ANGEL and MAN
THE PROSTRATION OF THE ANGELS BEFORE HAZRAT ADAM
 

....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.

Who is Iblis?
....Iblis is originally a jinn, a being created from smokeless fire. He is lighter than air, which allows him to move freely through the Earth and the skies. He cannot be seen with the eye. He worshipped Allah for thousands of years on the Earth. Then he was promoted and raised above the seven Heavens. He became the leader of all the angels. He did not have to undergo any test throughout his life, which lasted tens of thousands of years. He became arrogant about his status and he saw himself as the best of the best. He could not stand the idea of prostrating before a being that had been created from clay. His carnal feelings, feelings that only Allah had been aware of, emerged and he failed this test.
....Allah Almighty said to Iblis:
...."He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away: And surely on you is curse until the Day of Judgment."
(Hijr, 34-35)
....Iblisleft Paradise and was cursed because of his envy and selfishness, but he felt no regret and did not ask to be pardoned. Instead, he felt resentment and desired revenge. He said to Allah Almighty:
...."(Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong, Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)." (Sad, 82-83)
....Since Iblis knew very well the emotional and structural weaknesses of human beings and the awful influence of their nafs, he swore to Allah Almighty: "Except your sincere and purified servants, I will put them all in the wrong."