Six of the Titles of Iblis

"Five of the Titles of Iblis"
Master of the Black Pen, Summer 2025

Iblis is known by several titles and in this section I list six of them.

"The Father of Bitterness"

Perhaps this is a parallel title to "the Devil" [الشيطان] or "al-Shaytan" in its reflection of the resentment Iblis hosts for the elevation of mankind above creation.

"The Mask of all Masks"

In refusing a command of divinity to show humility toward humanity, Iblis is cursed. "The Mask of all Masks" is darkness waking up and covering sleeping light.

"The Lurking Whisperer"

This title derives from the role of Iblis as temper in certain contexts, where he is said to whisper into the heart of humans destructive thoughts and impulses.

"The Cursed One"

In the wake of his refusal to heed the command of divinity to bow before humanity, Iblis is cursed and exiled, now "The Outcast," "the Accursed," etc.

"The Father of the Plowmen"

In tending soil before the coming of humanity and returning to plant seeds in the heart of mankind after his curse and exile, Iblis is the first to sow seeds.

"The Father Who Piles Up, Crams, or Crowds Together"

In the wake of his act of exiling humanity from paradise, Iblis encouraged formation of groups, crowding them together in self-glorification, cramming together captured enemies in slums or hovels, and piling up the bodies of their enemies.