Iblis (other)
Iblis ( ar, إِبْلِيسْ, translit=Iblīs), alternatively known as Eblīs, is the leader of the Shaitan, devils () in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of Jannah#Jinn, angels, and devils, heaven, after he refused to prostrate himself before Adam in Islam, Adam. Kalam, Islamic theology (''kalām'') regards Iblis as an example of attributes and actions which God punishes with hell (''Nār''). Regarding the origin and nature of Iblis, there are two different viewpoints. According to one, Iblis was an Angels in Islam, angel, and according to the other, he is the father of the jinn. Tafsir, Quranic exegesis (''tafsīr'') and the Qisas al-Anbiya, Stories of the Prophets (''Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ'') elaborate on Iblis' origin story in greater detail. In the first version, before Iblis was cast down from heaven, he used to be an angel called ''Azazil, ʿAzāzīl''. God appointed him to obliterate the jinn who precedingly inhabited of the Earth until they became ...
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Angels (malāʾika) Meet Adam
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as wikt:benevolent, benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic Hierarchy of angels, hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael (archangel), Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host. Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty. They are often identified in Christian artwork with Bird flight, bird wings, Halo (religious iconography), halos, and divine light. Etymology The word ''angel'' arrives in modern English from Old English ''engel'' (with a hard ''g'') and the Old French ''angele''. Both of these derive from ...
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