Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 12·Makkī

12

مَا أَلَّا إِذْ أَنَا۠ مِّنْهُ مِن مِن ﴿١٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

خودبرتربینی ابلیس

از این آیه استفاده می‌شود که گویا ابلیس چنین می‌پنداشت که آتش برتر از خاک است و این یکی از بزرگ‌ترین اشتباهات ابلیس بود. شاید هم اشتباه نمی‌ کرد و آگاهانه دروغ می‌گفت؛ زیرا می‌دانیم که خاک, سرچشمةٌ انواع برکات و منبع تمام مواد حیاتی و مهم‌ترین وسیله برای ادامةٌ زندگی موجودات زنده است؛ در حالی که آتش چنین نیست. از این گذشته» امتیاز آدم در این نبود که از خاک است؛ بلکه امتیاز اصلی او همان روح انسانیت و مقام خلافت و نمایندگی پروردگار بود. بنابر این» به فرض که مادةٌ نخستین شیطان از خاک برتر باشد» دلیل نمی‌شود که در برابر آفرینش آدم با آن روح و عظمت خداداد و مقام نمایندگی پروردگار» سجده و خضوع نکند. به ظاهر شیطان همه این مطالب را می‌دانست و تنها تکبر و خودپسندی جلوی او را گرفت و همه اینها بهانه بود.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 8 roots in 10 of 17 words

Recitation · 18 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)5
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Qalqalah2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

17 words · 57 letters · āyah 12 of 206

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

    [Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.

  • قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

    [Allah] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"

  • قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

    He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

  • وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    While Allah created you and that which you do?"

  • وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

    And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

  • يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    O Moses, indeed it is I - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Saad 38:765 shared roots

    قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نن-و-رخ-ي-رخ-ل-قق-و-ل

  • Al-Israa 17:614 shared roots

    وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ ءَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا

    ط-ي-نس-ج-دخ-ل-قق-و-ل

  • Saad 38:754 shared roots

    قَالَ يَٰٓإِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْعَالِينَ

    م-ن-عس-ج-دخ-ل-قق-و-ل

  • Saad 38:713 shared roots

    إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّى خَٰلِقٌۢ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

    ط-ي-نخ-ل-قق-و-ل

  • Al-Ma'aarij 70:212 shared roots

    وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

    م-ن-عخ-ي-ر

  • Al-Qalam 68:122 shared roots

    مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    م-ن-عخ-ي-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:12?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:12 include Quran 38:77 (Surah Saad), Quran 38:75 (Surah Saad), Quran 38:76 (Surah Saad), and Quran 37:96 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 38:77 reads: “[Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 7:12 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:12 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."”

Which surah is verse 7:12 in?

Quran 7:12 is āyah 12 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 7:12?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 7:12 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:12?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:12 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.