Quran 38:83

Surah Sad, Verse 83

Verse 83 of 88 in Surah Sad (ص), chapter 38 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Except, among them, Your chosen servants."
TamilJan Trust Foundation: "(எனினும்) அவர்களில் அந்தரங்க சுத்தியான உன் அடியார்களைத் தவிர" (என்றான்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එහෙත් ඔවුන් අතරින් වූ ඔබේ අවංක ගැත්තන් හැර.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: بجز تیرے ان بندوں کے جو چیده اور پسندیده ہوں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれらの中の，あなたの謙虚なしもべを除いては。」
ChineseMa Jian: 惟不诱惑你的纯洁的仆人。

Tafsir of 38:83

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)