Important Facts About Iblis and the Jinn Based Upon Some of the Previous Jewish Sources and Qur'an

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Important facts about Iblis (A fallen Angel) and the Jinn based upon

some of the previous Jewish sources and Quran.

And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against thedragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong

enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled

down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Saw-tawn, who leads the

whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 12:7-9

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Saw-tawn was a fallen one. He was created good, but part of his goodness

was the capacity to choose. He chose to disobey Yahweh, and in doing

this, he became evil. That is, he "fell" from grace.

INTERESTING there is something similar to this in "Vita Adae et Evae", an apocryphal

text which most scholars agree was written somewhere near the end of the 10th century

AD.

XIII: The devil replied, 'Adam, what dost thou tell me? It is for thy sake that I have been

hurled from that place. When thou wast formed, I was hurled out of the presence of

Elohim and banished from the company of the ANGELS. When Elohim blew into thee

the breath of life and thy face and likeness was made in the image of Elohim, Michael

also brought thee and made (us) worship thee in the sight of Elohim; and Elohim

Yahweh spake: Here is Adam. I have made thee in our image and likeness.'

XIV: And Michael went out and called all the ANGELS saying: 'Worship the image of

Elohim as Yahweh Elohim hath commanded.' And Michael himself worshipped first;

then he called me and said: 'Worship the image of Elohim Yahweh.' And I answered, 'I

have no (need) to worship Adam.' And since Michael kept urging me to worship, I said

to him, 'Why dost thou urge me? I will not worship an INFERIOR and younger being.

I am his senior in the Creation, before he was made was I already made. It is his duty

to worship me.'

XV:When the ANGELS who were under me heard this, they refused to worship him.

And Michael saith, 'Worship the image of Elohim, but if thou wilt not worship him,

Yahweh Elohim will be wroth with thee.' And I said, 'If He be wroth with me, I will set


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my seat above the stars of heaven and will be like the Highest.' Anon. Vita Adae et

Evae, 1315.

In Legends of the Jews in Ginzberg I:63 regarding extra canonical traditions of theHebrew Scriptures, that preceded the Prophet Muhammad by several centuries, it is

reported that Saw-tawn - the greatest of the angels with twelve wings instead of the

usual six - refused to bow down to Adam when Elohim instructed him to do so

because of his envy.

ADAM--MAN AND THE WORLD

With ten Sayings Yahweh created the world, although a single Saying would have

sufficed. Yahweh desired to make known how severe is the punishment to be meted out

to the wicked, who destroy a world created with as many as ten Sayings, and how

goodly the reward destined for the righteous, who preserve a world created with as

many as ten Sayings.

The world was made for man, though he was the last-comer among its creatures. This

was design. He was to find all things ready for him. Yahweh was the host who

prepared dainty dishes, set the table, and then led His guest to his seat. At the same

time man's late appearance on earth is to convey an admonition to humility. Let him

beware of being proud, lest he invite the retort that the gnat is older than he.

The superiority of man to the other creatures is apparent in the very manner of his

creation, altogether different from theirs. HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS

CREATED BY THE HAND OF YAHWEH. The rest sprang from THE WORD OF

YAHWEH.

The Quran confirms:

[Allah] said, "O Iblis, what prevented you from prostrating to that which khalaqtu (I

CREATED) biyadayya (WITH MY HANDS)? Were you arrogant [then], or were you


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[already] among the haughty?" Sura 38/75

THE SOUL OF MAN

The care which Yahweh exercised in fashioning every detail of the body of man is asnaught in comparison with His solicitude for the human soul. The soul of man was

created on the first day, for it is the spirit of Yahweh moving upon the face of the

waters. Thus, instead of being the last, man is really the first work of creation.

This spirit, or, to call it by its usual name, THE SOUL OF MAN, possesses five different

powers. BY MEANS OF ONE OF THEM SHE ESCAPES FROM THE BODY EVERY

NIGHT, RISES UP TO HEAVEN, AND FETCHES NEW LIFE THENCE FOR MAN.

The Quran confirms how the soul goes to Allah each night:

"It is He who yatawaffkum (takes your souls) back by night, knowing what you have

done by day, then yabathukum (He raises you up) again in the daytime until your

fixed term is fulfilled. It is to Him that you will return in the end, and He will tell you

what you have done. He is the Supreme Master over His subjects. He sends out

recorders to watch over you until, when mawtu (the death) tawaffathu (overtakes him),

those sent by Us take his soul- they never fail in their duty." 6/61

==> "It is He who yatawaffkum (takes your souls) back by night

==> when mawtu (the death) tawaffathu (overtakes him),

WITH THE SOUL OF ADAM THE SOULS OF ALL THE GENERATIONS OF MEN

WERE CREATED. They are stored up in a promptuary, in the seventh of the heavens,

whence they are drawn as they are needed for human body after human body.

