Compare 38:76 and 7:12

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38:76 · Saad · Juz 23

قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ ۖ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

7:12 · Al-A'raaf · Juz 8

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

Verbatim quote of Iblees's arrogance: 'He said: I am better than him; You created me from fire and created him from clay'; 7:12 is in the Al-A'raf account of the prostration, 38:76 reprises the same dialogue in Sad.