The Meaning of the Angel's Prostration Adam opened his eyes and saw all the angels before him except one being who was standing at a distance Adam did not know what kind of creature it was that did not prostrate before him nor did he know his name. Iblis was standing with the angels so as to be included in the command given to them but he was not one of them. He was a jinn and as such he was supposed to be inferior to the angels. What is clear is that this prostration was to show respect and did not mean that the angels were worshipping Adam. Prostrating in worship is done only for ALLAH: Almighty ALLAH recounted the story of Iblis's refusal to prostrate before Adam: Remember when your Lord said to the angels, 'I am going to create a man Adam from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. So when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him then fall you down prostrating yourselves unto him'.So the angels prostrate the...