All
Muslims who are acquainted with the teachings of the Holy Qur’an
are aware of the fact that Iblis (the devil) is the number one enemy
of Allah (God), and that Allah has decreed him as being astray and
cursed. As such, Iblis will never ask for forgiveness or repent to
Allah, and he has only been granted a temporary respite until
Judgment Day, when he along with his followers that he led astray
shall be flung into the fire of Hell.
Allah
Most High says to Iblis:
قَالَ
فَاخۡرُجۡ مِنۡہَا فَاِنَّکَ رَجِیۡمٌ۞
وَّ اِنَّ
عَلَیۡکَ اللَّعۡنَۃَ اِلٰی یَوۡمِ
الدِّیۡنِ۞
Allah
said: “Get out from here, for verily you are rejected. And upon you
is the Curse until the Day of Judgment.” [Surah 15:34-35, see also
Surah 38:77-78]
Allah
furthermore states that He has already decreed and determined that
Iblis and all those who follow him shall be damned to the fire of
Hell. Hence, Iblis has no chance for repentance or salvation. His
affair has already been determined. He has only been granted
temporary respite in order to beguile people from the Straight Path.
Iblis himself knows this, which is why he stated in the same
dialogue:
قَالَ
رَبِّ بِمَاۤ اَغۡوَیۡتَنِیۡ لَاُزَیِّنَنَّ
لَہُمۡ فِی الۡاَرۡضِ وَ لَاُغۡوِیَنَّہُمۡ
اَجۡمَعِیۡنَ۞
Iblis
said: “My Lord, since You
made me go astray, I swear that I shall beautify for them (evils)
on the earth, and shall lead all of them astray.”
(15:39)
Thus
it becomes clear from the Holy Qur’an
itself that Iblis is eternally damned and has no chance for
repentance or salvation. His affair has already been determined and
he himself is aware of it. Therefore, it is absolutely futile for
Iblis to try to repent or worship Allah at this stage. Instead, Iblis
himself has stated that so long as he is given respite he will do his
utmost to lead mankind astray and have as many people join him in the
blazing fire of Hell.
But
the founder and Imam of the mushrik (pagan) Barelwi sect,
Ahmad Reza Khan of Bareilly (1856-1921) mentions a fabricated story,
under the heading of “Jinn becoming a Muslim”, that Iblis was
once offering Salat with the intention of repenting to Allah and
hoping for salvation:
ایک
پہاڑ پر ابلیس نماز پڑھ رہا ہے میں نے اس
کی یہ نئی بات دیکھ کر کہا کہ تیراکام تو
نماز سے غافل کردینا ہے تو خود کیسے نماز
پڑھتا ہے؟ اس نے کہاکہ شاید ربّ العزت
تعالی میری نماز قبول فرمائے اور مجھےبخش
دے۔
Translation:
Iblis is offering Namaz [Salat] on a mountain. Seeing this new
thing from him, I said: “Your
job is to make people neglect prayers, but now you yourself are
praying?!” He (Iblis)
said: “Perhaps the Lord
of Honor (Allah) Most High will accept my prayer and grant me
salvation.”
Reference:
Malfûzât
Alâ Hadrat; part 1, p.64
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