Editing Azazel (section)

==In Islam==
{{distinguish|text=[[Azazil]], name of [[Iblis]] before his fall}}
In Islam, Azazel appears in relation to the story of [[Harut and Marut]], a pair of angels mentioned in the [[Quran]]. Although not explained by the Quran itself, Muslim exegetes such as [[Hisham ibn al-Kalbi]] and [[Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi]]<ref>Johannes Hendrik Kramers ''Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam'' uzac Verlag, 1961 p. 135</ref> usually linked the reason of their abode to a narration related to [[Watcher (angel)|the Watchers]] known from [[3 Enoch]]. Just as in 3 Enoch, angels complained about humans iniquity, whereupon God offered a test, that the angels might choose three among them to descend to earth, endowed with bodily desires, and prove that they would do better than humans under the same conditions. Accordingly, they choose Aza, Azzaya and Azazel. However, Azazel repented his decision and God allowed him to turn back to heaven. The other two angels failed the test and their names were changed to Harut and Marut. They ended up on earth, introducing men to illicit magic.<ref>Haggai Ben-Shammai, Shaul Shaked, Sarah Stroumsa (and Patricia Crone in this certain chapter) Exchange and transmission across cultural boundaries Yehuda Greenbaum 2005 {{ISBN|978-965-208-188-9}} p. 30</ref><ref>Kristof d' Hulster, J. van Steenbergen ''Continuity and Change in the Realms of Islam: Studies in Honour of Professor Urbain Vermeulen'' Isd, 2008 {{ISBN|9789042919914}}  p. 192</ref>