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DOES THE DEVIL COME FROM THE ANGELS?

DOES THE DEVIL COME FROM THE ANGELS?  By: Ahmad Syahrin Thoriq It is agreed by the majority of scholars that Satan is a natural name, not a type name. Like when we mention the word human or building, then that's the name of a type of creature. Meanwhile, when we say Pak Ahmad and the Kaaba, those are the names of nature, namely the name of a person and the name of an object.  And the majority of scholars are also of the opinion that the word "devil" comes from a non-Arabic vocabulary or 'ajam like the words Ibrahim, Adam etc. [1] While some scholars, such as Abu Salih and Quthaibah, are of the opinion that the word "devil" is a derivative of the word "ablasa" which means to be driven away or to despair.[2] However, some linguists have argued against this. Al Anbari says: Home فِي القرآن يدل على أنه أعجمي معرب معرفة، والأعجمي لا يعرف له اشتقاق "He (Iblis) cannot be called a fraction of the word 'Ablasa', because if that is t