Al-Hijr 30: All the angels immediately prostrated (sucud) together.
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All the angels immediately prostrated (sucud) together.
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Since angels are created obedient, they fulfill the duties assigned to them. Therefore, when Allah (swt) gave man his soul and told the angels and Iblis to prostrate to Adam, the angels prostrated themselves.
Because human beings were created very perfect and equal in creation. Because of the spirit their Lord had given to man, because of the way He had created man close to their Lord, they admired man and prostrated themselves as God had commanded them to do.
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The angels, all of them prostrated, it says. (?) Hodja, is it because the angels prostrated a second time that we too prostrate twice in the prayer? Then we would be following the angels. Why do we prostrate twice in the prayer? Is that why, Hodja? it says. Not because of that.
If you understand it that way, it becomes that way. Because deeds depend on intentions. Yes.
The first prostration: the angels prostrated. When Satan did not prostrate and was cursed, the people — I said people, the angels — prostrated to Allah a second time. Why did they fall in prostration? Good thing we prostrated. Otherwise we too would have been cursed. So we too, a second time, a second time, with our Lord's exaltedness — because He created us exalted — we prostrate. The first is a prostration for our creation. And the second is the prostration for our being created honored above the worlds. Prostration to Allah. Yes. It's not that the angels did so and we did what the angels did, imitating them — not that.
The angels too prostrated to Allah. What did they prostrate for? Good thing we prostrated. Otherwise the ring of the curse would have been put around our necks too, they say. Yes, (?). I think you've understood.
Since the angels were created obedient, they carry out the duties given to them. So, since Allah Almighty gave the human of His spirit, when He told the angels and Iblis: prostrate to Adam, the angels all fell in prostration together. Because by creation the human being was created very perfect and as the noblest of creatures. There is the spirit, you see; out of their admiration, the prostration that was Allah's command, they carried out.
(?) says: I understood, Hodja. May Allah be pleased with you, it says. May Allah be pleased with us all.