مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۭ بِٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰٓ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Maa kaana liya min 'ilmim bilmala il a'laaa iz yakhtasimoon
I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
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Lessons from past peoples
38:69Ayah 188
24 ayahs in Saad are strongly about lessons from past peoples.
← Previous on Lessons from past peoples38:44[We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant.Next on Lessons from past peoples →38:71[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.
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I had no knowledge of the High Council that is to say of the angels when they disputed in the matter of Adam when God exalted be He said to them ‘I am appointing on earth a vicegerent’ to the end of the verse Q. 230.
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