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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 12

Quran 7:12 · The Heights · Meccan · Juz 8

7:12

Arabic

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ اَلَّا تَسْجُدَ اِذْ اَمَرْتُكَ ۗقَالَ اَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُۚ خَلَقْتَنِيْ مِنْ نَّارٍ وَّخَلَقْتَهٗ مِنْ طِيْنٍ ۝١٢

Transliteration

Qōla mā mana‘aka allā tasjuda iż amartuk, qōla ana khoirum minh, kholaqtanī min nāriw wa kholaqtahū min ṭīn

Meaning

He said, “What prevented you from bowing down when I have commanded you?” He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from mud.”

Surah Al-A'raf verse 12 (Quran 7:12) is verse 12 of the 206 verses of Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), a Meccan surah that is number 7 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 8.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).