SHAITAN-------IBLEES

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Re: SHAITAN-------IBLEES

@lahori1932

Aslamoalaikum,
A Spiritual Scholar of Pkistan ( Syed Sarfraz Shah writes in Is book FAQIR NAGRI—Page 194that " Shaitan Was SRDAR (LEADER of Angels). I do not understnd how he can justify his statement. According my study Iblees was JIN and not ANGEL.
I shall be grateful if some one can explain the intention of the writer. ( To me JIN has IKHTIAR where Agels haven’t?
Lahori

Peace lahori1932

Yes … Jinn have choice … That is why Iblees chose not to prostrate to the Adamic form. Leader of angels does not have to be an angel. In the Qur’an it states that:

Surah Kahf (18) verse 50

And [mention] when We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam,” and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord. Then will you take him and his descendants as allies other than Me while they are enemies to you? Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.

So Iblees is Jinn … But the Qur’an only says “We said to the angels” … This means somehow Iblees was included in this instruction. This is because the ‘seat’ of ‘angel’ was given to Iblees … In other words ‘angelic status’ was given to Iblees … And on top of that he was their leader.