The Holy Quran 17:61 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

Translation

(Remember the time) When We created Aadam عليه الصلاة والسلام and told the angels, "Prostrate to Aadam!" they all prostrated except Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one whom You have created from mud (when I have been created from fire, which is superior to mud)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The bearing of the story of Adam and Iblis on the disbelievers: this story has already appeared in many places. Here attention is drawn to the fact that accepting the command of Almighty Allah unquestioningly, without any “how” or “why”, is the way of the angels, and finding doubts in it is the way of Shaytan.

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