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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (113) | The origin of the creation of angels and the origin of the creation of Satan
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A summary of the core concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The origin of the creation of angels and the origin of the creation of Iblis.
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The angels were created from light,
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as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"The angels were created from light,
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“And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.” (55:15)
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and Adam was created from that which has been described to you."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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In this, there is an indication that they are guided to the truth,
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so they do not disobey their Lord, nor are they arrogant.
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As for Iblis, he is definitively not from among the angels,
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and it is incorrect to claim otherwise based on the fact that he was commanded to prostrate to Adam.
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As Allah Almighty says:
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“He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud.” (7:12)
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Allah Almighty explicitly stated that the command to prostrate was directed to the angels,
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as He, the Exalted, says:
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"And [remember] when We said to the angels, 'Prostrate before Adam,' and they prostrated,"
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"except Iblis; he refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers."
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That claim is incorrect due to the following reasons:
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First, Allah Almighty explicitly stated that Iblis is from the jinn.
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He, the Exalted, says:
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“And (remember) when We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled against his Lord's command. Will ye choose him and his seed for your protecting friends instead of Me, when they are an enemy unto you? Calamitous is the exchange for evil-doers.” (18:50)
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Second, the exception of Iblis from the prostration of the angels in all the relevant verses
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is a disconnected exception (istithna' munqati').
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That is, the excepted entity in all of them is not of the same kind as that from which it is excepted.
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It is a stylistic rectifying device meaning "however."
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This is clearly demonstrated by the explicit statement in Surah Al-Kahf
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that Iblis is from the jinn.
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Third, Iblis himself never claimed to be from among the angels;
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rather, he explicitly declared that he was created from fire.
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He said: "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
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Thus, he is from the jinn, as Allah Almighty explicitly stated,
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and as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) informed us
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that the jinn are the ones created from fire.
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The command to prostrate alongside the angels was directed to Iblis
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even though he was not one of them,
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because initially he outwardly displayed worship and obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime,
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as well as diligence in that regard.
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So he was tested with the command to prostrate along with the angels to Adam,
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and at that moment, his fiery nature was revealed—
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a nature characterized by levity, recklessness, and arrogance.
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A summary of the core concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.