In Islamic lore, the devil was a djinni called Azazel (Asiel, Azael, Hazazel “god strengthens”). It is said on the day Adam was created, Azazel refused to prostrate himself before God saying, “Why should a son of fire bow down before a son of clay?” He was condemned to death, but gained a respite until the Day of Judgment when he will be destroyed. Instead, he was cast out into Hell and was given the new name of Eblis (Iblis). According to Enoch, Azazel and Aza (Ouza) were chiefs of the two hundred (or one-third) fallen angels.
Azazel taught men how to make swords and shields while women discovered the arts of finery and painting their eyelids. His true form is sometimes described as demonic with seven serpent heads, fourteen faces, and twelve wings. He was father of the Sedim, Assyrian guardian spirits, by Naamah, Lamech’s daughter.
The name Azazel is not only pre-Islamic; it is pre-Jewish. He may have been a god of the early Semites. His origin may lie as a god of the flocks, and he is considered a scapegoat in rabbinical literature.The worship of this god was abhorrent to both the Jewish and Mohammedan communities.