According to the Quran in verse 30:26 everyone in heaven and on earth obeys Allah. But if we rewind to verse 2:34, we see that Iblees (also spelled Iblis and a version of Satan) disobeyed Allah.
To a follower of Muhammad this might seem like a non-contradiction at first glance. When Iblees disobeyed Allah, he was cursed to eternity in Jahannam (a kind of combination between the Christian concepts of hell and purgatory). If this is true, then there is no contradiction because verse 30:26 mentions only things in heaven and on earth. Jahannam is neither.
But not so fast. Verses 7:14-15 tell us the story of what really happened. When Iblees was cursed to Jahannam, he begged Allah for reprieve until judgement day. Allah agreed. Although Allah banished him from heaven in verse 7:18, he was not sent to hell. Considering that there are only three options here — heaven, hell, and the earth — Iblees must be on earth. In other words, Iblees is on earth and has disobeyed Allah. The contradiction is complete.
One final piece of trivia. Verse 2:34 is exceptionally humorous. It claims that Iblees’ arrogance made him one “of the disbelievers.” In other words, despite Iblees having direct knowledge that Allah exists and that Islam is the true religion, he did not believe it to be true. That would be like me not believing that fire burns, even though I have perfect evidence that it does burn. It appears that this verse was trying to equate non-Muslims with devils, but did so in a way that makes Allah seem idiotic.
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People still abuse drugs knowing perfectly well that they are they are harmful. Your argument about iblis unfortunately falls flat.humans and jinn have been given the freedom to think and act independently.there is no contradiction
Yes, of course it falls flat. How could I be so blind? I’m now a worshipper of Iblis.
Is that all you can come up with?
And also there are 4 places Janna or paradise from where Iblis was banished, earth, heavens or rest of the universe, and lastly hell. Heavens paradise. It’s an amateur mistake which happens when all you can read are translations and not the original thing.if you want to be a critic, you better understand what you are critiquing .
Wait. Do you actually believe that? I mean, do you literally believe in Iblis and hell? Or are you merely speaking from a literary perspective?
To me its simple, either one believes in one supreme God and believe that the Quran is his words unaltered by man ,or, not. I belong to the former group. In my readings I haven’t come across any reasons why I should change my belief.
Humans and Iblees {a jinn (jins are made of fire)} have free will , they either obey or disobey Allah but Angels and other nonliving things in heavens or living things which don’t have manlike wisdom obbey Allah .
Well if you have problems using your brain then how can we help you? Just because you have learning difficulties doesn’t mean that it’s a contradiction… Allah created satan and knew before satan was created that satan will be in hell.. When Allah says that all are obedient to Him is true… The good do good and are worshipping Him God and are obedient to Him as He has decreed… And those who choose to do evil are doing only that which God has decreed for them to do and earn their place in hell so that is being obedient to the decree of Allah too… Just because satan has managed to make u deluded doesn’t mean you should try and make others become a retard like you too..
This post maker was such an attention seeking drama queen 😂
Allah has said in the Qur’an if the Qur’an was from other than Allah there would be many contradictions in it…
Then trying looking for contradictions in it 😂
Honestly people who think they are clever are the dumbest
Satan leads you far away from the truth and you don’t even realise it…
Hell will be filled with those who followed the footsteps of satan even though Allah sent a messenger to guide them…
Is there then any confusion?
The first verse talks about disobedients and the other one about disbelievers… I hope u know the difference between the two…
The first verse talks about disobedients and the other one about disbelievers… I hope u know the difference between the two…
What a stupid nonsense muslis keep talkimg about.
I can’t believe that billions of people are really that stupid amd believe this scam religion..its not better or worse than the bible…religion of peace, my ass..