Surah Al-A'raf Ayah 11

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَـٰكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 7:11 says: “And We have certainly created you, [O mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees.<sup foot_note=196287>1</sup> He was not of those who prostrated.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 7:11 is in Surah Al-A'raf, chapter 7 of the Quran.

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