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IBLIS OR SHAITAAN (LA)
The word Iblis is derived from “Balasa”
meaning “the despaired”. Iblis
was one of the jinn. Jinn are
created from fire and are
considered to have free will.
The word jinn have been used in
Holy Qur’an for 19 times in the
following verses:
1.
When We told the angels to
prostrate before Adam, they all
obeyed except Iblis, who
abstained out of arrogance, and
so he became one of those who
deny the truth. (2:34)
2.
We created and shaped you, then
told the angels to prostrate
themselves before Adam. All the
angels obeyed except Iblis, who
did not. (7:11)
3.
Allah asked, “What made you
disobey Me? He (Iblis) replied,
“I am better than Adam, for you
have created me out of fire and
Adam out of clay.” (7:12)
4.
Iblis asked the Lord to give him
respite (keep him alive) until
the Day of Resurrection. (7:14)
5.
Then Iblis said, “Because you
have made me go astray, I shall
certainly try to seduce people
into straying from the right
path.” (7:16)
6.
Except Iblis who refused to join
with the others in prostration.
(15:31)
7.
Allah asked Iblis, “What made
you not to join the others in
prostration?” (15:32)
8.
Iblis replied, “I did not want
to prostrate in honor of a human
being whom You have created out
of changing, sticky clay.”
(15:33)
9.
Iblis replied, “Lord, grant me
respite until the Day of
Judgment.” (15:36)
10.
Iblis said, “Lord, because you
have caused me to go astray, I
shall make earthly things
attractive to (people) and
mislead all of them.” (15:39)
11.
When We told the angels to
prostrate before Adam , they all
obeyed, except Iblis who said,
“Should I prostrate before one
whom You have created out of
clay” (17:61)
12.
When We told the angels to
prostrate in honor of Adam
(before Us) they all obeyed
except Iblis. He was a jinn and
he sinned against the command of
his Lord. Why do you (people)
obey him and his offspring
instead of Me, even though they
are your enemies? (18:50)
13.
And the army of Iblis will all
be thrown headlong into Hell.
(26:95)
14.
Iblis made his judgment about
them to come true. They all
followed them except a believing
group. (34:20)
15.
Except Iblis, who puffed himself
up with pride and became a
disbeliever. (38:74)
16.
The Lord said, “Iblis, what
prevented you from prostrating
before what I have created with
My own hands? Was it because of
your pride or are you truly
exalted?” (38:75)
17.
He said, “I am better than he
is. You have created me from
fire and him out of clay.”
(38:76)
18.
He said, “Lord, grant me respite
until the Day of Resurrection.”
(38:79)
19.
He said, “By Your Glory, I shall
seduce all of them (children of
Adam)”
Iblis was one of the Shaitans
who was responsible for the exit
of Hazrat Adam from the
Paradise. At this stage we have
restricted ourselves with Iblis.
Because we picked up only those
verses in which word Iblis was
used, but in those cases where
he promises to seduce and
mislead the children of Hazrat
Adam he accepts that Allah’s
special and sincere servants
will not be influenced by his
seduction. They are the prophets
and the Progeny of the Holy
Prophet (SAWS).
After reviewing the above verses
of the Holy Qur’an we can draw
the following conclusions:
1.
Pride is a sin.
2.
Iblis thought he is wiser than
Allah (SWT).
3.
He believed in Allah(SWT) as the
Creator.
4.
He believed in Day of Judgment.
5.
He believed in “Allah’s sincere
servants who were
infallible-prophets.
6.
He is declared enemy of the
children of Adam i.e. human
race. He openly disclosed his
plan of seduction, as he said,
“I shall make earthly things
attractive to people and mislead
them.”
7.
In spite of his beliefs as
mentioned above, by disobeying
Allah for non prostration to
Adam, Allah had condemned him as
a “disbeliever” (38:74)
We should think very carefully
about ourselves as to where we
stand? One can be deceived by
hypocrisy but Iblis had openly
expressed his enmity. We should
obey the Allah’s commands as
prescribed in the Noble Qur’an,
the Sunnah of our Holy Prophet,
and the practices and sayings of
our Infallible Imams. Watch what
we say, eat, see and practice in
our lives. Be very careful of
Iblis! |
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