سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 74
إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except Iblîs (Satan): he was proud and was one of the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّآ
illā
Except
إِبْلِيسَ
ib'līsa
Iblis
ٱسْتَكْبَرَ
is'takbara
he was arrogant
وَكَانَ
wakāna
and became
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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74. Except Iblis, who acted arrogantly and became one of the disbelievers [69].
[69]
The Command to the Angels to Prostrate to Sayyiduna Adam:
The details of Allah Almighty creating Adam from clay, breathing His spirit into him, commanding the angels to prostrate to Adam, the reality of Iblis, and his refusal to prostrate to Adam have already been mentioned at several places. For example, in the fourth ruku of Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 25 to 43 of Surah Al-Hijr, verses 11 to 15 of Surah Al-A'raf, verses 61 to 65 of Surah Bani Isra'il, verse 50 of Surah Al-Kahf, and verses 116 to 123 of Surah Ta-Ha. And for the refutation of the theory of evolution, see footnote number 19 of Surah Al-Hijr.
[69]
The Command to the Angels to Prostrate to Sayyiduna Adam:
The details of Allah Almighty creating Adam from clay, breathing His spirit into him, commanding the angels to prostrate to Adam, the reality of Iblis, and his refusal to prostrate to Adam have already been mentioned at several places. For example, in the fourth ruku of Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 25 to 43 of Surah Al-Hijr, verses 11 to 15 of Surah Al-A'raf, verses 61 to 65 of Surah Bani Isra'il, verse 50 of Surah Al-Kahf, and verses 116 to 123 of Surah Ta-Ha. And for the refutation of the theory of evolution, see footnote number 19 of Surah Al-Hijr.
