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Sad (ص)

Quran 38:74 — Surah Sad, Verse 74

Chapter 38 · Sad · Juz 23

74

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Illaaa Iblees; istakbara wa kaana minal kaafireen

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

Quran 38:74 — Surah Sad

About This Verse

This is verse 74 of 88 in Surah Sad (ص), meaning “Sad”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 23 (Part 23) of the Quran.

Surah Sad is the 38th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 88 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 38:74

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Illaaa Iblees; istakbara wa kaana minal kaafireen

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Surrounding Verses

72

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُۥ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِى فَقَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

73

فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely.

74

إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.

75

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?"

76

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌۭ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍۢ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍۢ

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