This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. [46] He even regarded himself superior in comparison to the other angels, since he was (one of those) created from fire. What I would like to understand is if Iblis was an angel, how he could have disobeyed since he did not have any free will? So Allah points out here that he was one of the Jinn, he was created from fire, as He says elsewhere. Iblis appears as a giant, turtle like Angel with no rear legs and a long tail. Er war einer der Jinn , so war er ungehorsam gegen den Befehl seines Herrn.“ (Sura al-Khaf, Vers 50) Doch weil der Befehl den Engeln galt, sich vor Adam nieder zu werfen und Iblis unter ihnen war, also mit ihnen am Gottesdienst teilnahm, obwohl sein Herz, Allah bewahre uns davor, voller Unglaube und Überheblichkeit war, war der Befehl an alle gerichtet. Whereas the angels are created from light. They are loyal servants of God. The Qur’an was revealed in Arabic. … The dispute as to whether Iblis was originally an angel whom Allah changed into a devil, or whether he was not originally an angel but was included in the word malaikah (angels) because he had joined them and worshipped Allah with them, is a well known dispute among the scholars. ٍٍِSatan/Shaytan is a jinn and never been an angel and the evidence is in how Satan was created. ? Attar compares Iblis's damnation and salvation to the situation of Benjamin, since both were accused to show people a greater meaning, but were finally not condemned. Nur Iblis nicht. Although Iblis is often compared to the devil in Christian theology, Islam rejects the idea that Satan is an opponent of God and the implied struggle between God and the devil. The angels were created noble; they never disobey Allah when He commands them to do something and they do what they are commanded. [71] Thus, Iblis is seen as an instrument of God, not as an entity who freely choose to disobey. When he refused to bow to Adam. REFERENCE [1] The Quran describes the Jinn's creative essence as 'nare-sumun' (15:27) and 'mariji-min nar' (55:15). Its head extends from the front of its shell on a fairly long and flexible neck. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Question Was Iblis one of the angels or one of the jinn? Fallen Angels in Jewish, Christian and Mohammedan Literature. Click here to start a new topic. It was a clan that was called as jinn and was created from the burning fire. Answer: It should be known that the angels are creatures of Allaah. Russell, Jeffrey Burton (1986). When Allah was forming man, he took clay and after shaping it left it to dry for some 40 days (or 40 years, according to some Islamic versions of the myth). Iblis considered himself superior because of his physical nature constituted of fire and not of clay. He was not an angel for a single day, not even for an instant. [78] Quzat Hamadani relates his interpretation of Iblis' light to the shahada: Accordingly, people whose service for God is just superficial, are trapped within the circle of la ilah (the first part of shahada meaning "there is no God") just worshipping their nafs rather than God. Therefore, Iblis and his army drove the jinn to the edge of the world, Mount Qaf. The English translation of the first part of the verse ‘We said to the angels bow down to Adam: they bowed down except Iblis’, gives us the impression that Iblis was an angel. “He [Iblis] was one of the jinn; he disobeyed the command of his Lord.” [18:50] The apparent meaning is that the reason for his disobedience of his Lord was the fact that he was one of the jinn. Its head extends from the front of its shell on a fairly long and flexible neck. [76], In some interpretations, Iblis is associated with light that misleads people. Reason for that might be the phonetical similarity between fire (nar) and light (nur) in Islam. Iblis (slanderer) Satan in Islamic folklore, originally an angel called Azazel or al-Haris; he is the father of the Djinn. For many classical scholars, he was an angel,[3][4]:73[5] but is regarded as a jinn in most contemporary scholarship. [16] He is also known by the nickname "Abū Kardūs" (Arabic: أَبُو كَرْدُوس), which may mean "Father who piles up, crams or crowds together". "all angels except Iblis" doesn't necessarily imply that the Iblis is an angel. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Iblis article. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah says in the following ayah/verse (interpretation of the meaning): “He [Iblis… Does that mean that Iblis is some kind of angel(or now a fallen angel perhaps)? 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