WHY IBLIS CANNOT BE AN ANGEL...

unknownuser

PEACE MARIE

In 1850, the translation of ?kanamina? as ?he was? is incorrect. Personally, I translate it as ?He became of?? in the same way in 3874

Iblis/satan disobeyed the order of his Lord because he became of?.
This verse explains itself.

Except Satan; he turned arrogant, and became one of the rejecters
Illa ibleesa istakbara wa kanamina alkafireena

Even if you translate the ayat as..."he became one of the rejectors", hence, a "fallen maliaka", your arguement still fails for the following reason

721 Say It has been revealed to me that a party of the Jinn listened, and they said Surely we have heard a wonderful Quran...

7211 And that some of us are good and others of us are below that we are sects following different ways

7214 And that some of us are those who submit, and some of us are the deviators; so whoever submits, these aim at the right way

The above ayats, conclusively, establish that the Jinn humans were divided into two camps/sects, those who submitted to Allah/believed and those that didn't. Iblis, to whom we may extend the benefit of the doubt, prior to the advent of Adam, may have been of those who submited/believed. However, when Allah decided to establish Adam as leadership in the earth, well, Iblis, rebelled and thus became of the camp/sect , of rejectors/disbelievers/those who refuse to submit.

It appears that, where Allah uses..."he became", in regard to Iblis, it is in reference to his attitude i.e. "he became of the rejectors/disbelievers/kafiroona, and not his composition as a creation. This is why 1850 cannot be translated into..."he became a Jinn".

Clearly then, Iblis was not a malaika who "became/transformed" into a Jinn human being.

marie

Peace PB,

In the light of 1850, jinn is not a race but an attitude/behavior of Iblis/satan and the cause of his disobedience

illa ibleesa kanamina aljinni---->consequently---> fafasaqa AAan amri rabbihi (so he disobeyed the order of his Lord)

He became/was of the hidden selfish desires .so he disoby his lord...

This explanation is reinforced by the verses that I quoted in my last post, Allah speaks about the behavior of Iblis in the blue sentences 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874.

Allah knows best

Marie

unknownuser

PEACE MARIE

illa ibleesa kanamina aljinni---->consequently---> fafasaqa AAan amri rabbihi (so he disobeyed the order of his Lord) He became/was of the hidden selfish desires .so he disoby his lord... This explanation is reinforced by the verses that I quoted in my last post, Allah speaks about the behavior of Iblis in the blue sentences 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874.

I see what you mean, however, you are not taking into account Sura Al-Jinn, where it is quite clear that the Jinn, represent some kind of creation which can choose to submit/believe or not submit/disbelieve. To say that Jinn, represents "hidden selfish desire", contradicts ayats 7211 and 14, in that, if a Jinn submits and believes, how then, can he be considered selfish?

If I'm not wrong, the difference between our reasonings, you consider jinn as a race and not me.

Also, Allah says of the Jinn

1527 And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you do not accept the Jinn, as being some kind of distinct being apart from the malaika. So, my question to you then is, are the Jinn, fallen malaika? I ask this, because Iblis became one the disbelievers, hence, the terms "those" and "disbelievers" are plural terms. Given that, the Jinn precede man, then who are the "those" whom Iblis is like?

unknownuser

Peace Marie,

If, according to you, Kyle and others, Iblis was an angel and became emotional (jinn), then he must still be an angel and remain that way on earth until the D-Day. But according to the Quran, angels uphold absolute authority, obey at all times and do whatever they are told. In other words, they are especially designed and created by GOD to do just that. This also implies that the angels cannot disobey any command of GOD nor do they possess any emotional/behavioral indifferences (good or bad) in them or amongst them. How the hell did an angel like Iblis (it?s a disgrace to even call him an angel) got out of hand? Did GOD make a mistake in creating angels, specifically Iblis? Or are there many such devilish angels with emotions (jinns) that exists on earth? I?m sure there are abundance of devilish emotional creatures (human and jinn kinds) inhabitant on earth but none of them are angels, as per my understanding of the Quran. If that?s the case, then its not possible to trust, believe in and obey them, as commanded to us by GOD. It would be horrendous to even call an angel, a devil or satan. Only jinnkind like Iblis or humankind, can have the nerves to disobey and turn arrogant towards GOD?s commands and as well as others, thus becoming disbelievers journeying to Hell and therefore termed as devils and satans.

Emotion

A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling the emotions of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate, and love.
A state of mental agitation or disturbance spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed his emotion. See Synonyms at feeling.
The part of the consciousness that involves feeling; sensibility ?The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect? (Isaac Bashevis Singer).

Jinn

In Muslim legend, a spirit often capable of assuming human or animal form and exercising supernatural influence over people
nee \Jin"nee, n.; pl. Jinn. (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms.

Some of the key features are outlined below and I'm sure there may be many more

Emotions/behaviour do not have minds, eyes and ears; humans and jinns (creatures) do.
Emotions/behaviour are not thrown in Hell; human and jinns (creatures) are.
Emotions/behaviour do not receive messengers and revelations; humans and jinns (creatures) do.
Emotions/behaviour do not share each others company; humans and jinns (creatures) do.
Emotions/behaviour do not have communities/sects/groups; humans and jinns (creatures) do.
Emotions/behaviour are the result of human and jinn kind (creatures) themselves, whereas humans and jinns are created by GOD. Emotions/behaviour are the consequences of ?feelings?; humans and jinns are the consequences of creation - ?clay/mud? and ?blazing fire? .
Emotions/behaviour do not have soldiers/armies; humans and jinns (creatures) do. Solomon had humans, jinns and birds as soldiers at his disposal, by GOD?s leave.
Emotions/behaviour, whether good or bad, are within both humans and jinns (creatures).
Jinns have no clue of life and death, nor the unseen.
Emotions/behaviour do not have generations or are termed as disbelievers and losers, but jinns and humans as creatures have/are.
Jinns and humans are consistently mentioned and categorized as two distinct kinds/creatures throughout the Quran.

