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Q:         How many times are the Jinns mentioned in the Holy Quran?

A:         32 times in 31 different verses.

Q:         What is the actual name of Iblees?

A:         ‘Azaazeel.

Q:         What does the name Iblees mean?

A:         it means “extremely hopeless”.

Q:         What permission did he seek from Allah Almighty after being thrown out of paradise?

A:         To mislead the human race and manipulate their minds towards wrongdoings.

Q:         Who is the greatest enemy of the mankind?

A:         Satan (devil):

اِنَّ الشَّیۡطٰنَ لِلۡاِنۡسٰنِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیۡنٌ ﴿۵﴾

No doubt, Satan (the devil) is the clear enemy of man.

(Yusuf 12, Verse 5)

Q:         Who was Iblees?

A:         He was a Jinn.  (Quran)

Q:         What reason did he give for not obeying Allah’s command of prostrating before Hazrat Adam – peace be upon him?

A:         He said, “I am better than Adam, for You have created me from fire and created Adam from clay.”

Q:         What misled Iblees?

A:         His arrogance.

Q:         What is the ultimate consequence of arrogance?

A:         Disgrace.

Q:         Why did he not apologize after he disobeyed Allah’s Command?

A:         His arrogance held him back from doing so.

Q:         What else wrong did he do after refusing to prostrate?

A:         Instead of apologizing he was persistent on his wrongdoing and became boastful.

Q:         What was his status prior to being thrown out of paradise?

A:         He was the teacher of all the angels.

Q:         For how long did he make Sajdah?

A:         For 600,000 years.

Q:         What is Iblees known as on the first sky?

A;         By the name “’Aabid” (Worshipper).

Q:         On the second sky?

A:         Zaahid (Pious).

Q:         On the third?

A:         ‘Aarif (One who recognizes Allah Almighty).

Q:         On the fourth?

A:         Wali (Friend).

Q:         On the fifth?

A:         Taqi (One who fears Allah Almighty).

Q:         On the sixth?

A:         Khaazin (The treasurer).

Q:         On the seventh?

A:         ‘Azaazeel.

(Tafseer Jumal ‘Ala Al-Jalaalain Vol. 1, p. 41)

Q:         What is he described as in the “Lauh Mahfooz” (The Tablet)?

A:         Iblees.

Q:         For how long did he remain a treasurer of paradise?

A:         For forty years.

Q:         For how long did he make Tawaaf of the Sacred ‘Arsh of Allah Almighty?

A:         For 14,000 years.

(Tafseer Saawi, Vol. 1, p. 22)

Q:         What is the name of the devil who ignites a man and a woman on adultery?

A:         A’war.

(Tafseer Saawi Vol. 3, p. 17)

Q:         What are the tasks of his offspring called “Laafas” and “Walhaan”?

A:         To cause interruption in Salah and Tahaarah.

(Tafseer Saawi, Vol. 3, p. 17)

Q:         Where do the devil and his army reside?

A:         Sijjeen, below the seventh planet.

Q;         For how long did he remain a teacher for the angels?

A:         For 80,000 years.

(Tafseer Jumal Ala Al-Jalaalain vol. 3, p. 1)

Q:         How does he bear children?

A:         His male organ is in his right thigh and the female organ in the left and he becomes intimate by joining the two and lays 10 eggs a day and from each egg 70,000 male and female devils hatch.

(Tafseer Saawi, Vol. 3, p. 24)