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EXAMPLES OF ARROGANCE
IN THE QUR' AN
The Leader of the Arrogant: Satan
atan' s arrogance, on account of which he was
dismissed from Allah' s mercy and grace, is related in
S the Qur' an as a lesson to mankind. As we said in the
introduction to this book, Allah created Adam (as) and
commanded the angels to prostrate themselves to him. They
obeyed Allah' s command, with the exception of Iblis, one of
the jinn. He claimed to be a creature superior to man, and
haughtily disobeyed Allah. For this reason, he was dismissed
from the sight of Allah.
The reason of Iblis' defiance toward Allah is related in the
Qur' an as follows:
He (Allah) said, "What prevented you from prostrating
when I commanded you to?" He (Iblis) replied, "I am
better than him. You created me from fire and You
created him from clay." (Surat al-A' raf: 12)
Claiming to be a superior being, Iblis refused to prostrate to
a human being. However, the grounds for this claim are
