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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

scribed in these words:
We created you and then formed you and then We said to
the angels, "Prostrate before Adam," and they prostrated—
except for Diabolis. He was not among those who pros-
trated. He said, "What prevented you from prostrating
when I commanded you to?" He replied, "I am better than
him. You created me from fire and You created him from
clay." He said, "Descend from Heaven. It is not for you to be
arrogant in it. So get out! You are one of the abased." (Surat
al-A'raf: 11-13)

Satan refused to obey Allah's command to prostrate himself be-
fore Adam (as) claiming that he was superior to Adam (as):
... He said, “I will not prostrate to a human being whom
You have created out of dried clay formed from fetid black
mud.” (Surat al-Hijr: 33)
Satan made a distorted judgment and rebelled, thinking that he
had been treated unjustly. (Surely God is beyond that!) According to
his own distorted criteria, the fire from which he was created was

much superior to the mud from which Adam (as) was created. He
did not think it becoming for one created with such excellence to
prostrate himself before a human being. He grew arrogant in this
perverse and rebellious morality and did not obey Allah's com-
mand. The Qur'an tells us that his perverse way of thinking stem-
ming from arrogance drew satan into rebellion:
We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam!" and they pros-
trated, with the exception of Diabolis. He refused and was
arrogant and was one of the unbelievers. (Surat al-Baqara:
34)
This shows clearly how this psychology of being treated un-

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