← Al-A'raf
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Al-A'raf · Ayah 12
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Translation
(Allah) said
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
قَالَ ((Allah) said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Sahih International
[Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."
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