Quran 7:12

Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 206 in Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف), chapter 7 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

EnglishSaheeh International
[Allāh] 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 [i.e., earth]."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"நான் உனக்குக் கட்டளையிட்ட போது, நீ ஸஜ்தா செய்யாதிருக்க உன்னைத் தடுத்தது யாது?" என்று அல்லாஹ் கேட்டான்; "நான் அவரை (ஆதமை)விட மேலானவன் - என்னை நீ நெருப்பினால் படைத்தாய், அவரை களிமண்ணால் படைத்தாய்" என்று (இப்லீஸ் பதில்) கூறினான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
මා නුඹට නියෝග කළ අවස්ථාවෙහි නුඹ සිරස නො නැමීමට නුඹව වැළැක් වූයේ කුමක් ද? යැයි (අල්ලාහ්) විමසුවේ ය. (එවිට) මම ඔහුට වඩා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ ය. නුඹ මා ගින්නෙන් මවා ඇත්තෙහි ය. නුඹ ඔහු මවා ඇත්තේ මැටියෙනි යැයි ඔහු පැවසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
حق تعالیٰ نے فرمایا تو جو سجده نہیں کرتا تو تجھ کو اس سے کون امر مانع ہے ، جبکہ میں تجھ کو حکم دے چکا، کہنے لگا میں اس سے بہتر ہوں، آپ نے مجھ کو آگ سے پیدا کیا ہے اور اس کو آپ نے خاک سے پیدا کیا ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれは仰せられた。「われがあなたに命じた時,どうしてサジダしなかったのか。」悪魔は答えた。「わたしはかれよりも優れております。あなたはわたしを火から御創りになりましたが,かれを泥で創られました。」
ChineseMa Jian
主说:当我命令你叩头的时候,你为什么不叩头呢?他说:我比他优越,你用火造我,用泥造他。

Tafsir of 7:12

مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ (What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did not prostrate) 7: 12 meaning, what stopped and hindered you from prostrating after I ordered you to do so, according to Ibn Jarir. This meaning is sound, and Allah knows best. Iblis, may Allah curse him, said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ (I am better than him (Adam)), and this excuse is worse than the crime itself! Shaytan said that he did not obey Allah because he who is better cannot prostrate to he who is less. Shaytan, may Allah curse him, meant that he is better than Adam, "So how can You order me to prostrate before him" Shaytan said that he is better than Adam because he was created from fire while, "You created him from clay, and fire is better." The cursed one looked at the origin of creation not at the honor bestowed, that is, Allah creating Adam with His Hand and blowing life into him. Shaytan made a false comparison when confronted by Allah's command, فَقَعُواْ لَهُ سَجِدِينَ ("Then you fall down prostrate to him")38:72. Therefore, Shaytan alone contradicted the angels, because he refused to prostrate. He, thus, became `Ablasa' from the mercy, meaning, lost hope in acquiring Allah's mercy.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 7:12 — Surah Al-A'raf Verse 12