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Iblis is the name for the devil in the Qur'an. Although the term "devil" comes from the Greek diabolos, the Muslims derived the name from the Arabic, balasa, "he despaired, ...
Also Iblis, Iblees and Haris. A fallen angel of , a powerful subversive spirit and supposedly the chief of all . Others say he is the , who after being thrust from Heaven is renamed Eblis and becomes the ruler of the devils.
Though we are surely free to descend to the level of demons, and are prey to the temptations of Iblis (Satan), our fundamental trouble is ignorance, and we need constant reminders of who we are and where we should be heading.
'I will contract myself into so small a bulk that I shall find room in the cavity of thy teeth.' . . . The serpent then opened her mouth — Iblis ('the master of all evil spirits') flew into it, ...
 See also: Angel, Spirit, World, Evil, Death
  
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