Who Was Iblis? The one who refused in Islamic History
Before the worldBefore Adam
The first nationsAdam to Ibrahim
Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE
Arabia before Islam523–570 CE
Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE
After the Prophet ﷺ632–1260 CE
The end of timeStill to come
Ten signs before the Hour
Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering
Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗
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Iblis
The one who refusedBefore Adam
Relied onBeing made of fire
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Undone byHis own pride
A jinn raised among the angels. When Allah commanded them to bow to Adam, he refused out of pride, then swore to mislead Adam's children until the Last Day.
How it ended
Given respite until the Day of Judgement. His end is the Fire, with everyone who follows him (38:85).
[Allah] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal
Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.
