So when I have fashioned him and had a spirit of My Own ˹creation˺ breathed into him, fall down in prostration to him.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So the angels prostrated all together—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
but not Iblîs,1 who refused to prostrate with the others.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah asked, “O Iblîs! What is the matter with you that you did not join others in prostration?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He replied, “It is not for me to prostrate to a human You created from sounding clay moulded from black mud.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah commanded, “Then get out of Paradise, for you are truly cursed.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And surely upon you is condemnation until the Day of Judgment.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Satan appealed, “My Lord! Then delay my end until the Day of their resurrection.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah said, “You will be delayed
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
until the appointed Day.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Satan responded, “My Lord! For allowing me to stray I will surely tempt them on earth and mislead them all together,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran