{"_id":"6939a36726614d95065d2669","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it a valid scholarly opinion that Iblīs was originally an angel?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I read statements from Imām al-Nawawī, Imām Zakariyyā al-Anṣārī, and others suggesting that Iblīs was considered to be from a group of angels before his disobedience, or that he belonged to a class of angels called “al-jinn.” I also saw that Ibn Hajar opposed this view. Is this a valid difference of opinion within Sunni scholarship?\\n\\nThese are some of the references I came across:\\nTahdhīb al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Lughāt (1/106) by Imām al-Nawawī.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Fatḥ al-Raḥmān bi-Kashf mā Yaltabis fī al-Qurʾān (1/343).\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Fatāwā al-Ramli (4/241).\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Could you clarify whether this is a sound position?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"This opinion exists but it’s questionable considering the below verse \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/18/50\"},\"insert\":\"(Surat Al-Kahf, Ayah 50)\"},{\"insert\":\". See al-Razi’s tafseer for a detailed explanation.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِـَٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِۦٓ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۢ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَدَلًۭا ٥٠\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"And recall when We said to the angels: \\\"Prostrate yourselves before Adam\\\"; all of them fell prostrate, except Iblis. He was of the jinn and so disobeyed the command of his Lord. Will you, then, take him and his progeny as your guardians rather than Me although they are your open enemies? What an evil substitute are these wrong-doers taking!\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":34},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c23288e","tag":"Knowledge: Scholars","count":22},{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c2328f9","tag":"Unseen: Jinn","count":12},{"_id":"668d9ffc0b76658b4c232af8","tag":"Unseen: Angels","count":6}],"createdOn":"2025-12-10T16:44:23.290Z"}