In accordance with all the verses supplied earlier and some of the distinguishing points made above and as well as by Priest BM, pertaining to jinns, it is evidently obvious and crystal clear that jinns are creatures/beings/spirits and not emotions or behaviour. There are good and bad humans and there are good and bad jinns, both of which have emotional/behavioral patterns within themselves. The Quran also distinguishes both the kinds (humans and jinns) throughout and yet some cannot/refuse to understand such clear distinct verses.

Perhaps Marie, Kyle or anyone else who assumes that jinn means emotion or behaviour can collectively put together all the verses pertaining to jinns, with explanation.

Is there any dictionary that mentions jinns to mean emotions or behaviour? That would be interesting. Btw, are emotion and behaviour in Arabic correct as follows? Thanks.

emotion , ,
behaviour , ,

GOD bless.

marie

Peace PB,

PEACE MARIE

illa ibleesa kanamina aljinni---->consequently---> fafasaqa AAan amri rabbihi (so he disobeyed the order of his Lord) He became/was of the hidden selfish desires .so he disoby his lord... This explanation is reinforced by the verses that I quoted in my last post, Allah speaks about the behavior of Iblis in the blue sentences 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874.

I see what you mean, however, you are not taking into account Sura Al-Jinn, where it is quite clear that the Jinn, represent some kind of creation which can choose to submit/believe or not submit/disbelieve. To say that Jinn, represents "hidden selfish desire", contradicts ayats 7211 and 14, in that, if a Jinn submits and believes, how then, can he be considered selfish?

No because you attribute the same meaning to this word in different contexts.

Let us suppose that this word means a creature, the "FA" in "FAfasaqa/so he disobey(fasaqa)" gives the cause and effect.

We know, there are those who submit, and some are the deviator among Jinn (7214)

In 1850, we read Iblis became/was of....(cause)----->FAfasaqa/he disobey)(effect)

The word jinn in 1850 couldn't means a creature because all the Jinn are not disobeying their lord (7214).

I don't think you attribute the same meanings to the word salat everywhere in the quran.

If I'm not wrong, the difference between our reasonings, you consider jinn as a race and not me.

Also, Allah says of the Jinn

1527 And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you do not accept the Jinn, as being some kind of distinct being apart from the malaika.

Jinn and Ins/human are two creatures.

All of the Angels submitted, except Iblis 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874

For me there is no doubt Iblis is one of the Angels who disobeyed his lord .

No where in the quran do we find that Iblis alone is asked by Allah to prostrate to Adam or Iblis and Angels were asked by Allah to prostrate to Adam.

The following verse coul give an additional information

But the devil whispered to them, to reveal their wickedness to them which was kept from them; and he said ?Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree except that you would become Angels, or you would be immortal.?

So, my question to you then is, are the Jinn, fallen malaika?

This is a good question, I don't know about Jinn but I think Iblis is a fallen/rebel angel.

I ask this, because Iblis became one the disbelievers, hence, the terms "those" and "disbelievers" are plural terms. Given that, the Jinn precede man, then who are the "those" whom Iblis is like?

This is a good question, Allah doesn't specify. Disbelievers or rejectors are a generic term.

Let us read the following verse

723.They said (Adam and his mate) ?Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, then we will be of the losers!?

The losers is a plural term. Idem "the losers" is a generic term.

Salam

Marie

marie

We have permitted the enemies of every prophet, human and Jinn devils (shayateena), to inspire in each other with fancy words in order to deceive. Had your Lord willed, they would not have done it. You shall disregard them and their fabrications.

The word shaytan/satan is not specific to human or jinn.

unknownuser

PEACE MARIE

MARIE illa ibleesa kanamina aljinni---->consequently---> fafasaqa AAan amri rabbihi (so he disobeyed the order of his Lord) He became/was of the hidden selfish desires .so he disoby his lord... This explanation is reinforced by the verses that I quoted in my last post, Allah speaks about the behavior of Iblis in the blue sentences 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874.

PREIST I see what you mean, however, you are not taking into account Sura Al-Jinn, where it is quite clear that the Jinn, represent some kind of creation which can choose to submit/believe or not submit/disbelieve. To say that Jinn, represents "hidden selfish desire", contradicts ayats 7211 and 14, in that, if a Jinn submits and believes, how then, can he be considered selfish?

No because you attribute the same meaning to this word in different contexts.

Let us suppose that this word means a creature, the "FA" in "FAfasaqa/so he disobey(fasaqa)" gives the cause and effect.

We know, there are those who submit, and some are the deviator among Jinn (7214)

In 1850, we read Iblis became/was of....(cause)----->FAfasaqa/he disobey)(effect)

The word jinn in 1850 couldn't means a creature because all the Jinn are not disobeying their lord (7214).

I don't think you attribute the same meanings to the word salat everywhere in the quran.

