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Eblis
or Ibleis. A jinn, and the ruler of the evil genii, or
fallen angels. Before his fall he was called Azazel or Hharis. When
Adam was created, God commanded all the angels to worship him; but
Eblis replied, “Me thou hast created of smokeless fire, and shall I
reverence a creature made of dust?” God was very angry at this insolent
answer, and turned the disobedient fay into a Sheytân (devil), and he
became the father of devils.
“His majesty was a hundred feet in height; his skin, striped with
red, was covered with small scales, which made it glisten like armour;
his hair was so long and curly a snake might have lost its way in it;
his flat nose was pierced with a ring of admirable workmanship; his
small eyes assumed all the prismatic colours; his ears, which resembled
those of an elephant, flapped on his shoulders; and his tail, sixty
feet long, terminated in a hooked claw.” —Croquemitaine, ii.
10.
“When he said unto the angels, `Worship Adam,' all worshipped him
except Eblis.” —Al Koran, ii.
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