Quran 20:116

Surah Taha, Verse 116

Verse 116 of 135 in Surah Taha (طه), chapter 20 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ

EnglishSaheeh International
And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"நீங்கள் ஆதமுக்கு ஸுஜூது செய்யுங்கள்" என்று நாம் வானவர்களிடம் கூறிய போது, இப்லீஸை தவிர, அவர்கள் ஸுஜூது செய்தார்கள். அவன் (அவ்வாறு செய்யாது) விலகிக் கொண்டான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද ආදම්ට සුජූද් (ආචාර) කරනු යැයි අප පැවසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු. එවිට ඉබ්ලීස් හැර (සෙසු සියලු දෙනා ආචාර) සුජූද් කළෝ ය. එහෙත් ඔහු පිටුපෑවේ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور جب ہم نے فرشتوں سے کہا کہ آدم (علیہ السلام) کو سجده کرو تو ابلیس کے سوا سب نے کیا، اس نے صاف انکار کر دیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
われが天使たちに対し,「アーダムにサジダしなさい。」と言った時を思いなさい。イブリースの外かれらはサジダした。だがかれは拒否した。
ChineseMa Jian
当时我对众天神说:你们当向阿丹叩头。他们就叩头,但易卜劣厮除外。

Tafsir of 20:116

The Story of Adam and Iblis Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, man was named Insan only because he was given a covenant, but he forgot it (Nasiya)." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported the same from Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid and Al-Hasan said that he forgot means, "He abandoned it." Concerning Allah's statement, وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ (And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.") He, Allah mentions how Adam was honored and what respect was given to him. He mentions how He favored him over many of those whom He created. A discussion of this story has already preceded in Surat Al-Baqarah, Surat Al-A`raf, Surat Al-Hijr and Surat Al-Kahf. It will also be mentioned again at the end of Surah Sad. In this story, Allah mentions the creation of Adam and that He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam as a sign of honor and respect. He also explains the enmity of Iblis for the Children of Adam and for their father, Adam, before them. Due to this Allah says, فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى (They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblis; he refused.) This means that he refrained from prostrating and became arrogant.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 20:116 — Surah Taha Verse 116