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Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 116

Taa-Haa · Meccan · Juz 16 · Page 320

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ ﴿116﴾
And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam." They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblîs (Satan) he refused.
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
قُلْنَا qul'nā We said
لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ lil'malāikati to the Angels
ٱسْجُدُوا۟ us'judū Prostrate
لِـَٔادَمَ liādama to Adam
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ fasajadū then they prostrated
إِلَّآ illā except
إِبْلِيسَ ib'līsa Iblis
أَبَىٰ abā he refused

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(Ayah 116){ وَ اِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ۠ اسْجُدُوْا … :} For its exegesis, see Surah Al-Baqarah (34 to 36) and Al-A'raf (11, 12).

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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116. And when We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” [84] they all prostrated except Iblis; he refused.

[84] The story of Adam and Iblis has already been mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, Al-A'raf, and several other places, and it will come again in the future. However, at each place, only as much is mentioned as is appropriate for the context. Thus, different aspects of this story present different conclusions.