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وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ﴿١١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūthen they prostrated
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
أَبَىٰabāhe refused

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Adam and IblisIbn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, man was named Insan only because he was given a covenant, but he forgot it (Nasiya)." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported the same from Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid and Al-Hasan said that he forgot means, "He abandoned it." Concerning Allah's statement,وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ(And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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