I think what you are failing to take into account Marie is that, "he disobeyed/became one of the kafiroona" was only possible, precisely, because Iblis was of the Jinn race.
Jinn, cannot mean hidden selfish "thoughts"/not a being and also mean a being, that is a contradiction and contradicts 37, where Allah says
He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book others are consistent with/similar to...

37 Huwa allathee anzala AAalayka alkitaba minhu ayatun muhkamatun hunna ommu alkitabi waokharu mutashabihatun...

Do you see my point here?

MARIE If I'm not wrong, the difference between our reasonings, you consider jinn as a race and not me.

PREIST Also, Allah says of the Jinn 1527 And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you do not accept the Jinn, as being some kind of distinct being apart from the malaika.

Jinn and Ins/human are two creatures.

All of the Angels submitted, except Iblis 234, 1711, 1531, 1761, 1850, 20116, 3874. For me there is no doubt Iblis is one of the Angels who disobeyed his lord.

Yes, the Jinn, the men, the dabbatin and the malaika, are all different beings, there simply is no question about this, do you agree? You can't have it both ways Marie, meaning, you cannot define Jinn as "hidden selfish thoughts" and also define them as distinct creatures.
If Iblis, was one of the malaika, then, the malika, must be Jinns as well, given the fact that, the Jinn can both obey and disobey, hence, some other malaika must be the ones who Allah is referring to as "those" and "disbelievers" whom Iblis became one of. Is this your position? Hence, my question

No where in the quran do we find that Iblis alone is asked by Allah to prostrate to Adam or Iblis and Angels were asked by Allah to prostrate to Adam. 720. But the devil whispered to them, to reveal their wickedness to them which was kept from them; and he said ?Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree except that you would become Angels, or you would be immortal.?

I think you will agree that, in the light of other ayats, these ayats do not conclusively establish your assertion.

MARIE For me there is no doubt Iblis is one of the Angels who disobeyed his lord.

PREIST So, my question to you then is, are the Jinn, fallen malaika?

MARIE This is a good question, I don't know about Jinn but I think Iblis is a fallen/rebel angel.

You see, Marie, you cannot in one breath claim that you have "no doubt" and then in the next state that, "you don't know" and "you think", especially, when it concerns the principle aspects of your arguement. Your arguement cannot go forward until you are dead certain about the definitions of terms, Jinn, malaika, dabbatin, and men.

PREIST I ask this, because Iblis became one the disbelievers, hence, the terms "those" and "disbelievers" are plural terms. Given that, the Jinn precede man, then who are the "those" whom Iblis is like?

MARIE This is a good question, Allah doesn't specify. Disbelievers or rejectors are a generic term.

Let us read the following verse

723.They said (Adam and his mate) ?Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, then we will be of the losers!?

The losers is a plural term. Idem "the losers" is a generic term.

You may have a point here, however, if the ayat is translated accurately, you will notice that it reads...of the losers. Now, if that simply pertained to Adam and Eve, then wouldn't it have read..."we will be losers"? Once again, as with Iblis, Adam and Eve, the "of the" appears to be referring to "others" already in existence, if nothing else, then Iblis himself, who, at the moment of Adam and Eve made that duaa, was already a kafir/loser.

Now, you might respond by asking, "well, if it is referring to Iblis, then, Iblis was only one entitiy and not many, hence, the ayat would have to have read "loser" and not "losers" as it does". Now, given that the plural, losers, is used, it must be referring to more than one entity, thus, as with Iblis, who are the other beings which disbelieved and were losers who Adam and Eve did not want to be like? The implication of all of this is that, more than one of the malaika must have rebelled or the Jinns are not malaika and others of them did rebel along with Iblis , given the fact that, the Jinn, according to 7214, can both obey/believe or disobey/disbelieve. This is why Allah says...before the creation of men, He created the Jinn, hence, some of them were/are "losers".

I hope this presentation wasn't too convoluted. shock o

Looking fprward to your reply. D

unknownuser

Peace Kyle,

If I was in a jungle wherein all animals resided and commanded the lions to submit to a frog, which they all did, and here comes a ladybug disobeying my command, thus banishing the ladybug out of the jungle, simply means that The lions were commanded to submit to the frog. All of them did except the ladybug, she was of an insect, doesn't make the ladybug a lion. This is how I understand and reason with the complexity of all the veses put together pertaining to who Iblis was, given the FACT that he was a jinn.

But how did the ladybug disobey your command? You were commanding the Lions, not the ladybug? That would have been very unfair and unjust of you.

Not at all unfair and unjust. It is simply a matter of undersanding. A jungle has all kinds of animals, not just lions. My command was generalized to all animals, although pointed to lions. Every creature/animal in the jungle heard my command, thus all animals submitted including the lions, except the ladybug, she was of an insect.

Assuming the elephant was a new creation to have been introduced in a jungle with the rest of the animals, its obvious all creatures of the jungle must welcome the elephant and submit, essentially when they heard the "Supreme's" call. In the heavens, angels were not the only creatures present to have obeyed/disobeyed GOD's commands, but included were jinns and all other spirits to have witnessed a new creation by GOD. We are told that angels DO NOT DISOBEY GOD'S COMMANDS, hence who are left now, obviously jinns and other spirits who are prone to disobey. All angels submitted except Iblis, he was of jinn. One of the reasons why the jinn Iblis revolted and disobeyed, thus was bannished from heavens and thrown down on earth along with Adam and his mate (human spirits/counterpart). Many such jinn-spirits and their counterpart human-spirits followed their suit and that's why we are here. Now to imply that jinn means emotion or behaviour, is plain stupidity.

