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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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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

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And when	وَإِذْ (wa-idh)	ا ذ	Noun Noun
We said	قُلْنَا (qul'nā)	ق و ل	Verb V
to the angels	لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ (lil'malāikati)	م ل ك	Noun Noun
Prostrate	ٱسْجُدُوا۟ (us'judū)	س ج د	Verb V
to Adam	لِءَادَمَ (liādama)	أ د م	Noun Noun
[so] they prostrated	فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ (fasajadū)	س ج د	Verb V
except	إِلَّآ (illā)	إ ل ا	Prep. Prep
Iblis	إِبْلِيسَ (ib'līsa)	إ ب ل ي س	Noun Noun
He refused	أَبَىٰ (abā)	أ ب ي	Verb V
and was arrogant	وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ (wa-is'takbara)	ك ب ر	Verb V
and became	وَكَانَ (wakāna)	ك و ن	Verb V
of	مِنَ (mina)	م ن	Prep. Prep
the disbelievers	ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ (l-kāfirīna)	ك ف ر	Noun Noun

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Surah: The Cow
Verse: 2:34
Juz: 1-3
Revelation: Medinan
Revelation Order: 87
Translations: 66
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Root Words in This Verse

قول (قالَ)
ملك (مَلَك)
سجد (سَجَدَ)
أدم (آدَم)
أبي (أَبَى)
كبر (اسْتَكْبَرَ)
كون (كانَ)
كفر (كافِر)

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20:116 75%

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

17:61 45%

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

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

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?’

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

38:74 15%

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

illā ib'līsa is'takbara wakāna mina l-kāfirīn

but not Iblis, who was too proud. He became a rebel

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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis