This fact is stated in the Quran allegorically: "Your Lord said to the angels, `Fall prostrate before Adam.'"
Nabiga ayaa la weydiiyay sababta aan u joogi jiray isagoo qaylinaya, oo waxaan ku jawaabay, "Waxa aan ahay, waayo, waan kuu qayshadaa, halkii, oo waxaan u qaylin (waxyeelo iman doonaa) aad loogu talagalay."