Imagine you are at work, and your boss comes to your desk and says "YOU'RE FIRED!!!!" You get a schocked look on your face "But WHY?"
Your Boss says, "Because you did not empty the trash when everyone left the building". You respond, "but that is not my job, you told the cleaning crew to do that". Your Boss replies, "but you rwere present when I commanded them to empty the trash, so you should have known I was commanding you too".

How foolish does that sound?

Your analogy is totally out-of-line and more so miserably fails. I was talking about a JUNGLE, full of all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., whereas you are talking about a specific human (boss) commanding another specific human (employee). That to me sounds foolish and has no basis whatsoever in comparison to my analogy relevant to the heavenly creatures. Its too easy to have thought otherwise, no wonder the misunderstandings.

Kyle, you need to broaden up a little and try to understand the whole picture.

GOD bless.

cathedral

Salaam,

The Qur'an never even suggests Iblis is an angel. For anyone who has Abdul Mannan Omar's dictionary,check illa out on page 27. He says that the word means except, but then states that in Arabic it can mean 2 things. Example,all the people came except Zaid. He then says that in Arabic you can say "all the people came but the donkey'. If you look at the very next sentence, there can be no doubt which kind of exception the one in 234 is. It says " he refused and was proud, and was of the disbelievers" The Qur'an makes it very clear Iblis was not an angel. It doesn't say he became a disbeliever, it says he was a disbeliever, and had been, but then he manifested it publically.It's also obvious certain people continue to analyze the Qur'an using English syntax as a barometer,which is leading them to inaccurate interpretations.

Marie, your translation of 1850 is faulty. There is a cause and effect, but you have it in reverse. It says that iblis was of the jinn, so he disobeyed, aka he disobeyed because he was a jinn, not not that he became a jinn because he disobeyed. The fa gives the effect to the next word,while the cause is coming from the words preceding.

I had to post an edit after rereading Marie's post. Marie, I'm not sure what you're saying regarding 1850, so I apologize if I'm incorrect in my assessment. You did say that you think Iblis is a fallen angel though, so that's why I wrote what I did above.

unknownuser

Peace be upon you Danish,

Not at all unfair and unjust. It is simply a matter of undersanding. A jungle has all kinds of animals, not just lions. My command was generalized to all animals, although pointed to lions.

Ridiculous! If I say "All lions get on the ground", how is that command to ALL ANIMALS. That is nonsense.

Every creature/animal in the jungle heard my command, thus all animals submitted including the lions, except the ladybug, she was of an insect.

If you were in a co ed facility, and you heard soemone say "All men report to the front", do you assume the caller means women too? I mean this converstaion is really getting foolish.

I will post the verses with "jinn" in them to show my understanding of jinn being THOUGHTS (that which is covered), not some species of ghosts.

unknownuser

Peace be upon you,

The word "jinn" comes from the same root as the word "majnun".

Majnun is used to call someone CRAZY (mental state). They say this person is controlled by "jinn" in tradition.

So why is it hard to understand jinn as THOUGHTS?

Janna (the garden) is also fromthe same root, is not Janna a CONDITION which starts here on earth?

unknownuser

Peace Kyle,

Not at all unfair and unjust. It is simply a matter of undersanding. A jungle has all kinds of animals, not just lions. My command was generalized to all animals, although pointed to lions. See below for another demonstration underlined, if you can contemplate.

Ridiculous! If I say "All lions get on the ground", how is that command to ALL ANIMALS. That is nonsense.

Ridiculous and nonsense as it may sound, emphasis lies on the word 'JUNGLE' relevant to lions. Scenario already explained.

The first word of the second Surah means "THAT". Must I disagree and argue about it to mean that "THAT" refers to something other than the Quran. Again, its a matter of simple understanding, although not easy when it comes to frivilous debates.

Every creature/animal in the jungle heard my command, thus all animals submitted including the lions, except the ladybug, she was of an insect.

If you were in a co ed facility, and you heard soemone say "All men report to the front", do you assume the caller means women too? I mean this converstaion is really getting foolish.

That depends. Man, simply means a human, a person. And it could also mean a male. Men is plural. If men and animals were together, and the men were ordered to seperate out, then yes, it would definitely include women. That goes for the animals to seperate out as well, even though the animals were not ordered to. Plain and simple, nothing foolish about. It is simply a matter of understanding.

I will post the verses with "jinn" in them to show my understanding of jinn being THOUGHTS (that which is covered), not some species of ghosts.

Looking forward to. "species of ghosts", now that's befuddling roll

Majnun is used to call someone CRAZY (mental state). They say this person is controlled by "jinn" in tradition.

That's traditonal superstition. If a person can control his/her THOUGHTS (JINN), he/she can never be in a "mental state", ie. being CRAZY, now would they?

So why is it hard to understand jinn as THOUGHTS?

Not at all. On the contrary, it is getting difficult for you to understand that jinns are CREATURES. If Iblis was an angel, he didn't become or was of THOUGHTS. Sounds silly. Besides, THOUGHTS don't have minds, eyes and ears, CREATURES DO. "THOUGHTS" are acts or processes of reflection, power of reasoning, meditation, mental engrossment. JINN does not mean THOUGHT or BEHAVIOUR, but refers to their condition of being in that state or process, just like humans. One of the reasons why jinns are never mentioned to be within humans (as thoughts) but seperately, yet side by side. As per the Quran, there are good and bad jinns and there are good and bad humans, both of which have thoughts (good or bad). Clear as crystal.

