Page 109 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

FIRST ARGUMENT

Satan was the first entity to argue. This is related in the
Qur’an as follows:
When your Lord said to the angels: “I am putting an
overlord on Earth,” they said: “Why put on it one who
will cause corruption on it and shed blood when we
glorify You with praise and proclaim Your purity?” He
said: “I know what you do not know.” He taught Adam
the names of all things. Then He arrayed them before
the angels and said: “Tell me the names of these, if you
are telling the truth.” They said: “Glory be to You! We
have no knowledge except what You have taught us.
You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” He said:
“Adam, tell them their names.” When he had told them
their names, He said, “Did I not tell you that I know the
Unseen of the heavens and Earth, and I know what you
make known and what you hide?” (Surat al-Baqara:
30-33)
In these verses, we see that the angels were not happy
with Allah’s decision to create Adam (as). This was a great
error because, sharing very little of Allah’s eternal knowl-
edge, they could not understand why He would do this.
Instead they were only required to obey Allah’s command.

Harun Yahya