34 Preface وَإِذ قُلنا لِلمَلائِكَةِ اسجُدوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدوا إِلّا إِبليسَ أَبىٰ وَاستَكبَرَ وَكانَ مِنَ الكافِرينَYusuf AliAnd behold, We said to the angels: “Bow down to Adam” and they bowed down. Not so Iblis1: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith.The Arabic may also be translated: “They bowed down, except Iblis.” In that case Iblis (Satan) would be one of the angels. But the theory of fallen angels is not usually accepted in Muslim theology. In 18:50, Iblis is spoken of as a Jinn. We shall discuss later the meaning of this word. (Cf. n. 2392, n. 2393, and n. 929).