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Iblis

إبليس
Definition

The proper name of the chief devil, derived from the root meaning 'despair of Allah's mercy.' He was among the jinn who worshipped alongside the angels, but his arrogance upon being commanded to prostrate to Adam caused his eternal fall from grace.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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