This Ayah mentions the great honor that Allah granted Adam, and Allah reminded Adam's
offspring of this fact. Allah commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam, as
this Ayah and many Hadiths testify, such as the Hadith about the intercession that
we discussed. There is a Hadith about the supplication of Musa, "O my Lord! Show
me Adam who caused us and himself to be thrown out of Paradise.'' When Musa met
Adam, he said to him, "Are you Adam whom Allah created with His Own Hands, blew
life into and commanded the angels to prostrate before'' Iblis was among Those ordered
to prostrate before Adam, although He was not an Angel
When Allah commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam, Iblis was included in
this command. Although Iblis was not an angel, he was trying - and pretending -
to imitate the angels' behavior and deeds, and this is why he was also included
in the command to the angels to prostrate before Adam. Satan was criticized for
defying that command, as we will explain with detail, Allah willing, when we mention
the Tafsir of Allah's statement,
﴿إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ
فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ﴾
(Except Iblis (Satan). He was one of the Jinn; he disobeyed the command of his Lord.)
(18:50)
Similarly, Muhammad bin Ishaq reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Before he undertook
the path of sin, Iblis was with the angels and was called `Azazil.' He was among
the residents of the earth and was one of the most active worshippers and knowledgeable
persons among the angels. This fact caused him to be arrogant. Iblis was from a
genus called Jinn.''
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