Iblis
[Compiled from The Vengeful Djinn by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip J. Imbrogno and The
Encyclopedia of Demons & Demonology and The Encyclopedia of Angels by Rosemary Ellen Guiley. Copyright 2010.]
In Islam, Iblis serves the same function as the Devil, tempting humans to make the wrong spiritual choices. The name Iblis means “despair” or “he who is despaired.” Iblis is also the chief and father of the Djinn. He can assume any form.
Iblis is mentioned nine times in the Qu’ran; seven of the references concern his fall from God’s grace. His other name, Shaytan (Shaitan), or “the deceiver,” , is used in context of his rebellion against God. Sura al-Kahf 18.50 in the Qu’ran states that Iblis “was one of the djinn, and he broke the command his Lord.” As a djinni, Iblis was created by God of smokeless fire. Suras 7.12 and 38.76 refer to his creation from fire.
Why Iblis fell from grace
When Allah created Adam, he ordered all the angels to prostrate themselves before him, which they did. Iblis (who is identified as a Djinni in the Qur’an) refused, claiming that a being made of dust was beneath him, a being of fire. Allah cursed Iblis for his pride and threw him out of heaven. Iblis persuaded Allah to delay further punishment until the Day of Judgement. God gave him the right to roam the earth tempting people, and to destroy those who yield to temptation. He cannot compel people to sin, but only lure them to make the choice. He is aided by the devils (Djinn) who serve under him.
In another legend, in a time before the creation of humankind, Allah sent his angels down to earth to destroy the Djinn, who were rebelling against divine laws. The angels killed most of them, and captured Iblis, whom they took up to heaven and educated him. The remaining Djinn formed a new nation. Iblis, who wanted power, left heaven to become their king.
In the mystical tradition of the Sufis, Iblis refused to bow to Adam because he could only bow to God. Thus, Iblis represented the perfect lover, a model of loyalty and devotion who would rather be separated from God and God’s will than united with God against God’s will. In a 14th-century Syrian legend, Iblis actually assisted in the creation of Adam by gathering sweet and salty matter from the earth.
Another story tells how Iblis tempted Eve. He succeeded in smuggling himself into paradise by promising any animal who carried him in that he would bestow upon it three magical words that would guarantee immortality. The serpent agreed, and carried Iblis into Paradise hidden in its mouth. Iblis spoke to Eve from within the mouth.
The fall of Iblis is similar to the fall of Lucifer in the book of Isaiah in the Bible. Lucifer is cast from heaven because of his pride, and one-third of the angels follow him to earth. These fallen angels became synonymous with demons, whose job it is to torment people and tempt them into sin.
Iblis as the angel Azazel
In some early accounts of the Djinn, Iblis was once a powerful angel by the name of Azazel. The name Azazel means “God strengthens.” He originally may have been a Semitic god of the flocks who became demonized. Azazel is associated with the ritual of scapegoating as an expiation of sin, as described in Leviticus 16. In verse nine, God instructs Moses that his brother Aaron shall take two goats and sacrifice one to the Lord for sin. The second goat is for Azazel, and is to be presented live to the Lord for atonement, and then sent into the wilderness to the demon. This reference to the wilderness has led to beliefs that Azazel was a demon of the desert. The desert is also considered to be the home of Iblis when he is allowed to enter our world.
In The Apocalypse of Abraham, Azazel is the angel of disgrace, lies, evil, wrath and trials. He is the lord of hell, who is confined to earth by God because he became enamored with it. In Judaic lore, Azazel figures prominently in folktales, along with another fallen angel, Semyaza (Semyaz, Shemhazai). Azazel refuses to bow to Adam when he is presented to God and the heavenly hierarchies. Islamic lore also tells of Azazel refusing to bow down to Adam, and so God casts
him out of heaven and changes him into the Djinn Iblis. Although the angelic origin of Iblis contradicts Islamic beliefs, it is still considered by some scholars as an origin for this rebellious spirit.
According to Islamic belief, the evil that exists in the multiverse is due to corrupt humans and Djinn who have turned their back on Allah. Demons, fairies, ghosts, demonic possession and even sightings of aliens are believed to be the work of Djinn, or in some cases, spiritually corrupt humans who have joined Iblis. If we take into account the reality of the existence of the Djinn, then we can understand the great diversity of the paranormal. Rarely do Djinn present their true identity to us. Instead, they enjoy taking on many disguises. Many Djinn merely play a harmless
game with us for their amusement, but some have a more deadly agenda.
Stories about the Djinn reveal a long history of perceived injustices and indignities from their perspective, creating valid reasons for many of them to plot against humanity. Believing themselves to be wronged by God in favor of human beings, some Djinn have carried a deep grudge for millennia, and look for ways to strike back.
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I do not recommend engaging with the Djinn.
