Does Islam have a Satan-like character? If not, then on what do Muslims blame evil?

Question

I don't really have a preferable answer, so I'll put it to a vote.

Answer 1

yes, Satan. However,we don't blame satan as the quran says

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Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants.

But god did create good and evil to test people. Satan tempts people to evil, and he only misleads people through god's permission and might.

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(Iblis) said: "Then, by Thy power, I will put them all in the wrong,-
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"Except Thy Servants amongst them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."

Iblis is satan:


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Secret counsels are only (inspired) by the Evil One, in order that he may cause grief to the Believers; but he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits; and on Allah let the Believers put their trust.

Answer 2

Yes, it is Satan. They call him something like Shatan (with the accent on the second syllable)

Politically, the Muslims consider there to be 2 Satans
Big Satan - USA
Little Satan - Israel

Just as some americans consider the Muslims evil, their sentiment towards the USA exactly mirrors yours.

Answer 3

Islam has a Satan-like Character called Sheitan or Iblees.

Answer 4

Muslims believe in the devil, named Iblis, but mostly think that he was a jinn instead of an angel. The jinn are said to be creatures with free will, made of smokeless fire by God (the literal translation being "subtle fire", i.e. a fire which does not give itself away through smoke), much in the same way humans were made of a metaphorical clay. The jinn have communities much like human societies: they eat, marry, die, etc. They are invisible to humans, but they can see humans. Sometimes they accidentally or deliberately come into view or into contact with humans. Jinn are beings much like humans, possessing the ability to be good and bad. They have the power to transform into other animals and humans, and they are known to prefer the form of a snake. It is also known that they eat bones and their animals eat droppings, that is why it is forbidden to perform Istinja (washing) with those items. Jinns also have the power to possess humans, have much greater strength than them, and live much longer lives. In fact, according to some hadith, the great-grandson of Iblis, or the Devil (who was born before mankind), converted to Islam during the time of Muhammad, so he must have been thousands of years old. According to Islam, angels are different physical beings, and unlike the fiery nature of jinn, they are beings of goodness and cannot choose to disobey God, nor do they possess the ability to do evil. Evil Ifrit in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights are called "the seed of Iblis".

Answer 5

Yes Islam have a satan .Satan dose not do evil he influence evil,but the choice is one the person to do good or evil.

Answer 6

Yes. Muslims, like Christians, blame the evil in the world on the actions of an invisible spiritual entity instead of taking the responsibility for it that rightfully belongs to humans. Both evil and good is us. Time to admit it.

Answer 7

From Jamal, You mean that muslims think that God CREATED evil?? No! He made us and angels, we and the angels created evil.
I knew they believed in Satan, but they seem to give him a higher view.

Answer 8

The call the USA "the great Satan" and Israel "the little Satan." What no one knows is why their allah does not wipe out their perceived Satans. So, they have to do it themselves. Maybe their allah is on vacation.

Answer 9

i'm a Christian.how are you going to assert that devil promises undesirable recommendations.as long as you've moral sense you're making your man or woman decision.i do not trust i'm examined or tempted through devil.If I have undesirable recommendations it comes interior myself.I be able to quit myself from doing evil.

Answer 10

They view non-muslims as evil, especially in western cultures.