Iblis
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Iblis, also known as Shaitan, is the leader of the devils in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of heaven after refusing to prostrate himself before Adam. In Sufi cosmology, Iblis emb
Angels honor Adam, except Iblis, who refuses. Painting from an illustrated subsection containing Bal'ami's Persian rendition of the Annals in a much larger Herat manuscript.
Quran 18:50, word 8–13 from a 660–710 manuscript
Quran 21:29 from a 750–1000 manuscript
Islamic miniature of Iblis (top-left) tempting Quraysh leaders discussing the second pledge at al-Aqabah and the anti-Islamic zealot spying on them, to try and stop the spread of Islam.
Jannah
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In Islam, Jannah is the place of the righteous in the afterworld, their final and permanent abode. According to one count, the word appears 147 times in the Qur'an. Belief in the afterlife is one of t
A Kashmiri depiction of Jannah, 1808
Pomegranate flower and fruit, mentioned as a fruit in paradise in the Quran (55:68). Therefore, it is used as an ingredient in a dessert (Ashure) used to commemorate prophetic events.
Adam and Eve, cast out from the Garden, along them the serpent and the peacock, who gave aid to Satan. Painting from a copy of the Fālnāmeh (Book of Omens) ascribed to Ja´far al-Sādiq.