The Principles of Iblisism

Here follows a summary of the Principles of Iblisism. The Tenets are derived from the Three Rifts described in each variant of the narrative, and they are paralleled by the principles listed on p. 108 of the Tafseer-e-Siddiqui.

§ The Tenets of Iblisism: Descriptive claims about facets of our experiences.

I. The Shadow of the Divine

II. The Shadow of the Self

III. The Shadow of the Worlds

§ The Precepts of Iblisism: Prescriptive claims as choices in our experiences.

I. Separation as Provenance

II. Stringency as a Plenitude

III. Seedfulness in the Unfolding

IV. Strictness over the Terrene

V. Sagacious to the Proximal

VI. Sinewiness in its Offering

VII. Severance from the Placeless