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7:12

Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 12

Surah Al-A'raf (chapter 7) · Ayah 12 · Juz 8 · Page 152

Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 12

Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 12 (7:12) means: “[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

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7:12

Al-A'raf · Ayah 12

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."

Quran 7:12 (Al-A'raf) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

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  • Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes

  • Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2

  • Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0