The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
Page #288
17:61
وَإِذْ
قُلْنَا
لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ
اسْجُدُوا
لِآدَمَ
فَسَجَدُوا
إِلَّا
إِبْلِيسَ
قَالَ
أَأَسْجُدُ
لِمَنْ
خَلَقْتَ
طِينًا
wa-ʾidh qulnā li-l-malāʾikati sjudū li-ʾādama fa-sajadū ʾillā ʾiblīsa qāla ʾa-ʾasjudu li-man khalaqta ṭīnan
Behold! We said to the angels: "Bow down unto Adam": They bowed down except Iblis: He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?"
— Abdullah Yusufali
When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ they [all] prostrated, but not Iblis: he said, ‘Shall I prostrate before someone whom You have created from clay?’
