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In Islam, the Shaitan is not merely the devil, but he was also the leader of the Jinn. Perhaps the most famous way to get to know him better is through the creation of Adam: the first Human being. According to Islam and the Koran, Allah said to the Angels to bring forth a portion of dust/clay from the Earth to create Adam. Allah then fashioned him to be in the best shape. He taught him the names of everything we see around us today. But Allah then ordered the angels and Jinn to bow down. That's when Iblis was shattered of jealousy when he saw that Adam is created from something weak like clay while he is created from something greater like the Fire. Iblis then refused to bow down. Allah asked him what his excuse was and Iblis told him that he is too proud to bow down to a mere mortal. Although this was Iblis' biggest mistake, he sometimes succeeds to lead some human beings astray.

It has been a long time since Man's creation and his first contact with the Jinn, Shaitan. Allah always warns those who listen to him as Iblis is still working up until this day according to Islam to lead everyone of us to the Hell Fire. But Iblis is not the only one who is misleading mankind, there are about 26,000,000,000 other Jinns doing the same thing. To clarify, the Jinns exceed us far in population as they existed for longer time than us. To understand Iblis, we have to understand his very nature from his race. The Koran doesn't mention a lot of things about Iblis like: Did he have parents? among others. The Jinn still appear to some individuals with a strong enough heart to take them. If you think about, the Jinns are everywhere and even in your own room! According to the Prophet's teachings, Iblis finds easier to lead the Christians and Jews astray than the Muslims. The reason is some Muslims believe strongly that these kind of beings definitely exist but they chose not to be seen. The word Jinn means "hidden" or "unseen".

Before I get further into explaining Shaitan's concept, we must understand that the Jinns are not physical but they do die and they live for a very long time: about 1900 years. They reproduce like us (sexually) and some Muslims claimed to be married to them! For me since I haven't seen one, I find it hard to believe. For some people, explaining a portion of the Jinns raises more questions. One of the important questions is: Do the Jinns possess any kind of technology? The answer is NO. The Jinns' creation saves them a lot of resources. For example: the Jinns

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