Surah Taha, Ayah 116 (20:116)

طه

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لَِٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ

Quran 20:116 is ayah 116 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 320 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:116
وَإِذْقُلْنَالِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِٱسْجُدُوا۟لَِٔادَمَفَسَجَدُوٓا۟إِلَّآإِبْلِيسَأَبَىٰ١١٦
wa-idh qul'nā lil'malāikati us'judū liādama fasajadū illā ib'līsa abā

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.(116)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
  2. قُلْنَاqul'nāWe said
  3. لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikatito the Angels
  4. ٱسْجُدُوا۟us'judūProstrate
  5. لَِٔادَمَliādamato Adam
  6. فَسَجَدُوٓا۟fasajadūthen they prostrated
  7. إِلَّآillāexcept
  8. إِبْلِيسَib'līsaIblis
  9. أَبَىٰabāhe refused

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