Concise Quran Commentary
Iblis arrogantly said: It is not proper for me to prostrate to a being You created out of dried clay that used to be black, malleable clay.
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Surah 15 : Ayah 33
Surah 15 : Ayah 33
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
He said, “I am not such to prostrate before a human whom You created from sounding clay, made of aging mud.[14]”