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Iblis, leader of devils, Satan. (Angel, Genie or Devil) Ifrit, cunning demon of the underworld, also associated with ghosts of the dead. (Demon) Inhabitants of the third earth, creatures supposed to have faces like humans but with the mouth of a dog, feet of cows and ears like goats. They never disobey God. [19] (Other)
One angel figuratively sits on the right shoulder and records all good deeds, while the other sits on the left shoulder and records all bad deeds. [3] Based on the rulings of Al-Uthaymin, another Saudi scholar Saleh Al-Fawzan regarded the belief about the Kiraman Katibin angels is a part of the second article of Six Pillars of Faith in Islam. [4]
As angels, the Zabaniyah are, despite their gruesome appearance and actions, ultimately subordinate to God, [8]: 82 and thus their punishments are considered in Islamic theology as just. [ 9 ] According to Al-Qurtubi , Zabaniyah is a plural name a group of an angel.
The Quranic word for angel (Arabic: ملك, romanized: malak) derives either from Malaka, meaning "he controlled", due to their power to govern different affairs assigned to them, [14] or from the triliteral root '-l-k, l-'-k or m-l-k with the broad meaning of a "messenger", just as its counterpart in Hebrew (malʾákh).
In the Quran, Satan is apparently an angel, [185] while, in 18:50, he is described as "from the jinns". [185] This, combined with the fact that he describes himself as having been made from fire, posed a major problem for Muslim exegetes of the Quran, [185] who disagree on whether Satan is a fallen angel or the leader of a group of evil jinn. [195]
points out, that the punishments are carried out by God's command: "O believers! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, overseen by formidable and severe angels, who never disobey whatever Allah orders—always doing as commanded." . In Hadith. According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad met the angel Maalik during his heavenly journey. Therefore ...
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If angels can sin or not is disputed in Islam. Those who say that Iblis was not an angel, but a jinni, argue that only jinn (and humans), but not angels are capable of disobedience. [16]: 123 This is the generally opinion among the Qadariyah and most Mu'tazilites. [26] [16]: 123 This view is also found to be prominent among many Salafis.