Here's a jinn ---> twisted
Here's a thought ---> idea

Wakas

Edited to include QD info

Jiim-Nun-Nun = veiled/concealed/covered/hid/protected (e.g. cloth, armour, grave, shield), invisible, become dark/posessed, darkness of night, bereft of reason, mad/insane/unsound in mind/intellect, confusedness, become thick/full-grown/blossom, herbage, garden, spiritual beings that conceal themselves from the senses (including angels), become weak and abject, greater part of mankind, devil/demon, serpent, people who are peerless having no match or equal, a being who is highly potent, sometimes refers to Kings because they are concealed from the common folk.

An interesting example is 'ajinnah' (noun) in 5332.

unknownuser

From Lane

Jiim-Nun-Nun = ,
spiritual beings that conceal themselves from the senses, become weak and abject, greater part of mankind, devil/demon (CREATURES)
--->
veiled/concealed/covered/hid/protected (e.g. cloth, armour, grave, shield), become dark/posessed, darkness of night, bereft of reason, mad/insane/unsound in mind/intellect, confusedness, become thick/full-grown/blossom, herbage (THOUGHTS/BEHAVIOUR)

Peace and thanks Wakas.

Tay

Peace Kyle,

I disagree that it is irrelevant, because we have to combat falsehood. The idea that "jinn" is some creature is detrimental to our brothers and sisters.

I see your point. My apologies. I did not mean to belittle the dialogue, only redirect it.

These symbolic stories are suppossed to teach us that, but others are not understanding the basics of this story, so it is the job of those who know not to conceal the truth.

Gotcha! Here's my two cents

Iblis disobeyed because Iblis was designed to disobey. Iblis=disobey. I think 2 things must be considered in understanding the nature of the beast.

One no other entity, besides mankind and Iblis, is noted as disobeying.
Two no mention is made about the existence of Iblis prior to mankind's creation.

This, to me, intimately ties Iblis to mankind.

Peace,
Tay

unknownuser

PEACE TO ALL

Concerning the Jinn and their being human beings, I think dhul, hit it right on the head

2533 And they shall not bring to you any question/argument, but We have brought to you the truth and best the explanation.

75.19 Again on Us is the explaining of it.

I like to start out with these two ayats, just to put into people's mind that, Al-Qur'an, is not a book on Philosophical Relativism, that is, it decides the questions/arguements which are brought to it.

On the recent thread...WHY IBLIS CANNOT BE AN ANGEL...it became abundantly clear that Iblis, was not one of the malaika. Now, the question becomes, what was he? Was he a fire creature, a homo sapien sapien, a hot wind, an extraterrestrial being, what? It is my opinion that Iblis, was a homo sapien sapien, as were all of the JINN.

The Jinn are defined in various lexicons as hidden spirits, creatures of fire, satans and the such, however, they are also defined as powerful men and leaders, people of fiery temperament, and people who don't live by a codifid law from Allah. Now, all of these defintions can be found in the lexicons, however, in the context of Al-Qur'an, which of them squares, jibes with, appropriately juxtaposes with, makes sense, within the context of how Allah is using JINN in Al-Qur'an? Now, I consider the definition of "powerful men and leaders, people of fiery temperament, and people who don't live by a codifid law from Allah", to be the proper use of JINN, hence, for me, that is "remaining inside of Al-Qur'an/keeping with the context of Al-Qur'an". The following ayats appear to support my assertion on this.

The following ayats describe both Jinn and men as people .

1815 Haolai qawmuna ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan lawla yatoona AAalayhim bisultanin bayyinin faman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi kathiban

1815 "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah.

Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi wa-ila tareeqin mustaqeemin
They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it it guides to the Truth and to a Straight Path.

721 Say It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

726 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.

726 Waannahu kana rijalun mina alinsi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohum rahaqan

'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary we follow divergent paths.

24 37 Rijalun la tulheehim tijaratun wala bayAAun AAan thikri Allahi waiqami alssalati waeetai alzzakati yakhafoona yawman tataqallabu feehi alquloobu waalabsaru

2437 By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new),-

9108 La taqum feehi abadan lamasjidun ossisa AAala alttaqwa min awwali yawmin ahaqqu an taqooma feehi feehi rijalun yuhibboona an yatatahharoo waAllahu yuhibbu almuttahhireena

9108 Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure.

4631 Ya qawmana ajeeboo daAAiya Allahi waaminoo bihi yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayujirkum min AAathabin aleemin

4631 O people of our nation, embrace the invitation of the one who is inviting towards All?h and bring Faith in him, All?h will forgive you your sins and will save you from painful torment?.

511 Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo othkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith hamma qawmun an yabsutoo ilaykum aydiyahum fakaffa aydiyahum AAankum waittaqoo Allaha waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona

511 O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but ((Allah)) held back their hands from you so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust.

Main Entry OFFSPRING the progeny of an animal or plant 1850

Main Entry PROGENY DESCENDANTS, CHILDREN b offspring of animals or plants a body of followers, disciples, or successors

Main Entry CHILD/CHILDREN an unborn or recently born person a young person especially between infancy and youth b a son or daughter of human parents b DESCENDANT

Behold! We said to the angels "Bow down unto Adam" They bowed down except Iblis He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?"
He said "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"
((Allah)) said "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

2355 Do they think that by what We aid them with of wealth and children.

Main Entry ID the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived from instinctual needs and drives --

2543 Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?

