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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 61of 111

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًۭا﴿٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūSo they prostrated
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
قَالَqālaHe said
ءَأَسْجُدُa-asjuduShall I prostrate
لِمَنْlimanto (one) whom
خَلَقْتَkhalaqtaYou created
طِينًۭاṭīnan(from) clay

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Adam and IblisAllah mentions here the enmity of Iblis, may the curse of Allah be upon him and his progeny. This is an ancient hatred, dating from the time that Allah created Adam, when He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam, and all of them prostrated except Iblis, who was too arrogant and he haughtily refused to prostrate to him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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