Surah Sad, Ayah 76
Quran 38:76 · The Letter "Saad" · Makki · Para 23 · Page 457
قَالَ اَنَا خَیْرٌ مِّنْهُ ؕ خَلَقْتَنِیْ مِنْ نَّارٍ وَّخَلَقْتَهٗ مِنْ طِیْنٍ ۟
Transliteration
Qala ana khayrun minhukhalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teen
Saheeh International
He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
Iblis said: “I am better than Adam. You created me from fire and you created him from clay. And fire is a more noble substance than clay”.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 38:71–38:85 together — read it on 38:71