Very interesting account of what happened in heaven. Its funny that we muslims don’t talk about jinn, and rosemary and Philip need to draw our attention to it. It is as if the topic is taboo.
We lost awareness of the Djinn a long time ago, so they are new to many people — even though they’ve been moving among us all along! — Rosemary
these spirits if so powerful must be very hard to control and one could be left compleatly para if one thinks so and loses that control in that these demons ect are in a battle with humans.
is it wise to get in to a subject where you could be seeing signs omens and the devil round every corner?
if one takes such a stance then where could it lead if when everything becomes a threat from beings you cant see or hardly controle gains control.
its tempting to think in such ways that there are supernatural demons but then again how do we know its not this if it exists invisible forces plan to want us to think like this seeing as if we are thinking other dimensional thoughts we are not earthed (which could be what they want anyway)so getting us out of this earth in a sense in revenge for what happened to them to i.e to hurt god?
all this could spin your mind and take ones focus away from the dimensions we were made for.
not saying these beings may not be true but people must go with the upmost caution in these things or insainity calls and real dispair.
i dont speak as a christian im just stating the obvious.
people take care ok.
Djinn is a creation of god that predates humans.They also regenerate like humans.They’ve families like humans do & it’s believed that they also follow different religions like humans.There’s both good & evil amongst them.The evil ones that try to harm humans are called “Shaitan”.It’s believed that miracles can be attributed to either God or devil.And today most of the miracles that take place through miracle workers are from devil or djinn which they perform through their help,they do this to misguide people from the true path of god.Djinn’s have always been worshiped by pagans which they believed to be some godly dieties & in Islam it is believed that in every Idol there recides a devil & during the time of the Prophet when they went on to destroy the Idols that were worshiped at that time they faced the physical manifestation of them.
And in todays modern age people in Middle East,Africa,Indian subcontinent & all over the world use Djinns for black magic purposes.
In Bangladesh,there are many reported insidents of Djinns studying in Madrasas as student & many living among the humans as doctor,lawyers etc.And sightings & possesion is quite a common phenomenon in this part of the world.And I believe people of the west have very little knowldge about this & often they attribute such activities to human souls which’s just a misconception cause after the death of humans The angel of death(Azrael) takes away the human soul.The things they actually see is the physical manifestation of the Djinns as they’re the masters of shape shifting which they use to their advantage to misguide or harm human beings.
And though the Christian world don’t want to listen what Muslim or others have to say on spiritual topics.It’s a established truth in this part of the world that the Islamic “Ruqiyah” is the best system of getting a person rid of demonic possession.Even people of other faiths seek help from the Muslim Imams when they face such situations.The reason I see why people fall victim to such cases cause they don’t even know how to protect them from such beings.Some use charms,ammulets etc believing that these will protect them but these things rather make them open to such attacks.Only firm believe in God saveguards a person,those who seek help in material object or other beings God makes him dependent on that object & his lifts his protection from him.There’s always a barrier between a believer & Shaitan,he cannot harm him physically until he gives away his righteous path.And in Islam there’re several Surahs (chapter) in Quran,chanting which ensures protection of a believer from such beings.These are Surah Fatiha,Falaq,Nas & Ikhlas.And among all of them the verses of the thrones which is known as The Ayat Al Kudsi is the most strongest,it is said that when there verses are chanted a guard from the heaven comes to the aid of the reciter.
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i belive whtever good or bad happens its the will of god.my question is can a demon harm human physically that is like by scratching?
yes they can even kill
they are even female jinns
Hey,exellent replys i have been studying theology,including magick for 25 yrs. In 2006 i died twice,heart complications.I was a”born again” christian prior to my demise,with out going into detail i learned that our creator does not require us to jump through hoops.While studying antient sumerian manuscripts I foolishly read aloud words and phrases which were magickal formula!That evening i was tormented by nightmares! I awoke 3 times,then fell back into same nightmare.After the 4th time i awoke to a foul oder of shit and sulfer.Standing at foot of my bed was a black figure with yellow eyes,its skin was shining,and it had an over coat?All black,I was terrified!At first i thought still dreaming, Then it grinned at me with a wide mouth full of yellowish teeth.I closed my eyes several times.when i looked it was still there it grinned wider!Then gone,the oder lingired for awhile i got up and stayed awake 4 two days!The text i read aloud had the word[name]IBLIS!!!
I should very much like to know where said manuscripts are.
I’m not sure if you’re trying to troll here… [edited]. Iblis, (Devil) Shaytan in Islam. Does NOT represent himself as an Eerie black figure with yelow visible eyes, and shining skin. Of what i know is that Shaytan ”Iblis” has only 1 EYE. Because of a stone thrown into his eye by Abraham over 4 thousand years ago.
