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Quran Maqasid

Surah Taha, verse 116

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واذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لادم فسجدوا الا ابليس ابى

When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", They prostrated themselves, but not Iblīs: he refused.

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  • Verse 116 of 135
  • Juz 16
  • Page 320

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قُلْنَاWe saidqul'nā
  3. لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِto the Angelslil'malāikati
  4. ٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateus'judū
  5. لِـَٔادَمَto Adamliādama
  6. فَسَجَدُوٓا۟then they prostratedfasajadū
  7. إِلَّآexceptillā
  8. إِبْلِيسَIblisib'līsa
  9. أَبَىٰhe refusedabā

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