Arabic · proper noun · People & Roles
Iblis
इब्लीस
said ib-lees
also written: shaitan, satan, ibleess
Meaning
The fallen angel who refused to bow to Adam and became the tempter; in Iqbal a complex emblem of pride, defiance and the testing of the self.
Usage & notes
Iqbal gives Iblis a famous 'council' and a refusal that paradoxically tests and tempers the believer.