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Hi, we live in South Africa,with my Husbands Parents. Last year our youngest nearly drowned in their pool. While praying for her in ICU GOD gave me a vision of our Daughter walking away hand in hand with JESUS. She turned around, ran back to me, hugged me and told me that she would see me on the other side.She then went back to JESUS and the two of them continued off into the bright white surrounds.After her transfer to another hospital she regained consciousness and is 100% Fine. GOD/JESUS/ The HOLY SPIRIT saved our little one. My husband said that a demon threw her into that pool, her eyes were Open when he found her. Now this year my husband has begun work at a sales company and a Spiritual Warrior has befriended him. He told my husband to look for a Monkey type statue near by the front door. That is the thing which tried to drown our youngest. Apparently these creatures that you speak of inhabit monkey statues. Three nights ago GOD took the Warrior and brought him here to this house. that creature was sitting on the roof,cloaked in black and refused to speak to the Warrior. GOD sent JESUS who spoke to it in an Alien tongue and it then left. The Warrior said that the statue needs to be burned, however my Mother in Law has a soft spot for it and seeing as it belongs to her in her house I don’t have a say about it. She would think I’m bonkers anyway if I had to mention what we have learned. My question to you is HOW can we protect ourselves from this evil being? Is there something that I can put in front of that statue to deflect its intent? it calls itself azazael, and its attached to both of us. My Husband is the First Born but his young brother, with the consent of their parents and sister has claimed from my Husband his First Born Legacy.The young brother is paying for it via his throat cancer, which is in remission now. My Husband told me this this morning, that the blood line curse carried down from when Cain killed Able for his First Born Blessing is Still being perpetuated today. I too am the First Born in our family but my Sister has taken the blessing. Both our siblings are prospering while we are not. Where am I going with all of this? I don’t know! I want answers: why is this thing attacking us? Why does it want my children dead? why is it the prince of them that is focusing on us? My Husband was told when he was 19 that he is a powerful spiritual warrior. He is Now 40 and has been clean of his drug addiction now for 6 months. Doing his 12 Steps and being sponsored and handing his Life over Daily to GOD is what is keeping him alive. but it seems that now this thing is trying harder than ever to get to him, and apparently it works through any one! I was also surprised by how the Qu’ran and Bible are the Same Story! I had no idea! shows how ignorant I was. I always knew that GOD was the Same in Every Culture but I didn’t know that the story was the same! Any way, if any one is moved to write something, give advice, anything I am most grateful. that thing spoke to me yesterday while I was hanging up the washing and it looked like the thing that one of the writers wrote about! I am not afraid of it per say, for I ask JESUS,GOD and The HOLY SPIRIT for protection. I want it gone for good! or what Prayers do I need to recite to protect my family! Thanking All of You soooo much! Vanessa
Recitation of The “CHAR QUL” must be done 5 times a day by someone with the ability to Recite “CHAR QUL” from the glorious Quran in arabic “Azazeel” is same as Iblis there are different names of for “Shaitaan” e.i Hebrew, Arabic, persian and urdu or hindi etc..
What u must do is go on youtube type the above mention “Surah`s” and play them loud once before break of dawn , afternoon , early evening, before dusk and once after dinner.You must also not be under any influence and hygienically clean, statue of monkey must also be destroyed and not burnt because “Iblis” , or “Azazeel” are Djinns as mentioned in the “Quran” are not angels but “Jinnat” made up of fire therefore burning the Idol may not help.
Try this for whole one week starting from Monday, also sacrifice 1.25 kgs of Meat by slightly marinating it with a hint of turmeric (an indian herb) you must dispose the meatloaf in a graveyard or any open deserted place without any fear and hesitation yourself never looking back.
Dear Vanessa,
Please do not call out Jesus or the Holy Spirit for help. Only cry to God. I can not stress this enough. this is the biggest mistake Christians make. Jesus was a prophet. Do not attribute to him the power and glory of God. All help lies only in the hands of God. Jesus is in heaven and can do nothing for anyone. Immediately remove all statues, figures around your home. Keep your home free of all animated objects. This is very important. Do not play music either unless it is totally clean in words. Play in your house Surah Baqarah from YouTube. It is about 2 hours long. Play it loud and let it resonnate into all your rooms. Listen to it. It is in Arabic but very soothing to the ears. Do not enter the bathroom without asking God for protection. It is in our own bathrooms that all evil reside in. Very few people are aware of this. Never walk around naked or semi naked. Recite a prayer only to God before eating/drinking anything. Play the adhan on YouTube several times a day in your home. All jinn/demons flee when the adhan is played or recited. If you feel any sort of pain or even discomfort while listening to surah Baqarah or adhan, do not be discouraged. They inflict you with pain because they want you to turn it off. Do not ever do that. May God help you. Ask me anything else you wish to know.