The Quran confirms:

"When your Lord brought forth offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and

made them bear witness about themselves, He said, Am I not your Lord? Theyreplied, We bear witness that You are. This He did, lest you should say on the Day of

Resurrection, We had no knowledge of that. or lest you say, "Verily, it was but our

forefathers who, in times gone by, began to ascribe divinity to other beings beside God;

and we were but their late offspring: wilt Thou, then, destroy us for the doings of those

inventors of falsehoods? Thus do We explain the signs in detail; and perchance they

may turn (unto Us)." Sura 7/172-175

Legends of the Jews:

The third creation of the second day was the angel hosts, both the ministering ANGELS

and the ANGELS of praise. The reason they had not been called into being on the first

day was, lest men believe that the ANGELS assisted Yahweh in the creation of the

heavens and the earth.[61] The ANGELS that are fashioned from FIRE have forms of

FIRE, [62] but only so long as they remain in heaven. When they descend to earth, to do

the bidding of Yahweh here below, either they are changed into WIND, or they assume

the FORM OF MEN. [63] There are ten ranks or degrees among the ANGELS.[64]

The Quran says Iblis was created from fire:


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"We created you and then formed you and then We said to the ANGELS, "Prostrate

before Adam" and they prostrated except for Iblis. lam yakun mina sjidna (Iblis

WAS NOT AMONG THOSE WHO PROSTRATED). Allah said, "What prevented you

from prostrating when I commanded you?" He (iblis) replied, "I am better than him.

khalaqtan(YOU CREATED ME) min (FROM)nrin(FIRE) and You created himfrom clay". Allah said, "Descend from heaven. It is not for you to be arrogant in it. So

get out! You are one of the abased." Surah 7/11-13.

And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.".

And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused wa-is'takbara (AND WAS

PROUD) wakna (AND HE BECAME)one of the disbelievers. Sura 2/34

Again, Iblis became one of the disbelievers which indicate he was not alone in his

rebellion.

So we have clearly Allah saying:

"Iblisa lam yakun mina sjidna (Iblis WAS NOT AMONG THOSE WHO

PROSTRATED)"

So we have Allah conveying to us that Iblis was not mina (of) ==> those (Angels) Kaana is maazi [past tense] not continuous.

The fall of Saw-tan

The extraordinary qualities with which Adam was blessed, physical and spiritual as

well, aroused the envy of the angels. They attempted to consume him with fire, and he

would have perished, had not the protecting HAND of Yahweh rested upon him, and

established peace between him and the heavenly host. In particular, Saw-tan was

jealous of the first man, and his evil thoughts finally led to his fall. After Adam had

been endowed with a SOUL, Yahweh invited all the ANGELS to come and pay him

reverence and homage. Saw-tan,THE GREATEST OF THE ANGELS in heaven, with

TWELVE WINGS, instead of six like all the others, refused to pay heed to the behest of

Yahweh, saying, "You didst create us ANGELS from the splendor of the Shekinah,and now You dost command us to cast ourselves down before the creature which You
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didst fashion out of the dust of the ground!" Yahweh answered, "Yet this dust of the

ground has more wisdom and understanding than thou." Saw-tan demanded a trial of

wit with Adam, and Yahweh assented thereto, saying: "I have created beasts, birds, and

reptiles, I shall have them all come before thee and before Adam. If you are able to give

them names, I shall command Adam to show honor unto you, and you shalt rest next tothe Shekinah of My glory. But if not, and Adam calls them by the names I have assigned

to them, then thou wilt be subject to Adam, and he shall have a place in My garden, and

cultivate it." Thus spake Yahweh, and He betook Himself to Paradise, Saw-tan

following Him. When Adam beheld Yahweh, he said to his wife, "O come, let us

worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." Now Saw-tan

attempted to assign names to the animals. He failed with the first two that presented

themselves, the ox and the cow. Yahweh led two others before him, the camel and the

donkey, with the same result. Then Yahweh turned to Adam, and questioned him

regarding THE NAMES of the same animals, framing His questions in such wise thatthe first letter of the first word was the same as the first letter of THE NAME of the

animal standing before him. Thus Adam divined the proper name, and Saw-tan was

forced to acknowledge the superiority of the first man. Nevertheless he broke out in

wild outcries that reached the heavens, and he refused to do homage unto Adam as he

had been bidden. The host of angels led by him did likewise, in spite of the urgent

representations of Michael, who was the first to prostrate himself before Adam in order

to show a good example to the other angels. Michael addressed Satan: "Give adoration

to the image of Yahweh! But if thou doest it not, then Yawheh Elohim will break out in

wrath against thee." Satan replied: "If He breaks out in wrath against me, I will exalt mythrone above the stars of Yahweh, I will be like the Most High!" At once Yahweh flung

