Iblis

Iblis (also Eblis, Arabic إبليس, DMG Iblīs, Deceiver) belongs to the realm of the Djinn in Islam. According to Rudolf Steiner he is identical with Lucifer.

„"Iblis" is already characterised by its name as related to "Eblis": this is the name of the figure we call "Lucifer" in the Mohammedan tradition. A kind of female aspect of "Eblis", the Mohammedan Lucifer, is "Iblis", with whom was associated, in addition to his evil arts by which he worked against the Grail in the Middle Ages, the one called the evil sorcerer Klinschor.“ (Lit.:GA 144, p. 71)

Before Iblis fell out of favour with Allah because of his arrogance, he bore the name Azazil (عزازل) and was so highly respected that he was given the honour of guarding the gates of Paradise, which is actually the task of the angels Ridwan.

Literatur

• Amina Adil (Hrsg. Spohr Verlag): Gaben des Lichts. 1999, ISBN 3-927606-17-0
• Schimmel, Annemarie (Hrsg. Insel taschenbuch): Mystische Dimensionen des Islam. 1995, ISBN 3-458-33415-7
• Rudolf Steiner: Die Mysterien des Morgenlandes und des Christentums, GA 144 (1985), ISBN 3-7274-1440-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated. Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com. Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English. Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA) Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.