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Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:61

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Arabic	English	Morphology
وَإِذْ wa-idh	And when	Noun
قُلْنَا qul'nā	We said	V
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ lil'malāikati	to the Angels	Noun
ٱسْجُدُوا۟ us'judū	Prostrate	V
لِءَادَمَ liādama	to Adam	Noun
فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ fasajadū	So they prostrated	V
إِلَّآ illā	except	Prep
إِبْلِيسَ ib'līsa	Iblis	Noun
قَالَ qāla	He said	V
ءَأَسْجُدُ a-asjudu	Shall I prostrate	V
لِمَنْ liman	to (one) whom	Noun
خَلَقْتَ khalaqta	You created	V
طِينًا ṭīnan	(from) clay	Noun

When We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they all bowed down, but not Iblis. He retorted, ‘Why should I bow down to someone You have created out of clay?’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ قَالَ ءَأَسۡجُدُ لِمَنۡ خَلَقۡتَ طِینࣰا ۝٦١

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa qāla a-asjudu liman khalaqta ṭīna

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Surah: Children of Israel, The Israelites
Verse: 17:61
Juz: 15
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 50
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

قول (قالَ)
ملك (مَلَك)
سجد (سَجَدَ)
أدم (آدَم)
خلق (خَلَقَ)
طين (طِين)

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20:116 59%

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa ab

When We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they did. But Iblis refused

2:34 45%

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa abā wa-is'takbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīn

When We told the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ they all bowed. But not Iblis, who refused and was arrogant: he was one of the disobedient

7:11 30%

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

walaqad khalaqnākum thumma ṣawwarnākum thumma qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa lam yakun mina l-sājidīn

We created you, We gave you shape, and then We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ and they did. But not Iblis: he was not one of those who bowed down

18:50 23%

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَدَلًا

wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa kāna mina l-jini fafasaqa ʿan amri rabbihi afatattakhidhūnahu wadhurriyyatahu awliyāa min dūnī wahum lakum ʿaduwwun bi'sa lilẓẓālimīna badala

We said to the angels, ‘Bow down before Adam,’ and they all bowed down, but not Iblis: he was one of the jinn and he disobeyed his Lord’s command. Are you [people] going to take him and his offspring as your masters instead of Me, even though they are your enemies? What a bad bargain for the evildoers

Children of Israel, The Israelites — Verse 61

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:61

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