Satan and his host out of heaven, down to the earth, and from that moment dates the

enmity between Satan and man.' Haggada (volume 1, chapter 2)

Saw-tan was jealous of the first man, and his evil thoughts finally led to his fall. After

Adam had been endowed with a SOUL, Yahweh invited all the ANGELS to come

and pay him reverence and homage.

The Quran us something similar:

"And (remember) when your Lord said to the ANGELS: "Verily, I am going toplace khalfatan earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will makemischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanksand sanctify You." He (Allah) said: "I know that which you do not know." And Hetaught Adam allTHE NAMES (of everything) , then He showed them to theANGELS and said, "Tell Me THE NAMES of these if you are truthful." They(ANGELS) said: "Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you havetaught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise." He said: "O Adam!Inform them of their names," and when he had informed them of their names, He

said: "Did I not tell you that I know the Ghaib (Unseen) in the heavens and theearth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been concealing? And[mention] when We said to the ANGELS, "Prostrate before Adam"; so theyprostrated, except for Iblis. He refused and was arrogant kana (AND BECAME) ofthe disbelievers." Sura 2/30-34

Some say Iblis was a before his fall from grace, contrary to popular belief

Iblis became a Jinn after he disobeyed Allahs commandment. Iblis was

an Angel prior to his fall from grace.


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In the Hebrew Scriptures about the ANGELS it says:

"He makes his ANGELS winds, his servants flames of fire." Hebrews 1:7

Hence, the Qur'an describes the Jinn's creative essence as 'nare-sumun' in Sura 15:27

and 'mariji-min nar' in Sura 55:15:

"And He created the jinn from mrijin (A SMOKELESS FLAME) min (OF) nrin

(FIRE)." Sura 55/15

"wal-jna (AND THE JINN) khalaqnhu (WE CREATED IT) min qablu (BEFORE) min

(FROM) nri (FIRE) sammi (SCORCHING)..." Sura 15/27

The Qur'an says that the command was given to the Angels to prostrate

to Adam:

"And when We said unto the ANGELS: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell

prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disbeliever." Sura

2/34

"And We created you then fashioned you, then told the ANGELS: Fall ye prostratebefore Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make

prostration." Sura 7/11

"So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall down,

prostrating yourselves unto him. So the ANGELS fell prostrate, all of them together.

Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate." Sura 15/28-31

"And when We said unto the ANGELS: Fall prostrate before Adam, they fell prostrate

(all) save Iblis; he refused." Sura 20/116

"When thy Lord said unto the ANGELS: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire,

And when I have fashioned him and breathed into him of My Spirit, then fall down

before him prostrate, The ANGELS fell down prostrate, every one, Saving Iblis; he was

scornful and became one of the disbelievers." Sura 38/71-74


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And when your Lord said to the angels, "I khliqun(WILL CREATE) basharan (A

HUMAN) minallinminama-inmasnnin(OUT OF CLAY FROM BLACK MUD

ALTERED). And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created]

soul, then fall down to him in prostration. So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,

Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate. He said: O Iblis! What prevents you

that you are not among the prostrate? He said, "Never would I prostrate libasharin

(TO A HUMAN) khalaqtahu (WHOM YOU CREATED) minallinama-in

masnnin(OUT OF CLAY FROM BLACK MUD ALTERED). [Allah] said, "Then get

out of it, for indeed, you are expelled. Sura 15/28-34

After the disobedience of Allah's command Iblis became a Jinn:

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before Adam" and they prostrated except for Iblis. He was not among those who

prostrated. Allah said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded

you?" He (iblis) replied, "I am better than him. You created me from FIRE and You

created him from clay". Allah said, "Descend from heaven. It is not for you to be

arrogant in it. So get out! You are one of the abased." Surah 7/11-13.

"And [mention] when We said to the ANGELS, "Prostrate to Adam," and theyprostrated, except for Iblis. kna (HE BECAME) of the jinn and departed from the

command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than

Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange."

