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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)
124 - Koranic Synopsis 5 - The excuse of Iblis not to worship Adam
Only four of the six Koran passages mention this fifth subject:
Sura al-Baqara 2:34 -- Not mentioned
Sura al-A'raf 7:11-18 -- “12 … He (i.e. the Devil) said, ‘I (am) better than him (i.e. Adam). You created me from fire and you created him from clay.’
Sura al-Hijr 15:28-43 -- “33 He (i.e. the Devil) said, ‘Never would I prostrate to a human (being), whom you created from clay, from shaped mud.’ ”
Sura al-Isra' 17:61-66 -- “61 … He (i.e. the Devil) said, ‘Should I prostrate to (one), whom you created (from) clay?’ ”
Sura Ta Ha 20:116-117 -- Not mentioned
Sura Sad 38:71-85 -- “76 He (i.e. the Devil) said, ‘I (am) better than him. You created me from fire and you created him from clay.’ ”