Main Entry PASSION emotion <his ruling passion is greed> (2) plural the emotions as distinguished from reason b intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction c an outbreak of anger means intense emotion compelling action applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable .

Main Entry FIRE the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat burning passion ARDOR (2) liveliness of imagination INSPIRATION.

For me, then, "fire free of smoke", is a metaphor for undisciplined human passion. Was Iblis not wroth with Allah and Adam? Did he not check/discipline himself emotionally?

Given the above evidence, I think I've made the case that, Iblis, was a homo sapien sapien. We definitely know that Iblis, doesn't fit the description of an angel, but, does appear to be a homo sapien sapien in every respect.

Sounds good to me.

unknownuser

Peace be upon you Danish,

Ridiculous and nonsense as it may sound, emphasis lies on the word 'JUNGLE' relevant to lions. Scenario already explained.

So if you walk into a pet store and say "can you show me all the dogs" , would you expect to be shown cats?

The first word of the second Surah means "THAT". Must I disagree and argue about it to mean that "THAT" refers to something other than the Quran.

When it says "Al Kitaab", not "Al Quraan", then YES, you might want to check your understanding. Al Kitaab is the life we are given, there are all kinds of signs in the creation of this life for those who take it serious, not just as amusement.

Again, its a matter of simple understanding, although not easy when it comes to frivilous debates.

debating(hajj) clears many things up. D

Idolfree1
If you were in a co ed facility, and you heard soemone say "All men report to the front", do you assume the caller means women too? I mean this converstaion is really getting foolish.

That depends. Man, simply means a human, a person. And it could also mean a male. Men is plural. If men and animals were together, and the men were ordered to seperate out, then yes, it would definitely include women. That goes for the animals to seperate out as well, even though the animals were not ordered to. Plain and simple, nothing foolish about. It is simply a matter of understanding.

Sigh! This is unbelieveable.

Lets try this, if the person said "all humans with penises come to the front", will you come to the front?

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Majnun is used to call someone CRAZY (mental state). They say this person is controlled by "jinn" in tradition.

That's traditonal superstition. If a person can control his/her THOUGHTS (JINN), he/she can never be in a "mental state", ie. being CRAZY, now would they?

You have misunderstood, one who CANNOT control thier thoughts goes crazy (majnun). We have the ability to control them, but many fail to do so.

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So why is it hard to understand jinn as THOUGHTS?

Not at all. On the contrary, it is getting difficult for you to understand that jinns are CREATURES.

Have you seen one?

If Iblis was an angel, he didn't become or was of THOUGHTS. Sounds silly.

I guess it would sound silly since you did not translate "jinn" as covered. Thoughts are covered from sight, they can be righteous thoughts which are controlled (malaika), or they can be desperate thoughts that rebel (shayteen), but ALL THOUGHTS are covered(jinn) from sight.

Besides, THOUGHTS don't have minds, eyes and ears, CREATURES DO.

I guess you never talk thigs over in your mind, nor visualize anything.

"THOUGHTS" are acts or processes of reflection, power of reasoning, meditation, mental engrossment. JINN does not mean THOUGHT or BEHAVIOUR, but refers to their condition of being in that state or process, just like humans.

I have no idea what you just said.

One of the reasons why jinns are never mentioned to be within humans (as thoughts) but seperately, yet side by side. As per the Quran, there are good and bad jinns and there are good and bad humans, both of which have thoughts (good or bad). Clear as crystal.

WHy are "jinn" not fuel for the fire? You did say they have thier own "garden" right?

(224) So if you do not make/do and you will never make/do, so fear the fire, that/which its fuel (is) the people and the stones, (it) was/is prepared to the disbelievers

unknownuser

Peace be upon you PB,

On the recent thread...WHY IBLIS CANNOT BE AN ANGEL...it became abundantly clear that Iblis, was not one of the malaika.

Stop with the mind games. They ALL did EXCEPT iblis. Please enroll in the closest school to learn about EXCEPTIONS.

Now, the question becomes, what was he? Was he a fire creature, a homo sapien sapien, a hot wind, an extraterrestrial being, what? It is my opinion that Iblis, was a homo sapien sapien, as were all of the JINN.

Try translating ALL of the Arabic. The word "jinn" implies a covering, hiding something from sight as seen here.

(676) Falamma janna AAalayhi allaylu...
So when the night covered him...

The Jinn are defined in various lexicons as hidden spirits, creatures of fire, satans and the such, however, they are also defined as powerful men and leaders, people of fiery temperament, and people who don't live by a codifid law from Allah. Now, all of these defintions can be found in the lexicons, however, in the context of Al-Qur'an, which of them squares, jibes with, appropriately juxtaposes with, makes sense, within the context of how Allah is using JINN in Al-Qur'an?

The covered ones fit perfectly with thoughts. Some are righteous and some are not.

Now, I consider the definition of "powerful men and leaders, people of fiery temperament, and people who don't live by a codifid law from Allah", to be the proper use of JINN, hence, for me, that is "remaining inside of Al-Qur'an/keeping with the context of Al-Qur'an".

How can THAT be the proper use when we are told there are RIGHTEOUS JINN, and there are Jinn who follow a different path?? Your understanding places ALL of the jinn in the same category of those who rebel, which is NOT in context of this reading(quran).

(7211) Y.Ali- 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary we follow divergent paths.

However, if we take the covered ones(jinn) to be thoughts in our minds, we can readily verify that humans have righteous thoughts and also have wicked thoughts.