Sura 18/50


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Iblis was an ANGEL then after his disobedience he became a Jinn. The

same Arabic word kana is used in other ayats that says its transitioning

from one state to another:

Allah says:

"So they denied them fakn (AND BECAME) of those destroyed." Sura 23/48

"Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," So it parted, fakna (AND

BECAME) each portion was like a great towering mountain." Sura 26/63

And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.".And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused wa-is'takbara (AND WAS

PROUD) wakna (AND HE BECAME) one of the disbelievers. Sura 2/34

So the above ayat tells us that Iblis refused Allahs command and he was proud and

thus BECAME one of the disbelievers which again indicates more than one angel who

disobeyed Allahs command. Also again, the Arabic word kana is being used in this

ayat.

wakna (AND HE BECAME)one of the disbelievers

"And when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for

Iblis. kna (HE BECAME) jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will

you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to

you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange." Sura 18:50

kna (HE BECAME)jinn and departed from the command of his Lord


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But not Iblis: is'takbara (HE WAS ARROGANT) wakna (AND BECAME) mina (of)

the disbelievers. Sura 38/74

Malaika are kings derived from malak means king / who holds authority being a

higher position from Jinn.

"And [mention] when We said to the ANGELS, "Prostrate to Adam," and they

prostrated, except for Iblis. kna (HE BECAME) of the jinn and departed from the



Sura 18/50

If Iblis was of Jinn before he disobeyed Allah, then why he got punish

when order was given only to malaaika [angels]?

It is wrongly translated and twisted its meaning to fit their personal understanding.

Kana is always translated as was a Jinn.

And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves before Adam.".

And they prostrated except Iblis, he refused wa-is'takbara (AND WAS PROUD)

wakna (AND HE BECAME)one of the disbelievers. Sura 2/34

The Arabic word kana also means becomes:

"And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have

come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which

is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it fayaknu (AND IT BECOMES) a bird

by permission of Allah. And I cure the blind and the leper, and I give life to the dead -

by permission of Allah. And I inform you of what you eat and what you store in your

houses. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers." Sura 3/49

"[The Day] when Allah will say, "O Isa, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and

upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the

people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and

wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was]

like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, fataknu (AND

IT BECOMES) a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind and the leper with

My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I

restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear

proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."

Sura 5/110

"But Shaytanu whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed

from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except

that takn (YOU BECOME) angels or become of the immortal." Sura 7/20

"And recite to them, the news of him to whom we gave Our signs, but he detached

himself from them; so Shaytanu pursued him, fakna (AND HE BECAME) of the

deviators." Sura 7/175

"And when the heaven is split open faknat (AND IT BECOMES) rose-colored like

oil." Sura 55/37


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Iblis himself became a Jinn after disobeying Allahs command.

The word Iblis comes from the root word ( ) Ba-Lam-Siin = despair, give up hope,

become broken (in spirit), mournful, become silent/confounded/perplexed unable to

see right way or course, repent/grieve. (LL, V1, p: 285)

So we have several ayats saying the same exact thing that kana means

BECAME so how does this change when it comes to Iblis?

I knew nothing of the bialmalai alaAAla (Highest Assembly) when they ARGUED /

DEBATED.It is only revealed to me that I am a clear warner. When your Lord said to

the angels: "That I am creating a basharan (human) from mud/clay. When I have

shaped him and breathed from My Spirit into him, bow down before him. The angels

all bowed down together, Except Iblis. He was filled with pride and turned an

unbeliever. Allah said, Iblis, what prevents you from bowing down to the man I have

made with My own hands? Are you too high and mighty? Iblis said,I am better than

him: YOU MADE ME FROM FIRE, and him from clay. Get out of here! You are
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rejected Sura 38/69-77

Kh-Sad-Miim means to contend in an altercation, dispute/litigate in a sound or valid

manner, to say a thing such as may cause the listener to refrain/desist from his

assertion/plea/claim, overcome someone in an altercation, antagonize, put a thing onthe edge/side or corner of something.

Allah has created Adam, Eve, the Angelis with the option to disobey. Who said that

Angels cant argue and dispute, disobey the Most High?

Some Muslims are under the impression that Angels cant disobey Allah

and to defend this stance they refer to this ayat:

"And to Allah prostrates whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of

creatures, and the angels, and they are not arrogant. They fear their Lord above them,

and they do what they are commanded." Sura 16/49-50

From the ayat presented above it does seem that the Angels are not arrogant and they

fear Allah and do as they are told. However, this does not prove that Angels dont have

the option to disobey Allah.

