2006-11-08 08:53:09 · 25 answers · asked by opaque_eggshell 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, it is Iblis -an evil spirit created from fire. Iblis refused to worship Adam because he considered him an inferior being, created from mud rather than fire. For this he was expelled from Paradise and forced to roam the earth until Judgement Day tempting humans (except perfect Muslims) to do evil.
2006-11-08 09:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Qur'an, God created two apparently parallel species, man and jinn. Man was created from clay and jinn was created from fire. The jinn are endowed with reason and responsibility but are more prone to evil than man. The Qur'an is primarily directed at man, and is self described as the guide for the human race. Despite man's lofty position, the Qur'an describes human nature as frail and faltering. Man is viewed as rebellious and full of pride, arrogating to himself the attributes of self-sufficiency. Pride, thus, is viewed as the cardinal sin of man, because by not recognizing in himself his essential creaturely limitations he becomes guilty of ascribing to himself partnership with God and thereby violating the unity of God. True faith (identified as iman), consists of belief in the immaculate Divine Unity and Islam is in one's submission to the Divine will.
According to the Qur'an, the being who became Satan had previously occupied a high station but fell from grace by refusing to honour Adam when ordered by Allah to do so. Since then, Satan's work has been to beguile man into error and sin. Satan is a contemporary of man, and his act of disobedience is construed to be the sin of pride. Satan's machinations will cease on the Last Day.
2006-11-08 17:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by brado1962 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Devil, called Iblis, (2:34) is a bad Jinn.
Jinn - Supernatural, invisible beings race of beings, below angels. They were made from fire and are capable of looking like humans or animals. Some may dwell in rocks, trees, etc, and may possess black dogs, and black cats. There are good and bad Jinn and all will be judged on Judgment Day.
2006-11-08 17:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sternchen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be Satan. And Allah is also the god of the Jews and Christians. Islam is just a variation on a theme.
2006-11-08 16:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by texascrazyhorse 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we believe in satan.
Shaytan is the name in Arabic. Iblees is the father of all satans, he claimed he is better than Adam, and that is why he was kicked out of Heaven.
Satans have no control over people, unless you really want them to control you.
Goodluck
2006-11-08 17:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by Alessandro84 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Satan is the Destroyer. By lies, false accusations, false treaties, steals & kills.
So Satan says to do these things for his purposes.
2006-11-08 16:55:16 · answer #6 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but to texascrazyhorse... Allah is not the same God as the Christian God. Islam and Christianity are two VERY different religions. Islam = works gets you into heaven; Christianity = works have nothing to do with getting to heaven, it's by your acceptance of God's grace that gets you in. The Christian God's name is Yahweh just for reference.
Hope that clears things up.
2006-11-08 16:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by sonicbluezx3 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. George Bush.
lol!
2006-11-08 17:04:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jobba Jack 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Satan in Arabic is Shaytan
Devil is Iblis
Iblis is the Shytan.
and he's NOT an angel, he's created from Fire while Angels are created from Light.
2006-11-08 17:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muslims also use the Old Testament, or parts of it. It's not their main holy text, but it's one of them. And the Old Testament elludes to Satan, definately.
2006-11-08 16:55:30 · answer #10 · answered by Amy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