Allah is the most powerfull and the lord of all the heavens, keep your trust in Allah and he will never let the devil hurt you Insha’Allah. I love all my fellow human brothers and sisters no matter what colour or background, it is the devil that devides us. Dont let him win people
100% i agree what brother usman said..
i love all my brothers and sisters. as allah created all from adam and eve.
please recheck sources pertaining to the paragraph in relation to the sufis. the view stated is a complete misconception. have been a student in sufism for over 20 years, have never come across such a thing. aside that it makes no sense at all to reason and intelligence, and against completely against the barometer of common sense.lover and enemy are distinct as night and day. and no matter the direction of perception contraries can never be reconciled. the outward act of rebellion of azazeel revealed the inner state of his heart, and so what ruled his heart. love is not in accord with rebellion, hate is – and all consuming fire. at the most he was acting according to the rage of his nature. and so lost the lovely name azazeel and having it reeplaced with the name iblis – the shaytan, i.e the accursed. love bestowed is not returned with a curse. other thanthis, the article and responses are excellent.
The Djinn (especially Ghouls) are now lurking in the State and National forests and preserves-abducting children and old people (about 30,000 a year worldwide). So don’t hike through woods or the Appalachian Trail or you may become a source of body parts and blood for the ufo hovering over the State Park in Say Northwest Pennsylvania. The British Empire is no longer -because its people got rich and delved into conjuring up spirits. Now, as the USA too gets away from God,and Satanic Groups keep conjuring up Djinn(UFOs) ,we will see the US no longer as the policeman of the world ,but the Beast and the False Prophet will take over accompanyed by two little” greys”.
In Muhammadanism (Islam), the Prophet stated in one Hadith that every Muslim has one shayatan (a jinn that trick human beings into falling into wrong path forbidden by Islam) with him or her. From some of my personal accounts, I should say that none of any human being is free from the shayatans, the soldiers of Azazel. Islam states that Azazel was once a true good servant of God and was the chief of the Angels. When he defied God to bow down to Adam, God expelled Satan from the kingdom of God’s servants. Before departing God and the leadership upon the Angels, Azazel asked God to empower him in tricking the mankind to take it (the mankind) away from the right path chosen by Him (God). God empowered Azazel to do what Satan asked because God wanted to test the the mankind’s fidelity. God will test the fidelity of the mankind up to the Judgement Day.
Islam always mentors the human beings to choose the right path and to watch the traps set by (the shayatans)the soldiers of Azazel. Islam also recommends the human beings to learn differing between the right and the wrong. My true good words for the human beings are that they must not fear Djinn, they must fear God and must seek protection from them (the Djinn kind). Do not summon any Djinn or its kind because they will always lead you to Satanic traps after you will summon them or any of them, they will not help you and will put you in the misery that might take you to hell.
The pious ones among the Djinn allow human beings to live with peaceful lives but the evil ones moving along the path of the Devil chase after the human beings to harm the most special creation (the human species) of the One(God). The early Sufi Saints taught their disciples that shayatans are so devilishly crafty that they can persuade any Adam’s pious child to fall into Satanic trap in the blink of an eye, so any Muslim seeks protection from Azazel soldiers, that Muslim must learn the knowledge of Islam about the rights and the wrongs so that he or she is not tricked into falling into the traps as he or she knows to differ between good and bad. My kind, the human beings, do not fear the Djinn, do fear the Creator, do avoid summoning and seeking help from the Janons (the Djinn), it is heavenly for the human beings to call God for help. The Djinn do not possess the power of humanity that the human beings have. Prophet Solomon, one of human beings, ruled over the Djinn. The gift of God for the mankind is Soul. The human beings must not fear the Djinn or summon any of its kind, they must fear God and invoke Him. The most special animate race (the human species) must ready itself for the Doomsday and the Judgement day. It must not remain into contradictions about the Djinn. The Djinn is merely the inhabitants of the unseen world that is beyond humans’ fancy or their mind’s eye. The human race’s bearing fantasies do not reach the actuality of their existential lives. God created more supernatural lives those the human race cannot think of. There are more than one universe… (Sura Al-Fathiha, verse no 2, Al-Quran). The existence of the extraterrestrials is confirmed by today’s Muslim Scholars and long time ago by the other exemplifications given by the Egyptian hieroglyphs and the civilization (the human race)on this blue planet, the earth.
Hi.how can somebody be able to know whitch type of jinn doe he have or posses or somebody? And its believe that most Djinn tell lies how to believe them then! Since human interact with them,
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Many ufo’s move at high rates of speed,and obviously endure g-forces no physical being could survive.This implies that ufo’s are not spaceships,but illusions created by spiritual beings ,or they are the spiritual beings themselves that are shape-shifting.