The following ayats appear to support my assertion on this.

The following ayats describe both Jinn and men as people .

1815 Haolai qawmuna ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan lawla yatoona AAalayhim bisultanin bayyinin faman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi kathiban

1815 "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah.

What does 1815 have to do with "jinn"??

Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi wa-ila tareeqin mustaqeemin
They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it it guides to the Truth and to a Straight Path.

This is the symbolism of the INNER CITY (madina). This is the symbolism that helps us to focus on the inner workings of the MIND. It is a SYMBOLISM, not literal. I am sure you have never seen any "jinn" sitting anywhere listening to anything. And again, the idea that jinn are humans who are out of control with passion does not fit the context of 7211.

721 Say It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

Yes, inspired, NOT SHOWN, that is because it is part of the covered community within. The community of THOUGHTS that live in the city(medina). We must WARN this "mother" of cities!

726 'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.
726 Waannahu kana rijalun mina alinsi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohum rahaqan

If jinn is homo sapien sapien, why does this verse diffentiate between jinn and mankind? We are to control our thoughts, not take shelter from them. We are to control our thoughts and make them work for us as the example of solomon shows us.

'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary we follow divergent paths.

Correct

24 37 Rijalun la tulheehim tijaratun wala bayAAun AAan thikri Allahi waiqami alssalati waeetai alzzakati yakhafoona yawman tataqallabu feehi alquloobu waalabsaru

2437 By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah, nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity Their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new),-

What does this have to do with the covered (jinn)?

9108 La taqum feehi abadan lamasjidun ossisa AAala alttaqwa min awwali yawmin ahaqqu an taqooma feehi feehi rijalun yuhibboona an yatatahharoo waAllahu yuhibbu almuttahhireena

9108 Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure.

What does this have to do with jinn?

4631 Ya qawmana ajeeboo daAAiya Allahi waaminoo bihi yaghfir lakum min thunoobikum wayujirkum min AAathabin aleemin

4631 O people of our nation, embrace the invitation of the one who is inviting towards All?h and bring Faith in him, All?h will forgive you your sins and will save you from painful torment?.

Do you realize that everthing that manifests outwardly starts inwardly? You must change what is in your MIND before the God changes your condition (1311). So you must first warn the "mother" of cities, which is WITHIN YOU!.

511 Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo othkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith hamma qawmun an yabsutoo ilaykum aydiyahum fakaffa aydiyahum AAankum waittaqoo Allaha waAAala Allahi falyatawakkali almuminoona

511 O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but ((Allah)) held back their hands from you so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust.

What does this have to do with jinn?

Main Entry OFFSPRING the progeny of an animal or plant 1850

Main Entry PROGENY DESCENDANTS, CHILDREN b offspring of animals or plants a body of followers, disciples, or successors

Main Entry CHILD/CHILDREN an unborn or recently born person a young person especially between infancy and youth b a son or daughter of human parents b DESCENDANT

??????? whats this about?????

Behold! We said to the angels "Bow down unto Adam" They bowed down except Iblis He said, "Shall I bow down to one whom Thou didst create from clay?"

Except who? I really cannot understand how you don't get this part.

He said "Seest Thou? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment, I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few!"

Ohh, I see what the decendents/progenty was all about now. I guess my daughter is just a clay figure.

((Allah)) said "Go thy way; if any of them follow thee, verily Hell will be the recompense of you (all)- an ample recompense.
"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.

2355 Do they think that by what We aid them with of wealth and children.

If you can sumbit to the metaphoric understanding, why do you stop there? Remember, jinn are BOTH good and bad, not just bad only.

Main Entry ID the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that is completely unconscious and is the source of psychic energy derived from instinctual needs and drives --

2543 Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?

You sure can't.

Main Entry PASSION emotion <his ruling passion is greed> (2) plural the emotions as distinguished from reason b intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction c an outbreak of anger means intense emotion compelling action applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable .

Main Entry FIRE the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat burning passion ARDOR (2) liveliness of imagination INSPIRATION.

For me, then, "fire free of smoke", is a metaphor for undisciplined human passion. Was Iblis not wroth with Allah and Adam? Did he not check/discipline himself emotionally?

What about the righteous jinn, are they smokeless fire also?

Given the above evidence, I think I've made the case that, Iblis, was a homo sapien sapien. We definitely know that Iblis, doesn't fit the description of an angel, but, does appear to be a homo sapien sapien in every respect.

Sounds good to me.

I hope you have understood your errors here.

unknownuser

Peace Idol

Stop with the mind games. They ALL did EXCEPT iblis. Please enroll in the closest school to learn about EXCEPTIONS.

For the last time now, Idol, it is a contradiction in terms to say "all" and then follow it up with "except". This is why in Sura 103, Allah, says of man that "he is in loss" and then follows it up with "except", however, Allah did not say..."all of man and then follow it up with "except".

1031 I swear by the time,

1032 Most surely man is in loss,

1033 Except those who believe and do good, and enjoin on each other truth, and enjoin on each other patience.

Had, Allah said..."the angels bowed except Iblis, then you would have an arguement, because He doesn't say..."all" of the angels bowed. However, 1649-50 and 1850, would still preclude Iblis being of the malaika.

The covered ones fit perfectly with thoughts. Some are righteous and some are not.

Who, are the "covered ones"?! This is makes no sense.

