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and our eyes have missed them?’ yourself to what I created
64 All this is certainly true—the with My own Hands? Were
inhabitants of the Fire will blame you overcome by arrogance, or
one another in this way. are you of those who think [only]
65 Say, [Prophet], ‘I am only a of themselves as exalted?’
warner. There is no god but God, 76 Satan replied, ‘I am better
the One, the All-Powerful, than him. You created me from
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Lord of the heavens and earth fire, but You created him from
and everything between them, clay.’ 77 ‘Begone! You are
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the Almighty, the Most accursed: My curse will remain
Forgiving.’ 67 Say, ‘This is upon you till the Day of
momentous news, 68 yet you Judgement!’
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ignore it. I had no knowledge 79 But Satan said, ‘My Lord,
of the Exalted Assembly when grant me respite until the Day of
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they argued [against the creation Resurrection,’ so He said, ‘You
of man]: 70 it has only been are granted respite 81 till the
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revealed to me that I am a plain Appointed Day.’ He said, ‘By
warner.’ Your Honour, I will lead all of
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Your Lord said to the angels, them astray, except for those
‘I am about to create a human among them who are Your chosen
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being out of clay; and when I servants.’ 84 God said, ‘This is
have formed him fully and the truth—I speak only the
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breathed My spirit into him, truth— I will fill up Hell with
prostrate yourselves before him.’ you and every one of them who
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Thereupon the angels follows you.’
prostrated themselves, all of them 86 Say, ‘I do not ask you for
together, 74 but not Satan, who any recompense for this, nor am
was too proud. He became I a man of false pretentions:
one of those who deny the 87 this is simply an admonition
truth. 75 God said, ‘Satan, what to mankind, 88 you shall before
prevented you from prostrating long know its truth.’