This is Allah (28) Allah Has Given You Power in the Earth and You Give Little Thanks
Many people do not know Allah. This series is an attempt to help them in order to know and acknowledge their Creator.
Verses 7:10-13 of the Noble Quran talk about: 1) Allah has given you power in the earth and you give little thanks, 2) Allah told the Angels to Prostrate before Adam for greeting, 3) Iblis (Satan) was the First Historically disobeyed Allah, and 4) When Satan said that he is better than Adam? And 6) The Pride of Satan was the first Sin in the History
The meaning of verse 7:10
And Allah has given you O mankind power in the earth, and appointed for you therein in the earth a livelihood that from which you eat, drink and clothe yourselves. Little give you thanks! you do not give thanks for what is great nor for the small; it is also said that this means: you give little thanks for all that is done for you.
In other words, Allah has given you power, O Children of Adam, in the earth, and have appointed for you therein livelihoods, that is, the means by which you are able to subsist; however, little thanks you show, for this.
The meaning of verse 7:11
And Allah created you from Adam and Adam is from dust, then fashioned you in wombs, and when Allah fashioned Adam between He told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam; a prostration of greeting!
And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis.
Iblis was not of those who make prostration to Adam.
In other words, Allah created your father Adam, then said to the angels: ‘Prostrate yourselves before Adam!', a prostration that is a bow of salutation. So they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, the father of the jinn, who was among the angels, he refused to make prostration.
This verse shows that Iblis, Satan, was the first creature which disobeyed Allah.
Iblis was not an Angel, he is the father of jinn.
Jinn are invisible creatures which live like us, they eat and marry etc. Jinn like mankind are commanded to worship Allah and to obey His Law.
The meaning of verse 7:12
Allah, exalted be He, said, ‘What prevented you from falling prostrate when I commanded you, when I bade you to prostrate? Iblis(Satan) said, ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire, while him You created from clay; I am made of fire while he is made of mud, and fire devours mud.
The meaning of verse 7:13
Allah said to him: Then go down hence! go down from heaven; it is also said this means: come out of angelic form. It is not for thee, you ought not to show pride here, demonstrate pride, in the form of an angel, to the Children of Adam, so go forth! leave your angelic form; it is also said that this means: go forth from the earth;
Lo! you are art of those degraded, you are of those who are humiliated in that you are punished.
In other words, Allah said to Satan: ‘Then go down from it, that is, from the Garden it is also said, go down from the heavens; it is not, right, for you to show pride here, so go forth, out of it! Surely you are among the abased!', the contemptible!
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Verses 7:10-13 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:
Verse 7:10
QARIB: we established you in the earth and made for you a livelihood but little is it that you give thanks.
SHAKIR: and certainly we have established you in the earth and made in it means of livelihood for you; little it is that you give thanks
PICKTHAL: and we have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for you therein livelihoods. little give ye thanks!
YUSUFALI: it is we who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfillment of your life: small are the thanks that ye give!
Verse 7:11
QARIB: we created you then we shaped you, then we said to the angels: 'prostrate yourselves before Adam. ' they all prostrated themselves except Iblis he was not among the prostrated.
SHAKIR: and certainly we created you, then we fashioned you, then we said to the angels: prostrate to Adam. so they did prostrate except Iblis; he was not of those who prostrated
PICKTHAL: and we created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: fall ye prostrate before Adam! and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration.
YUSUFALI: it is we who created you and gave you shape; then we bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; he refused to be of those who prostrate.
Verse 7:12
QARIB: he (Allah) asked: 'what prevented you to prostrate, when i commanded you? ' 'i am better than he, ' he replied. 'you created me of fire and you created him of clay. '
SHAKIR: he said: what hindered you so that you did not prostrate when i commanded you? he said: i am better than he: thou hast created me of fire, while him thou didst create of dust
PICKTHAL: he said: what hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when i bade thee? (Iblis) said: i am better than him. thou createdst me of fire while him thou didst create of mud.
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "what prevented thee from prostrating when i commanded thee?" he said: "i am better than he: thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay."
Verse 7:13
QARIB: he (Allah) said: 'descend from it! this is no place for you to be proud. begone, you are of the humiliated. '
SHAKIR: he said: then get forth from this (state), for it does not befit you to behave proudly therein. go forth, therefore, surely you are of the abject ones
PICKTHAL: he said: then go down hence! it is not for thee to show pride here, so go forth! lo! thou art of those degraded.
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures)."
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