Surah 7:12
"He said, ‘What kept you from prostrating yourself when I commanded you?’ He said, ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire, but You created him from clay.’"
On the subplot of Iblīs’s refusal to bow down (vv. 11–12), see the analysis and response at 38.73–74.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam