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Surah Al-Hijr, verse 33: meaning and tafsir
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ ٣٣
He said, “I am not such to prostrate before a human whom You created from sounding clay, made of aging mud.[14]”
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[14] He said: “I am better than him; You created me from fire and created him from clay.” See 7:12.
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Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
33. 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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