أ--- وهذا يقتضي الاستكبار والتعالي عن الانقياد لأحكام الله بعد الاقتناع بصحتها، ككفر إبليس (الشيطان)، الذي قال الله تعالى فيه: {إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ} (البقرة، ٣٤)

A--- This implies rejection and arrogance to submit to Allah's Commandments after conviction of their truth. Such as the disbelief of Iblis (Satan), in whom Allah the Almighty says: {except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah)}. (Al-Baqarah, 34)

وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ إِبْلِيسُ (الشَّيْطَانُ) نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يُنْكِرَ أَمْرَ اللهِ بِالسُّجُودِ، لَكِنَّهُ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: {أَأَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِينًا}. (الإسراء: ٦١)

He, Iblis (Satan) himself, could not deny Allah's Commandment to perform prostration, but he objected to it and said: {Shall I prostrate myself to one whom You created from clay?}. (Al-Isra', 61)

قال الله تعالى: {وَمَا كُنْتُ لِأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ مِنْ حَمَإٍ مَسْنُونٍ} (الحجر: ٣٣)

Allah says: {I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud}. (Al-Hijr, 33)

قال الله تعالى: {أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ} (الأعراف: ١٢)

Allah says: {I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay}. (Al-A'raf, 12)