Surah 17:61
"(Remember) when We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam,’ and they prostrated themselves, except Iblīs. He said, ‘Shall I prostrate myself before one whom You have created (from) clay?’"
17.61 – when We said to the angels, “Prostrate yourselves before Adam . . .”
Once more the Quran tells the story of the refusal of Iblīs to bow before Adam, and once more it focuses this particular detail apart from the Adam story. See an analysis of the story of Iblīs at 38.73–74.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam