الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 12

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7:12

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَلَّا تَسْجُدَ اِذْ اَمَرْتُكَؕ قَالَ اَنَا𐻾 خَیْرٌ مِنْهُۚ خَلَقْتَنٖی مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طٖینٍ

Qala ma manaAAaka alla tasjuda ith amartuka qala ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin

Translations

[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay

Saheeh International

He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud

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