Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The creation of Adam, the Command to the Angels to prostrate to Him, and the Rebellion of Iblis Allah informs us of how He mentioned Adam to His angels before He created him, and how He honored him by commanding the angels to prostrate to him. He mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to him out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride. This is why Iblis said: لَمْ أَكُن لاًّسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَـلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ (I am not one to prostrate myself to a human, whom You created from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud.) this is like when he said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ (I am better than him (Adam), You created me from Fire and him You created from clay.)(7:12) and أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ ("Do you see this one whom You have honored above me...") 17:62

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The creation of Adam, the Command to the Angels to prostrate to Him, and the Rebellion of Iblis Allah informs us of how He mentioned Adam to His angels before He created him, and how He honored him by commanding the angels to prostrate to him. He mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to him out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride. This is why Iblis said: لَمْ أَكُن لاًّسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَـلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ (I am not one to prostrate myself to a human, whom You created from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud.) this is like when he said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ (I am better than him (Adam), You created me from Fire and him You created from clay.)(7:12) and أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ ("Do you see this one whom You have honored above me...") 17:62

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The creation of Adam, the Command to the Angels to prostrate to Him, and the Rebellion of Iblis Allah informs us of how He mentioned Adam to His angels before He created him, and how He honored him by commanding the angels to prostrate to him. He mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to him out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride. This is why Iblis said: لَمْ أَكُن لاًّسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَـلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ (I am not one to prostrate myself to a human, whom You created from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud.) this is like when he said, أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ (I am better than him (Adam), You created me from Fire and him You created from clay.)(7:12) and أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـذَا الَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ ("Do you see this one whom You have honored above me...") 17:62

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The Expulsion of Iblis from Jannah, and His Reprieve until the Day of Resurrection Allah tells us how He issued an unconditional command to Iblis to leave the position he held among the highest of heights. He told him that he was an outcast, i.e., cursed, and that he would be followed by a curse that would hound him until the Day of Resurrection. It was reported that Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "When Allah cursed Iblis, his image into something different from that of the angels, and he made a sound like a bell. Every bell that rings on this earth until the Day of Resurrection is part of that. This was reported by Ibn Abi Hatim.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The Expulsion of Iblis from Jannah, and His Reprieve until the Day of Resurrection Allah tells us how He issued an unconditional command to Iblis to leave the position he held among the highest of heights. He told him that he was an outcast, i.e., cursed, and that he would be followed by a curse that would hound him until the Day of Resurrection. It was reported that Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "When Allah cursed Iblis, his image into something different from that of the angels, and he made a sound like a bell. Every bell that rings on this earth until the Day of Resurrection is part of that. This was reported by Ibn Abi Hatim.