DHUL Quote Now, I consider the definition of "powerful men and leaders, people of fiery temperament, and people who don't live by a codifid law from Allah", to be the proper use of JINN, hence, for me, that is "remaining inside of Al-Qur'an/keeping with the context of Al-Qur'an".

How can THAT be the proper use when we are told there are RIGHTEOUS JINN, and there are Jinn who follow a different path?? Your understanding places ALL of the jinn in the same category of those who rebel, which is NOT in context of this reading(quran).

Please don't confuse your ideas with mine, thanks. Before a law was given to Jinn/humans, they still lived by an inherent moral code and some adhered to it and some did not. Are you saying the Jinn humans were born evil? For example, were all of the people of Muhammad, jahil/wild savages/unrighteous Jinns, before being given Al-Quran? No, some were moral and some were not.

7211 There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary we follow divergent paths.

However, if we take the covered ones(jinn) to be thoughts in our minds, we can readily verify that humans have righteous thoughts and also have wicked thoughts.

So, instead of referring to those electro-chemical reactions which take place in our brain as "thoughts", we should now call them Jinns, is this your position??

unknownuser

DHUL Quote The following ayats appear to support my assertion on this. The following ayats describe both Jinn and men as people .

1815 Haolai qawmuna ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan lawla yatoona AAalayhim bisultanin bayyinin faman athlamu mimmani iftara AAala Allahi kathiban

1815 "These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him why do they not bring forward an authority clear (and convincing) for what they do? Who doth more wrong than such as invent a falsehood against Allah.

What does 1815 have to do with "jinn"??

Both Jinn and men are defined as qawmana--people, that is, humans.

Quote 4630. Qaloo ya qawmana inna samiAAna kitaban onzila min baAAdi moosa musaddiqan lima bayna yadayhi yahdee ila alhaqqi wa-ila tareeqin mustaqeemin

They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it it guides to the Truth and to a Straight Path.

This is the symbolism of the INNER CITY (madina). This is the symbolism that helps us to focus on the inner workings of the MIND. It is a SYMBOLISM, not literal.

That remains to be seen, however, your assertion, at least at this point anyway, is nothing but conjecture and well you know it.

I am sure you have never seen any "jinn" sitting anywhere listening to anything. And again, the idea that jinn are humans who are out of control with passion does not fit the context of 7211.

I see Jinns all the time...those who don't live by Allah's laws. Tell you what, this Sunday, watch any football game and you will plenty of Jinns in the stadiums. By the way, I never said that Jinns were out of control of their passions I said they were given to their passions, meaning, the Jinn are less contrained relative to their passions due to lack of knowledge. Anyway, Allah, was telling the Messenger that, there were people , not "hidden thoughts", who were listening to what was being revealed.

Quote 721 Say It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

Yes, inspired, NOT SHOWN, that is because it is part of the covered community within. The community of THOUGHTS that live in the city(medina). We must WARN this "mother" of cities!

This is just your own conjectural stuff, Idol. Al-Quran, does not support this view. The Messenger, the Ummi Prophet, was to come to the people, whom, Jesus did not...the Gentiles/Jinns.

There is a separate entity for the communitites of Jinns and that of men. Wow I am impress what an eye can do for me I can start quoting my arguments now. Gosh its amazing.

"The Gentiles are the Non-Jews, a name given by the Hebrews to all those who had not received the law of Moses...Hebrew Goyim signified the nations, the surrounding nations, foreigners, as opposed to Israel. A Goy was a foreign nation; hence a Gentile."

http//www.latter-rain.com/Israel/gentile.htm

"The jinn mentioned in the Holy Quran are certainly not the genii of fairy tales or what people usually imagine them to be. This word indicates "something hidden from view", and is used in the Quran with several different meanings referring to people or beings who are remote and not seen. It is applied to leaders, as contrasted with the ordinary public, and to people of foreign lands. For instance, the Quran says

"O assembly of jinn and men, did there not come to you messengers from among you. . ." (6131).

As messengers from God only came to human beings, the jinn here are also humans, and the address "jinn and men" is to the leaders and the ordinary people. Similarly, the Quran twice mentions some jinn as accepting its teachings (4629; 721). In the first case, a tribe of Jews is meant, and in the second some Christians are meant, being called jinn because of their remoteness".

http//www.aaiil.org/text/books/others/zahidaziz/introductionislam/appendixjinn.shtml

From the above two passages, it is interesting how similar in both sound and meaning Jinn and Gentile are. It appears then that, Jinn and men, while both being human beings, do represent different communities, relative, to whether or not they a Law from Allah. The Last Messenger, as spoken of in ayat 7157, appears to have been of the Jinn himself

Those who follow the Messenger-Prophet, the Ummi, whom they find mentioned in the Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins them good and forbids them evil, and makes lawful to them the good things and prohibits for them impure things, and removes from them their burden and the shackles which were on them. So those who believe in him and honour him and help him, and follow the light which has been sent down with him ? these are the successful.

"Some have, however, argued that ummi and "unlettered" should not be taken to mean illiterate, but rather scriptureless. This would mean that when Muhammad is described as ummi, it means that he is not one of the Jews (a people "of the Book") or simply that he is not a member of a group which has yet received a revelation from God - at least, not until he received the Qur'an. Such a translation seems more likely to many because Muhammad is also described as having been a merchant, and it is unlikely that a completely illiterate person could have functioned as a merchant".

http//atheism.about.com/library/glossary/islam/bldef_ummi.htm

Another interesting article on the JINN

http//tariq.bitshop.com/simplyIslam/jinn.htm