Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost, the Bible and the Quran: A Study

John Milton was born in December 9, 1608 in London, England and died in November 8,1674?, London. Milton is considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. Milton has defined Satan as the hero of Paradise Lost using his own conscience. Satan, in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God. Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven with other “fallen” angels before the creation of humankind. Iblīs, in Islam, the personal name of the Devil, possibly derived from the Greek diabolos. Iblīs, the counterpart of the Jewish and Christian Satan, is also referred to as ʿAduw Allāh (“Enemy of God”), al-Aduw (“Enemy”), or, when he is portrayed as a tempter; alShayṭān (“Demon”). The aim of this paper is to justify Milton’s ideas on Satan with that of the major religious scriptures such as the Quran and the Bible for religious pedagogy.