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sunniforum.c om> General Forums> In-depth Islam\u00bbTh e S tory of Jinn, Azazil & Iblis - Great read !!!
23-06-2007, 12:00 AM
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The Story of Jinn, Azazil & Iblis - Great read !!!
The Story of Jinn, Azazil & Iblis
From W ahab: The Lord of the w orlds created the fire of Sammun. From this Fire of Sammu
n
H e
c re a t e d
th e
J in n
.
\ufffd
A
created W e before of fire flaming\ufffd( A l- H ij r . 2 7 ) . T h e f ir s t o f t h e J in n w a s n a m e d M a
r ij a n d
th e
L o rd
c re a t e d
se c o n d
o n e
t o
b e
h is
w if e , a n d s h e w a s n a m e d M a r ij a . T h e y h a d a s o n a n d t h e y c a lle d h im J in n . F r o m t h e
m
d e r iv e d
a ll t h e
c la n s
o f th e
J in n , in c lu d in g
I b lis .
A nd the Lord gave them the earth to dw ell therein. A nd they lived and w orshipped the
r e
f o r a lo n g
t im e
.
S o
m uch
d id
th e y
w orship that the angels grew amazed, and said to the Lord of the Heavens and Earth;\ufffd
O
h
o
u
r
L
o
that w e might learn from them and follow their good example.\ufffdS o t h e L o rd b ro u
g
h
t
I b
lis ,
t
h
e
n
A
z a
z il,
u
p
t
o
b
e
a
m
o
n
g
t
h
e
a
n
g
e
l s
a n d h e liv e d w it h t h e m in t h e f ir s t h e a v e n . O t h e r s r e m a in e d liv in g o n e a r t h a n d , r e m a in
e d
r ig h t e o u s , w h ile
a
n u m b e r o f th e m
became sinners and transgressed the law , as didi the children of A dam (A .S) after them.
A nd the earth began to complain of them to the Lord.\ufffdO h m y L o rd , h a v e y o u c re a
te d
m
e
th at
I
s h o u ld
b e
p e o p le d
b y
disobedient-folk?\ufffd . The Lord answered\ufffdO h e a r t h , b e p a t ie n t , I s h a ll s e n d p r o p h e t
s
a m
o n g
th e m
t o
le a d
th e m
b ack
t o
th e
straight path\ufffd. Untilthat time no prophets had appeared among the Jinn. The Lord
se n t
t o
th e m
80 0
p ro p h e t s a n d
th e y
k ille d
each one. A t last the Lord spoke to A zazil in the first heaven. A nd He said to him\ufffd
G
o
.
A
z
a
z
i
l
.
G
o
a
n
d
f
i
g
h
t
people living on earth.\ufffdA zazilobeyed and descended onto earth and fought the un
b e lie v e r s ,
v a n q u is h in g
th e m
th e n
th e
L o rd
sent dow n a fire from the skies and it consumed them, so not a trace remained. The
o n ly
J in n
le f t
a liv e
w e re
th e
b e lie v in g
an d
worshipping Jinn.
A gain A zazil prayed so eagerly that he w as raised up into the first heaven, or accordin
g
t o
o n e
n a r r a t io n , h e
w
o rsh ip p e d
s o
m uch
in
the first heaven that he w as raised up through all the seven heavens and above them. H
e
w o rsh ip p e d
o n
th e
e a rt h
.
H e
w orshipped on the heavens, until A dam (A .S) w as brought into existence. Then the L
o rd
o rd e re d
a ll t h e
a n g e ls t o
b o w
dow n
before A dam (A .S).and all the angels obeyed except Iblis.
From Hassan A lBasri(R.A ): Iblis w orshipped above the seven heavens for more than
70
0 0 0
y e a r s , u n t il h e
w
a s
r a is e d
t o
th e
s t a t io n
o f R id w a n w h ic h is v e r y h ig h s t a t io n , R id w a n b e in g t h e g u a r d ia n o f P a r a d is e . I b lis w a s
th e
g u a r d ia n
o f P a r a d is e
fo r 1 0 0 0
ye ars. O
n ce
he read an inscription on the gates of paradise, and it read:\ufffd There is a servant among them
A lm ig h t y L o r d , a n d f o r a lo n g t im e h e w ill b e o b e d ie n t a n d s e r v e h is L o r d w e ll; t h e r e w
ill c o m e
a
d ay
, h o w e v e r, o n
w h ic h
h e
w ill
oppose his Lord and disobey, and he w ill be driven from His gates and be cursed.\ufffd
I b
l
i
s
,
w
h
o
w
a
s
t
h
e
n
s
t
i
l
l
c
a
wondered at this prediction.\ufffd How can that be.\ufffd He asked.\ufffdt h a t o n e o f t h e c lo
s e
s t
s e
r v
a n
t s
t o
t h
e
L o
r d
s h
o
u
l d
g
r o
w
disobedient to the Lord of the W orlds and be driven from His Holy Nearness? O h Lord\ufffd, he
p
l e
a
d
e
d
.
\ufffd
G
that rebellious one, whoever he may be.\ufffdT h e L o r d g a v e h im p e r m is s io n , a n d I b lis
sh o w
e re d
c u rse s
u p o n
th at
fu t u re
s in n e r
fo r
one thousand years, know ing not that it w as to be himself.
There is a conflict of opinion between people as to wether I b lis w a s o f t h e A n g e l
s
o
r
o
f
t
h
e
J in
n
.
B
u
t
i t
i s
w
r it
t
e
n
i n
t
h
e
H
o
l y
Q
u
r a
n
,
\ufffdhe w as one of the Jinn and committed ungodliness against his Lord \ufffds command \ufffd.
Because of his extrem e virtue and the intensity of his prayers, T he Lord raised him up
in t o
th e
h e av e n s to
liv e
am o n g
th e
a n g e ls .
W hen the Lord ordered them all to bow dow n and prostrate before A dam (A .S), he re
fu se d
an d
h is h id d e n
d is o b e d ie n t
w as
exposed.
From: LO RE of Light: Stories from the lives of the Prophets
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