Iblis : the Devil in Islam.
... Him in the vicious and the criminal? Hence the popular Manicheanism which pervades every religion; hence the persistent idea of a twofold creative power, God and devil, Ormuzd and Ahriman, Allah and Iblis, the one responsible for all that is good, the other for all that is evil. This kind of spiritual and intellectual weakness loves to see God in everything good and pleasant and beautiful, but ignores ...
... FAREED There she is, father; there, there, there! Page 21 ALMUENE You deal, sir? I know you well. Today be more honest than is your wont. Is she bid for? MUAZZIM ( aside ) Iblis straight out of Hell with his hobgoblin! ( aloud ) Sir, we are waiting for the good Vizier, who is to bid for her. ALMUENE Here is the Vizier and he bids for her. Two thousand for the lass. ...
... and the undivided Infinity and the children of the Darkness and Division, in Zoroastrianism by Ahuramazda and Ahriman, and in later religions in the contest between God and his angels and Satan or Iblis and his demons for the possession of human life and the human soul. It is these things that condition and determine the work of the Avatar. In the Buddhistic formula the disciple takes refuge from ...
... chambers were so plentiful that the brightness of the polished metal rivalled the light of day. Kai Kaus was filled with presumptuous pride; he thought that he was the greatest king on earth. Iblis, the evil spirit, observing the high opinion the king had of himself, resolved to trick him. He sent a demon disguised as a servant to the palace, with a bunch of flowers to present to the king. ...
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