Lesson # 829 from the Noble Quran
Allah asked Satan: Why didn’t you fall prostrate
Surah ‘A’-‘RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)–Stage - 2
Verse – 12 & 13
of 206, Sections – 2 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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12. He said: What
hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? He (Iblis) said: I am better than him;
Thou created me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud.
13. He said: Then go
down hence! It is not for thee to show pride here, so go forth! Lo! Thou art
of those degraded.
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12. Qaala
maa mana-‘aka ‘allaa
tasjuda ‘iz ‘amarTuk.
Qaala ‘ana khay-rum-minh. Khalaq-Tanii min-naarinw-wa khalaqTahuu
min-tiin.
13. Qaala
fahbit min-haa famaa
yakuunu laka ‘an-
tatakabbara fiihaa fakhruj
‘innaka minas-saagiriin.
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Lesson
‘Ihbit – (Go down),
it is from habuut, which means “to go
down – from a higher place or rank, to be transferred from one place to any
other”.
‘As-saagiriin – (those
people who are disgraceful, degraded, contemptible). It is plural of Saagir, which has been derived from Sagaar. Sagaar means “disgrace, insult, infamy, ignominy”. This word “Sagaar” has come - in Suratul ‘An-‘aam too.
Iblis (Satan) did
not fall prostrate before Adam (peace be upon Him) when Allah Almighty ordered
to do so and began to think. The aim from falling prostrate was that: I shall
remain submissive and obedient to Adam (peace be upon Him). The Angels (peace
be upon Them) comprehended immediately that it is the Will of Allah Almighty.
Satan forgot the Creator and began to see himself. This explanation has been
described in this verse.
It is
commanded that Allah Almighty asked the reason of falling not prostrate and
said: While it was My Order, then why did you not fall prostrate. He (Satan)
replied: I am better than him. You (Allah Almighty) created me of fire and him
of mud. It is astonishing; what is comparison among fire and mud? Hereupon,
Allah Almighty commanded: You (Iblis)
disobeyed Our Order. Now you have no rank in Our Court, so you should go down. This
place where you are - is not the place of living for them who consider
themselves superior (proud) to others. You cannot show pride while dwelling
here. Therefore, go forth. You are included in those now who are degraded.
These Angels
(peace be upon Them), who were commanded to fall prostrate before Adam (peace
be upon Him), are those, who are given responsibility of service of the works
of the earth; anyone of them is appointed to control the air, someone is responsible
of water, while charge of fire has been given to any other.
These are the Angels
(peace be upon Them), who fell prostrate, but Iblis, who was made of fire, denied to fall prostrate. He forgot
bowing before the Order of Allah Almighty and thought: Actual thing is mud in
the body of Adam (peace be upon Him), which lies at the lowest place. How can
it be that I fall prostrate before it?
The religious commentators
have explained that the fire has fastness and lightness. Its specific
signs are anger, inflammation, pain, heat and rage. Looking at Adam’s rank and
dignity (peace be upon Him), Satan’s fire of envy broke out and he began to be
burnt in his heart.
It was the
punished that He was kicked out being disgraced from the Court of Allah
Almighty. The root of anger and rage is pride and these are tokens of
haughtiness. Iblis considered himself
superior and at that time He could not think that His actual duty was to obey
the Command of Allah Almighty too like other entire creatures. So humiliation
infamy, disgrace and ignominy were gotten by Him.
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