Surah Hijr ayat 31 Tafsir Quran 15:31

﴿إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ﴾
[ الحجر: 31]

15:31 Except Iblees, he refused to be with those who prostrated.

except Iblīs the father of the jinn — he was standing among the angels he refused to be among those prostrating.

Except Iblis (AL-Shaytan-to-be) who refused to join those who prostrated themselves in obeisance to Allah

The creation of Adam, the Command to the Angels to prostrate to Him, and the Rebellion of Iblis Allah informs us of how He mentioned Adam to His angels before He created him, and how He honored him by commanding the angels to prostrate to him.
He mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to him out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride.
This is why Iblis said: لَمْ أَكُن لاًّسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَـلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ( I am not one to prostrate myself to a human, whom You created from dried (sounding ) clay of altered mud.) this is like when he said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ ( I am better than him (Adam ), You created me from Fire and him You created from clay.)( 7:12 ) and أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ ( "Do you see this one whom You have honored above me..." ) 17:62

(15:31) except Iblis: he refused to join those who bowed down. *20

Except Iblees, he refused to be with meaning

*20) Please compare this passage ( vv.
30-43 ) with II: 30-39, IV: 117-120 and Vll: 11-25 and also refer to E.N.'s appended to these.

 

The creation of Adam, the Command to the Angels to prostrate to Him, and the Rebellion of Iblis Allah informs us of how He mentioned Adam to His angels before He created him, and how He honored him by commanding the angels to prostrate to him.
He mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to him out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride.
This is why Iblis said: لَمْ أَكُن لاًّسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَـلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ( I am not one to prostrate myself to a human, whom You created from dried (sounding ) clay of altered mud.) this is like when he said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ ( I am better than him (Adam ), You created me from Fire and him You created from clay.)( 7:12 ) and أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ ( "Do you see this one whom You have honored above me..." ) 17:62

( Save Iblis ), their chief. ( He refused ) he felt too proud ( to be among the prostrate ) to Adam ( pbuh ).

Except Iblis (Satan), - he refused to be among the prostrators.

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