Iblis’s Knowledge of the Resurrection When He Refused to Prostrate

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I thank you for your statement that Iblis said to Allah before He said, “Look at me until the Day they are resurrected,” when he refused to prostrate and said, “Adam, dwell you and your wife in the Paradise.” The question is: Did Iblis know that there would be a resurrection for the children of Adam before Adam descended to the earth, or did he not?

Answer:
Iblis was a believer, and he used to worship with the angels. It is said that he was one of the angels. He knew Allah the Exalted, and he knew about the resurrection, and he knew, but his arrogance and envy led him to refuse to prostrate to Adam and to disobey the command of Allah, so he became a disbeliever because of that. We ask Allah for safety. He knew. He was knowledgeable and he was a worshipper, but his envy of Adam and his arrogance led him to disbelief. So it is disbelief with knowledge, and this is more severe. Disbelief with knowledge is more severe. Yes.