Say, "It is a great news

to which you are averse.

I had no knowledge of the Heavenly Beings when they were debating (about the creation of 'Adam).1 (1 The reference here is to the conversation that took place between Allah Ta’ ala and His angels when He expressed His intention to create 'Adam (علیہ السلام) ، and which is being mentioned in verse 71 below.)

Revelation is sent to me only because I am a plain warner.

2 When your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to create man from clay. (2 The sense is that I never knew about what Allah said to His angels when He intended to create 'Adam (علیہ السلام) ، nor was there any source of knowledge available to me other than the revelation from Allah. Now that I am narrating to you these events without having any other source of knowledge, it clearly proves that I am receiving revelation from Allah which has been sent to me only for the purpose that I warn you clearly about the evil fate of rejecting the truth.)

So, once I make him perfectly and breath My spirit into him, you fall down in prostration before him.

Then, the angels prostrated, all of them together -

except Iblis. He waxed proud, and became one of the disbelievers.

He (Allah) said, "0 Iblis, what did prevent you from prostrating before what I created with My hands? Did you wax proud or were you among the lofty ones?"

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