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Eblis

Eblis

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A chief evil spirit in Islamic stories who refuses to bow to Adam and is sent out of heaven
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Eblis
  • In Islamic mythology, Eblis is known as the principal evil jinni who defied God.

Examples

  • Many tales depict Eblis as the Islamic equivalent of Satan, tempting humans to stray from the path.

  • According to Islamic tradition, Eblis was cast out of heaven for refusing to bow to Adam.

  • Add that "Eblis" comes from Pound (Canto 27 and elsewhere), and it will appear how far I am from "the traditional monologue of the lyrist."

    Academic text (1997)

  • Sayyarrin certainly didn't look like Olympus Mons, or even Eblis Mons on Ariel.

    Fiction book (1990)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Eblis comes from the Arabic name Iblīs, the figure in Islamic stories who is like the 'devil' or 'Satan'. One common idea is that Iblīs comes from a word meaning 'despair' or 'rejected', which fits his story of refusing to obey God and being cast out.