Iblīs (literally: dispraiser, plural abālisa(h) or abālīs, feminine iblīsa(h) and also known as Satan or Devil) is the highest rank of demons and devils in Islam. Also used as an epithet for all of al-Ḥāriṯ and Samael, Judeo-Christian Satan and Lucifer, Yazidi Peacock Angel, and Sufi Marra.
Should not be confused with marids who are just highest ranks in fiction.
Those abālīs are related to tawaghit (evil jinn, devils, or fallen angels who posing as gods).
Some say that the name of Azazil (al-Ḥāriṯ) was changed to Iblīs but that's wrong because the names of disbelievers are never mentioned in the Quran and the name Azazil is only mentioned in the Tafsirs and Judaeo-Christian sources, the reason why words like إبليس "Iblīs" or فرعون "Firʿawn; the Pharaoh" are never definitised by ال "al" or mentioned in the plural form because they are referred to one figure and the titles only definitised if the name is mentioned or with well known people (with names and every details, and unlike the Sunnah there is no much detail in the Quranic stories; hence the only figure who is mentioned with details is the prophet Yusuf "Joseph")
Etymology[]
The word Iblīs comes either from the Semitic root B-L-S "To have no goodness, accursed, despaired from God's mercy, person who causes confusion" linked to the root l-b-s "related to clothes, covers, or equipment and confusion" (Iblīs may also mean the person who covers the truth and mixes it with injustice), Ancient Greek Diabolos (accuser and slanderer, demon, or Satan) related to the Arabic root š-t-n (related to torches and burning) also related to the Ge'ez/Hebrew root ś-t-n (Satan, Devil, or a problematic) or from both Arabic and Greek roots, both Greek and Arabic roots are able to base the meaning Devil or Satan from them.
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- Iblis in Britannica.
| Islamic mythology | |
|---|---|
| Celestial Beings | Angel • Peri • Houri • Ascended demon |
| Demons | Šayṭān • Siʿlāh • Qarīnah • Ḥinn |
| Archangels | Ǧibrīl • Mīkāl • Malak al-Mawt • ʾIsrafīl • Mālik • Riẓ́wān |
| Other Characters | Allah • Iblīs/Satan • Al-Mahdiyy/Messiah |
| Other Creatures | Jinn • Qarīn |