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....THE
PROSTRATION OF THE ANGELS BEFORE
....HAZRAT
ADAM .....
....Allah Almighty says:
...."And (remember) when We said
unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, and they fell prostrate,
all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled against his
Lord's command. " (Kahf, 50)
....While the angels, who are created
from noor and have no carnal feelings, like egoism and selfishness,
immediately obeyed the command of Allah and prostrated before
Hazrat Adam, Iblis, who was created from fire and has carnal feelings,
like egoism and selfishness, did not obey the divine command,
and did not prostrate before Hazrat Adam, and rebelled against
Allah.
....Allah Almighty said to Iblis:
...."He said: What hindered you
so that you did not prostrate when I commanded you? He said: I
am better than he: Thou hast created me of fire, while him Thou
didst create of clay." (Araf, 12)
....Iblis dared to say to Allah:
"I am better than him." His rationale was to see fire as being
superior to clay.
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