 76:1) of the Quran say man was nothing before being created. 

These verses of the Quran (21:30, 25:54, 32:8, 76:2, 86:6) say man was created from water. 

These verses of the Quran say man was created from fertilized egg.(22:5, 23:14, 40:67, 75:38, 96:2)

Verses (3:59, 18:37, 22:5, 30:20, 35:11) say we created you from clay. 

Verses (16:4, 18:37, 22:5, 23:13, 23:14, 35:11, 36:77, 40:67, 53:45, 75:37, 76:2, 80:19) of the Quran say man created from a drop of sperm. People who criticize Quran, point out the above Quranic verses as contradictions

But these are not contradictions but correct messages can be explained by an example.

When talking about a south Indian dish called rice noodle or rice vermicelli, it can be said it is made from a) paddy, b) rice, c) flour, d)rice flour, e)water and rice flour , and e)can be said is made from my mother's efforts.

No one can term this as a contradiction and neither can one call this a lie. 

Similarly, the above cited verses talk of creation of man.