Editing Satan (section)

===Quran===
[[File:Adam and the Angels watched by Iblis.jpg|thumb|Illustration from a manuscript of [[Abu Ali Bal'ami]]'s Persian translation of the ''[[History of the Prophets and Kings|Annals of al-Tabari]]'', showing Satan ([[Iblis]]) refusing to prostrate before the newly created man ([[Adam]])]]
Seven [[surah|chapters]] in the Quran describe how [[God in Islam|God]] ordered all the [[Islamic view of angels|angels]] and Iblis to bow before the newly created human, [[Adam in Islam|Adam]].{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}}{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=175}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} All the angels bowed, but Iblis refused,{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}}{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=175}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} claiming to be superior to Adam because he was made from fire, whereas Adam was made from clay ({{qref|7|12}}).{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} Consequently, God expelled him from [[Jannah|Paradise]]{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} and condemned him to [[Jahannam]].{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=181}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} Iblis thereafter became a ''[[kafir]]'', "an ungrateful disbeliever",{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}} whose sole mission is to lead humanity astray.{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}} (Q{{qref|17|62}}) God allows Iblis to do this,{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}}<ref>{{qref|17|63–64|b=y}}</ref> because he knows that the righteous will be able to resist Iblis's attempts to misguide them.{{sfn|Campo|2009|page=603}} On [[Islamic eschatology|Judgement Day]], while the lot of Satan remains in question,<ref>Annemarie Schimmel ''Gabriel's Wing: A Study Into the Religious Ideas of Sir Muhammad Iqbal'' Brill Archive 1963 page 212</ref> those who followed him will be thrown into the fires of Jahannam.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=181}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}} After his banishment from Paradise, Iblis, who thereafter became known as ''Al-Shaitan'' ("the Demon"),{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=181}} lured [[Adam and Eve]] into [[Taboo#In religion and mythology|eating]] the [[forbidden fruit]].{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=181}}{{sfn|Kelly|2006|page=185}}<ref>{{qref|7|20–22|b=y}}</ref>

The primary characteristic of Satan, aside from his [[hubris]] and [[despair]], is his ability to cast evil suggestions (''waswās'') into men and women.<ref>Georges Tamer ''Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazālī. Papers Collected on His 900th Anniversary, Band 1'' BRILL 2015 {{ISBN|978-9-004-29095-2}} page 103</ref> {{qref|15|45}} states that Satan has no influence over the righteous,{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=178}} but that those who fall in error are under his power.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=178}} {{qref|7|156}} implies that those who obey God's laws are immune to the temptations of Satan.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=178}} {{qref|56|79}} warns that Satan tries to keep Muslims from reading the Quran{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=179}} and {{qref|16|98–100}} recommends reciting the Quran as an antidote against Satan.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=179}} {{qref|35|6}} refers to Satan as the enemy of humanity{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=179}} and {{qref|36|60}} forbids humans from worshipping him.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=179}} In the Quranic retelling of the story of [[Job in Islam|Job]], Job knows that Satan is the one tormenting him.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=179}}