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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 34of 286

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ﴿٣٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the angels
ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadū[so] they prostrated
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
أَبَىٰabāHe refused
وَٱسْتَكْبَرَwa-is'takbaraand was arrogant
وَكَانَwakānaand became
مِنَminaof
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Honoring Adam when the Angels prostrated before HimThis Ayah mentions the great honor that Allah granted Adam, and Allah reminded Adam's offspring of this fact. Allah commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam, as this Ayah and many Hadiths testify, such as the Hadith about the intercession that we discussed. There is a Hadith about the supplication of Musa, "O my Lord! Show me Adam who caused us and himself to be thrown out of Paradise.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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