Quran › 7. Al-A'raf › Ayah 12
Quran 7:12 Al-A'raf, ayah 12 of 206
Meccan · Juz 8 · Hizb 16 · Page 152
Arabic: Uthmani script simple (imla'i) script . English: The meaning of the Quran in English: Pickthall , a translation of meaning.
قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ ١٢
7:12 He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud.
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English: the meaning of the Quran by Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain), from Tanzil's en.pickthall file. Surah, juz, hizb, page and sajdah data: Tanzil Quran Metadata (CC BY). Sources & licences
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