Adam, the Angels & Iblis: Why One Refused to Bow (Qur'an 2:30–34)

About this video

Before any human walked the earth, Allah told the angels He was placing a khalifah on it, and they asked why. This calm, sourced explainer walks through Surah al-Baqarah 2:30–34: the angels' question, the names taught to Adam (peace be upon him), the angels' humble answer, the command to bow, and Iblis's refusal out of pride. It also answers a common question, whether Iblis was an angel, and notes which popular stories about him are not from the Qur'an or sahih hadith. Framing is drawn, with attribution, from Ibn Kathir's tafsir, Maulana Maududi's Tafhim al-Qur'an and Dr Israr Ahmed's Bayan-ul-Qur'an.

Chapters

1. 0:00Surah al-Baqarah · 2:30–34
2. 0:17Qur'an 2:30
3. 0:43A question, not an objection
4. 1:09Sahih al-Bukhari
5. 1:33Qur'an 2:31–32
6. 1:59Qur'an 2:33–34
7. 2:22Why did he refuse?
8. 2:47Was Iblis an angel?
9. 3:12Honesty note
10. 3:39Every prostration
11. 4:05Recap

Sources in this video

• Qur'an 2:30–34, 7:12, 18:50 (Pickthall, public domain)
• Sahih al-Bukhari 555
• Sahih Muslim 2996, 81
• Tafsir Ibn Kathir on 2:30–34, 7:12 and 18:50
• Tafhim al-Qur'an, Surah 2 n.39 (Maududi)
• Bayan-ul-Qur'an (Roman ed.) al-Baqarah pp.197–198 (Dr Israr Ahmed)