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 a 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.
Azazil
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Azazil is a figure in Islamic tradition, and believed to be the original name of Iblis. According to various Islamic beliefs, ʿAzāzīl was the master of the angels and the strongest and most knowledgea
Iblis
…grief"). According to Ibn Manzur, this is the majority opinion among Arab scholars, who maintain the tradition that the personal name of this being was ʿAzāzīl. Some Muslim teachers, such as al-Jili, relate this name to talbis meaning confusion, because God's command confused him…
Two angels turn back and see with alarm that Iblīs will not bow down before ʾĀdam. 1388 Persian miniature from a manuscript of ʿAjāʾib al-Makhlūqāt ("Wonders of Creation") by al-Ṭūsī Salmānī, century.