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    • Quran-38:76 Surah Saad English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيۡرٞ مِّنۡهُ خَلَقۡتَنِي مِن نَّارٖ وَخَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن طِينٖ

    Transliteration:( Qaala ana khairum minhu; khalaqtanee min naarinw wa khalaqtahoo min teen )

    76. He (Iblis) said: "I am better (132) than him. You have made me from fire and created him from clay (133)". (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (76) He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay." (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Saad Ayat 76 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah Saad – Verse 76

    "He (Iblis) said: 'I am better [132] than him. You have made me from fire and created him from clay [133].'"

    ✅ [132] False Criteria of Superiority

    Iblis claimed superiority over Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him), arguing that Adam had neither acquired knowledge nor performed worship. This reasoning is flawed, as virtue is not based on experience or appearance, but on obedience and honour granted by Allah.

    ✅ [133] Misjudging the Elements

    Iblis considered fire superior to clay, assuming that being made from a “nobler element” made him greater. This too is incorrect—clay (earth) is more beneficial and life-giving, while fire destroys. Gardens grow from soil, not from fire, proving the superiority of clay over fire.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Sad verse 76 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Sad ayat 71 which provides the complete commentary from verse 71 through 85.

    (38:76) He replied: “I am nobler than he. You created me from fire and created him from clay.”

    Ala-Maududi

    (38:76) He replied: “I am nobler than he. You created me from fire and created him from clay.”

    There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

    (76) He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."

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    Quran Surah 38 Verse 76

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