Taha 20:116 واذ قلنا للملايكة اسجدوا لادم فسجدوا الا ابليس ابى ١١٦

20:116

وَإِذۡ

قُلۡنَا

لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ

ٱسۡجُدُواْ

لِأٓدَمَ

فَسَجَدُوٓاْ

إِلَّآ

إِبۡلِيسَ

أَبَىٰ

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And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs,¹ who refused ˹arrogantly˺.

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Chapter 20, Page 320, Juz 16

116. And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused ˹arrogantly˺. 117. So We cautioned, “O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you ˹O Adam˺ would then suffer ˹hardship˺. 118. Here it is guaranteed that you will never go hungry or unclothed, 119. nor will you ˹ever˺ suffer from thirst or ˹the sun’s˺ heat.” 120. But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?” 121. So they both ate from the tree and then their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. So Adam disobeyed his Lord, and ˹so˺ lost his way. 122. Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺. 123. Allah said, “Descend, both of you, from here together ˹with Satan˺ as enemies to each other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray ˹in this life˺ nor suffer ˹in the next˺. 124. But whoever turns away from My Reminder will certainly have a miserable life, then We will raise them up blind on the Day of Judgment.” 125. They will cry, “My Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, although I used to see?” 126. Allah will respond, “It is so, just as Our revelations came to you and you neglected them, so Today you are neglected.” 127. This is how We reward whoever transgresses and does not believe in the revelations of their Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting. 128. Is it not yet clear to them how many peoples We destroyed before them, whose ruins they still pass by? Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran