إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَـٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (நபியே! நினைவு கூர்வீராக!) "நிச்சயமாக நாம் களிமண்ணிலிருந்து மனிதனைப் படைக்க இருக்கின்றேன்" என்று உம்முடைய இறைவன் கூறிய வேளையில்;
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නියත වශයෙන් ම මම මැටියෙන් වූ මිනිසෙකු මවන්නෙමි යැයි මලක්වරුන්ට නුඹේ පරමාධිපති පැවසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- جبکہ آپ کے رب نے فرشتوں سے ارشاد فرمایا کہ میں مٹی سے انسان کو پیدا کرنے واﻻ ہوں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたの主が，天使たちに，「われは泥から人間を創ろうとしている。」と仰せられた時を思え。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当时，你的主曾对众天神说：我必定要用泥土创造一个人，
Tafsir of 38:71
The Story of Adam and Iblis Allah mentions this story in Surat Al-Baqarah, at the beginning of Surat Al-A`raf, in Surat Al-Hijr, Al-Isra', Al-Kahf and here. Before creating Adam, peace be upon him, Allah told the angels that He was going to create a human being from sounding clay of altered smooth black mud. He told them that when He finished creating and forming him, they were to prostrate to him as a sign of honor and respect, and out of obedience to the command of Allah, may He be exalted. All of the angels obeyed this command except for Iblis, who was not one of them. He was one of the Jinn, and his nature betrayed him at his time of greatest need. He refused to prostrate to Adam, and he disputed with his Lord about him, claiming that he was better than Adam, because he was created from fire while Adam was created from clay, and fire was better than clay, or so he said. He made a mistake by doing this, and he went against the command of Allah, thus committing the sin of disbelief.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
