15.21 . And there is not a thing but with Us are the stores thereof . And We send it not down save in appointed measure .
15.22 . And We send the winds fertilizing , and cause water to descend from the sky , and give it you to drink . It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof .
15.23 . Lo! and it is We , even We , Who quicken and give death , and We are the Inheritor .
15.24 . And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards .
15.25 . Lo! thy Lord will gather them together . Lo! He is Wise , Aware .
15.26 . Verily We created man of potter ' s clay of black mud altered ,
15.27 . And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire .
15.28 . And ( remember ) when thy Lord said unto the angels : Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter ' s clay of black mud altered .
15.29 . So , when I have made him and have breathed into him of My spirit , do ye fall down , prostrating yourselves unto him .
15.30 . So the angels fell prostrate , all of them together
15.31 . Save Iblis . He refused to be among the prostrate .
15.32 . He said : O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate?
15.33 . He said : Why should I prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter ' s clay of black mud altered?
15.34 . He said : Then go thou forth from hence , for verily thou art outcast .
15.35 . And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment .
15.36 . He said : My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised .
15.37 . He said : Then lo! thou art of those reprieved
15.38 . Till an appointed time .
15.39 . He said : My Lord , Because Thou has sent me astray , I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth , and shall mislead them every one .
15.40 . Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves .