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Bible Encyclopedias
Iblis
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Eblis, in Moslem mythology the counterpart of the Christian and Jewish devil. He figures oftener in the Koran under the name Shaitan, Iblis being mentioned II times, whereas Shaitan appears in 87 passages. He is chief of the spirits of evil, and his personality is adapted to that of his Jewish prototype. Iblis rebelled against Allah and was expelled from Paradise. The Koranic legend is that his fall was a punishment for his refusal to worship Adam. Condemned to death he was afterwards respited till the judgment day (Koran vii. 13).
See Gustav Weil, The Bible, the Koran and the Talmud (London, 1846).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Iblis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/i/iblis.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Iblis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/i/iblis.html. 1910.
