Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the primary devil in Islam.
Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the primary devil in Islam.
He appears more often in the Qur'an (Islamic holy Book) as the Shaitan, a term used to refer to all of the evil spirits assisting Iblis, but which is often used to refer to just Iblis. Iblis is mentioned 11 times, and Shaitan "al-Shaitaan" (الشيطان) 87 times. He is chief of the spirits of evil (Shaitan), and his personality is similar to that of the devil in Christianity.
Iblis was a Jinn, a creature made of smokeless fire by God (like humans are made of 'clay'). In an outburst rooted in envy, Iblis disobeyed Allah and was expelled from the grace of Allah. He was later sent to earth along with Adam and Eve after having lured them into eating fruit from the forbidden tree, although in this role he is always referred to as al-Shaitan. He was condemned consequently by God to Hell. He replied with saying that he wanted to bring the inhabitants of Earth down with him, and God, to test Mankind and Jinn, allowed him to roam Earth to attempt to misguide others.
He tempts humans through his whisper (waswas, "he whispered") of sinful ideas in their head and false suggestion (haiif). In the end, it is believed, he will be cast into Jahannam (Hell in Islam) along with those who give in to his temptation of sinful ideas and disobeyed God's true message to mankind (Islam), while those who successfully try to follow a righteous path will be rewarded with the pleasures of Jannah (Paradise or Heaven in Islam).
The Qur'an does not depict Shaitan as the enemy of Allah, for Allah is supreme over all his creations and Iblis is just one of his creations. Unlike the Zoroastrian beliefs, all good and bad deeds are from Allah himself and only he can save humanity from the evils of his universe and his creations. Shaitan's single enemy is humanity. He intends to discourage humans from obeying God. Thus, humankind is warned to struggle against the mischiefs of the Shaitan and temptations he puts them in. A commonly shared belief in both Islam and Christianity is that the universal existence of evil in personal lives is usually experienced because of the devil.
Someone said to the Prophet, "Pray to God against the idolaters and curse them." The Prophet replied, "I have been sent to show mercy and have not been sent to curse." (Muslim)
Yes. And he knows all our weaknesses better than we do ourselves!
Christians believe that he will be overthrown on the day of judgement.
I expect it's the same in Islam?
Peace.
if by that you mean more of the human population will enter hell then heaven then maybe your right. But if by that you mean the devil will triumph then certainly not! The devil, that fool, will enter hell for eternity. Knowing his awaiting torture i jus cant figure out why he doesnt just BOW as Allah ordered him to. Its quite confusing
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My tears testify that i have a heart
yet i feel me and shaytan never part
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if by that you mean more of the human population will enter hell then heaven then maybe your right. But if by that you mean the devil will triumph then certainly not! The devil, that fool, will enter hell for eternity. Knowing his awaiting torture i jus cant figure out why he doesnt just BOW as Allah ordered him to. Its quite confusing
Are you really referring to my post?
I made neither an assumption on how many of the human population will go to hell, nor did I state that the devil will triumph.
What I did say in my previous post was that "he [Satan] will be overthrown on the day of judgement".
Peace.
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
Ibliss can lead us astray unless we have strong Imaan (faith) and constantly ask for protection against him. For each and every action, think twice. Is ur action good? The greatest jihad, according to hadith is to fight against ur own whims and desires of the nafs(soul).And Shaytaan can only act if we listen to him. So at every moment indeed , let us ponder over what we are actually going to do. Inshaallah, we may than decide to choose the right path.
Deliberation is from Allah and Haste is from shaytaan -Hadith
f by that you mean more of the human population will enter hell then heaven then maybe your right. But if by that you mean the devil will triumph then certainly not!
Bro Abd Majid I think you read her post wrong or misunderstood it .......she said no such thing nor implying that....as a matter of fact she said
Christians believe that he will be overthrown on the day of judgement.
I expect it's the same in Islam
Which is very accurate in the least..also
The devil, that fool, will enter hell for eternity
La hawla wa la quwwata illah billah.
For safety from evil thoughts inspired by Shaytaan. Sorry, I don't hav Arabic keyboard.Rabbi a3oudhou bika min hamazaatish shayaateen.wa a 3oudhoubikarabbi an yadhuroon.
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the Promptings of the shaytaans and I seek protection from that they should come near me.Aameen
رب اعوذ بك من همزات الشىاطىن .و اعوذ بك رب
ان ىحضرون
Hope u can understand this without the vowels(kasra,fatha and damma or zeir,zabar,peisch)
InshAllah, it may help
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