Tafsir of Al-Insan 76:1

Allah created Man after He did not exist Allah informs that He brought man into existence after he was not even a thing worth mentioning, due to his lowliness and weakness. Allah says,

هل أتى على اﻻنسان حين من الدهر لم يكن شييا مذكورا

Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was not a thing worth mentioning? Then Allah explains this by saying,