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BIK01 - Biblical Investigations of the Koran
A Ministry Course on Biblical Content in the Koran
STAGE 2 - Biblical PASSAGES and Biblical PERSONALITIES in the Koran
UNIT 08 - INVESTIGATE ADDITIONS: Examples of Non-Biblical Texts on Adam Added in the Koran - Analysis, Explanation and Application
08.1 - ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: Allah commanded the angels to worship Adam right after his creation. All obeyed except the Devil, who was condemned by Allah, but given respite on the Devil's appeal (Six koranic passages about Adam added by the Koran)
123 - Koranic Synopsis 4 - Allah asked Iblis, why he did not worship Adam
Only three of the six Koran passages mention this fourth subject:
Sura al-Baqara 2:34 -- Not mentioned
Sura al-A'raf 7:11-18 -- “12 He (i.e. Allah) said, ‘What prevented you (i.e. Iblis = Devil) from prostrating when I commanded you?’ …”
Sura al-Hijr 15:28-43 -- “32 He (i.e. Allah) said, ‘O Iblis (Devil)! What is (the matter) with you that you are not with those who are prostrating (to the human being)?’ ”
Sura al-Isra' 17:61-66 -- Not mentioned
Sura Ta Ha 20:116-117 -- Not mentioned
Sura Sad 38:71-85 -- “75 He (i.e. Allah) said, ‘O Iblis (Devil)! What prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with my (two) hands? Did you become proud (haughty), or were you (already) one (of) the high ones?’ ”