The fact that Iblis disobeyed Allahs commandment was the exception hence he was an

Angel, yet he was too arrogant to make obeisance or homage before Adam. He was notof those Angels near to Allah.

Allah says:

lan (Never) would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allah , wal (and not)

malikatu (the ANGELS) muqarabna (THE ONES WHO ARE NEAR). Waman (And

whoever) disdains ibdatihi (His service) and is arrogant - He will gather them to

Himself all together. Sura 4/172

And mention when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a

word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Isa, the son of Mary - distinguished

in this world and the Hereafter and among muqarabna (THOSE BROUGHT NEAR).

Sura 3/45

From reading the above ayat we can see that the Angels can or have the ability to

disdain from being a servant of Allah but the Angelic who are closest to Allah would

never do this. This verse also demonstrates the fact that the Angels can disobey Allah.

So from the above in Sura 4/173 Allah tells us that the Messiah would never disdain to

be a servant of Allah and also includes the Angels of Allah hence those who are near to

Allah.

However, in Iblis situation he was not one of those Angels who were near to Allah so

thus he was proud and became a Jinn.

There is a difference between Iblis creation and thus when he became a

Jinn.


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The Quran says Iblis was created from fire:


before Adam" and they prostrated except for Iblis. He was not among those who

prostrated. Allah said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commandedyou?" He (iblis) replied, "I am better than him. khalaqtan (YOU CREATED ME) min

(FROM) nrin (FIRE) and You created him from clay". Allah said, "Descend from

heaven. It is not for you to be arrogant in it. So get out! You are one of the abased."

Surah 7/11-13.

"Said He, 'Iblis, what prevented thee to bow yourself before that I created with My own

hands? Are you of the exalted ones, or art thou of the lofty ones?' He said, "I am better

than him. khalaqtan (YOU CREATED ME) min (FROM) nrin (FIRE) and created

him from clay." Sura 38/75-76

Later on after Iblis refused to obey Allah he thus became a Jinn:

"And [mention] when We said to the ANGELS, "Prostrate to Adam," and they

prostrated, except for Iblis. kna (HE BECAME) of the jinn and departed from the



Sura 18/50

The Jinn are beings who has been expelled from the Garden and sent to live on earth

with the Adamites.

Hence, the Qur'an describes the Jinn's creative essence as 'nare-sumun' in Sura 15:27

and 'mariji-min nar' in Sura 55:15.

The creation of the Jinn is not predicated around being in the Heavenly unseen world

but is more created to be in the world of the dunya, the world where the Jinn was given

bodies in the physical realm where they live on earth with Al Ins (Adamites).

Allah says:

"And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?" They will be in

sammin (SCORCHING) and scalding water." Sura 56/42

The same word is used below: sammin (SCORCHING)

"wal-jna (AND THE JINN) khalaqnhu (WE CREATED IT) min qablu (BEFORE)min (FROM) nri (FIRE) sammi (SCORCHING)..." Sura 15/27

In Sura 56/42 shows that the companions of the left will be in scorching fire and

scalding water. In order for something to be scorch there has to be a substance to scorch.

This demonstrates the makeup of the Jinn.

Thus, the composition elements of the Jinn do not necessarily allude to a literal

understanding of fire.


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The Arabic word 'Sumun' in Sura 15:27 gives the us a sense of ferocity, intensity and

'marij' in Sura 55:15 the implication of something which retains an unsteady

composition, though flowing freely yet confused and somewhat impaired.

Siin-Miim-Miim = to poison, penetrate, be burning hot.

sammun - hole, eye of a needle, small doorway at the side of a large gate.

samun - pestilential scorching wind which penetrate into the bodies.

In the context of fire, it is often interpreted as smokeless fire, a flame mixed with the

black substance of fire, blast of hot, burning or scorching wind. The creation of the Jinn

demonstrates that there was something being penetrated, being burned hot, scorched.

" And He created the jinn from mrijin (A SMOKELESS FLAME) min (OF) nrin

(FIRE)." Sura 55/15

Now marinin means confused, impaired:

"But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in marjin (A CONFUSED)

condition." Sura 50/5

Iblis was created as an Angel, hence Angels are created from fire and the Angels whofall from grace and who becomes disbelievers becomes Jinn which are created from a

scorching, smokeless fire (clay) and are expelled out of the Heavenly realm and place on

earth to live as physical beings.

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