Iblis

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Qur’anic character satanic figure supernatural being

Iblis is the primary satanic figure in Islamic tradition, known for refusing to bow to Adam and subsequently leading humans astray.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Satan	9

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Qur’anic character ⓘ satanic figure ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ
action	refused God’s command to prostrate to Adam ⓘ
askedFor	respite until Day of Judgment ⓘ
associatedWith	arrogance ⓘ disobedience ⓘ kufr ⓘ pride ⓘ temptation ⓘ whispering evil suggestions ⓘ
centralThemeIn	Islamic demonology NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic narratives of creation ⓘ Islamic theology of free will ⓘ
claimedSuperiorityBasis	Adam created from clay ⓘ created from fire ⓘ
commands	his followers among jinn and humans ⓘ
consequenceOfRefusal	was cast out from divine presence ⓘ was cursed by God ⓘ
contrastedWith	Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ
destinedFor	Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemyOf	humankind ⓘ
eschatologicalRole	will be punished in Hell after the Day of Judgment ⓘ
goal	to lead as many humans as possible away from God ⓘ
granted	respite until Day of Judgment ⓘ
influences	humans ⓘ jinn ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mentionedIn	Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat Sad NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat Taha NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat al-A‘raf NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat al-Baqarah NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat al-Hijr NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat al-Isra NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat al-Kahf NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	leading humans astray ⓘ refusing to bow to Adam ⓘ
opposes	God NERFINISHED ⓘ prophets ⓘ
reasonForRefusal	claimed superiority over Adam ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
role	primary satanic figure in Islamic tradition ⓘ
scriptName	إبليس NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	al-Shaytan NERFINISHED ⓘ the accursed NERFINISHED ⓘ
vowed	to attack humans from all directions ⓘ to mislead humans ⓘ