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iblis
raised his wicked voice and
said, “
Why should I bow down to
this Man? I am better than this thing
of dust! You have created me from
fire and he from clay
.” He was jeal-
ous of the honour Allah had given
Adam [a] and he was proud. And for
this reason he could not appreciate
the wonderful qualities Allah had
given Adam [a]. He looked at the
body and not what was within, he
became the fool because of this sin.
This haughtiness and disobedience
angered Allah. “
Leave from here
immediately! You are cursed until
the Day of Judgement!
”
Ever since,
Iblis
came to be called
shaytan
, the one cast away, the
enemy of Man.
Feeling angry and revengeful,
shay-
tan
said to himself, “
Adam is the
reason for all this. I swear that I will
mislead Man till the end of time.
There will never be peace. How can
