سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 75
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ ۖ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) said: "O Iblîs (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the high exalted?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ
yāib'līsu
O Iblis
مَا
mā
What
مَنَعَكَ
manaʿaka
prevented you
أَن
an
that
تَسْجُدَ
tasjuda
you (should) prostrate
لِمَا
limā
to (one) whom
خَلَقْتُ
khalaqtu
I created
بِيَدَىَّ ۖ
biyadayya
with My Hands
أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ
astakbarta
Are you arrogant
أَمْ
am
or
كُنتَ
kunta
are you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعَالِينَ
l-ʿālīna
the exalted ones
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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75. Allah said to him: O Iblis! What prevented you from prostrating to the one whom I created with My own hands [70]? Were you arrogant, or are you among the exalted ones [71]?
[70]
The Hands and Feet of Allah Almighty:
Allah Almighty has clearly stated that He created Adam’s figure with His own two hands. From this, the honor and superiority of Adam ؑ and the children of Adam over all things in the universe is established. Secondly, this refutes Darwin’s theory of evolution. Thirdly, it is a response to those who completely deny that Allah has hands, eyes, feet, etc. Their basis of reasoning is that since Allah’s Being is present everywhere, how can He have hands and feet? Therefore, they consider it necessary to interpret such verses and words. The answer to this is that Allah is present everywhere in terms of His attributes such as knowledge and power, but His Being is above the Throne. Then, when Allah Himself explicitly mentions His hands, feet, and eyes, who else can declare His transcendence better than Him? Even if He mentioned His hands, feet, etc., for our understanding, still, they do exist. As for how His hands, eyes, and feet are, we are neither responsible to understand this nor are we able to comprehend it. Our safety lies only in accepting whatever Allah Almighty says as it is.
[71] Do you now wish to become great, or did you already consider yourself a superior creation to others?
[70]
The Hands and Feet of Allah Almighty:
Allah Almighty has clearly stated that He created Adam’s figure with His own two hands. From this, the honor and superiority of Adam ؑ and the children of Adam over all things in the universe is established. Secondly, this refutes Darwin’s theory of evolution. Thirdly, it is a response to those who completely deny that Allah has hands, eyes, feet, etc. Their basis of reasoning is that since Allah’s Being is present everywhere, how can He have hands and feet? Therefore, they consider it necessary to interpret such verses and words. The answer to this is that Allah is present everywhere in terms of His attributes such as knowledge and power, but His Being is above the Throne. Then, when Allah Himself explicitly mentions His hands, feet, and eyes, who else can declare His transcendence better than Him? Even if He mentioned His hands, feet, etc., for our understanding, still, they do exist. As for how His hands, eyes, and feet are, we are neither responsible to understand this nor are we able to comprehend it. Our safety lies only in accepting whatever Allah Almighty says as it is.
[71] Do you now wish to become great, or did you already consider yourself a superior creation to others?
