Surah Taha, ayah 116
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.
Taha · 20:116
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
- لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
- ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
- لِـَٔادَمَliādamato Adam
- فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūthen they prostrated
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
- أَبَىٰabāhe refused
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