The_Evelyonian
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Peace be with you,
I have often wondered, what are Jinn?
I have often wondered, what are Jinn?
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Usually the name demon means "evil spirits" but we believe that among jinn there are good spirits and bad too and they are just like us living in nations and countries all over the world. Most of them nowadays live in seas and wide oceans. They were on earth before us and Satan was the best among them at that time and he was in heaven then he disobey God so God ordered him to go out from heaven.The_Evelyonian said:What about the verses in the Qur'an where it says the Jinn can still choose to follow Allah. I thought that this would be impossible for a demon to do.
Peace
yes you are right, but they say that Iblis is the personal name for the one who was in heaven when Allah created Adam then Allah sent him out of heaven to earth.Judgement Day said:Both Jinns and men were created to worship Allah.
There are two types of men,
Men who worship Allah, they are called Muslims, they are led by the Prophets.
Men who do not worship Allah, they are called Kafir, they are led by Iblis(demon).
There are two types of Jinns too,
Jinns who worship Allah, they are called Muslims, they are led by the Prophets.
Jinns who do not worship Allah, they are called Kafir, they are led by Iblis(demon).
While Satan is an adjective which is also a calling for one(Jinns or men) who acts like an Iblis(demon).
Please correct me if I'm wrong .
I believe so . That's why he's the demon, while all others are just recruits from jinns, am I right?The Truth said:yes you are right, but they say that Iblis is the personal name for the one who was in heaven when Allah created Adam then Allah sent him out of heaven to earth.
Don't you think so?
He is from Jinn too.Judgement Day said:I believe so . That's why he's the demon, while all others are just recruits from jinns, am I right?
Salamu 'alaikum,The Truth said:He is from Jinn too.
Also some of them said that he was a kind of angels called "Jinn" but he disobeid Allah's order to bow down for Adam and his name before Allah curse him was in sematic language "Ezazil" and in arabic "Iblis" then he disobied Allah the same as Adam but the different is what Adam did was a sin but what Iblis did was an arrogant of him so Adam asked for forgivness and Iblis didn't because he thought that he is better than Adam because Adam was made from clay and Iblis from part of the fire.
Peace ..
I got this from Tafseer al-Qurtobi and Al-Tabari just for mentioning it, but I agree with you that most of the scholars were considering what you just said as the most accurate or possible answer.Peace said:Salamu 'alaikum,
Well actually I've never heard a Muslim scholar said that Satan was a kind of angels. God says and very clearly that he "was one of the jinns". Angels have no free will, but satan has just like us, human beings. In fact, he was so pious and so sincere in his worship to the degree that Allah elevated him to a higher rank that to be with the angels worshipping God.
Peace