Some scholars (among them Thala'bi, Tabarsi,Smith, Jane I., and Yvonne Y. Haddad. "Eve: Islamic image of woman." Women's Studies International Forum. Vol. 5. No. 2. Pergamon, 1982. Diyarbakri) explain, with slightly variations, Iblis' entry to the Garden of Eden by the aid of a serpent and a peacock. Some traditions have the Garden of Eden being warded by an angelic guardian. Thus, Iblis persuades a peacock to get help, by promising him that, if he enters the Garden, the beauty of the peacock will never decay thanks to the fruit of immortality. The peacock, unable to carry Iblis, persuades the serpent, who decides to slip Iblis by carrying him in his mouth. From the mouth of the serpent, Iblis speaks to Adam and Ḥawwāʾ.
Some scholars (among them Thala'bi, Tabarsi,Smith, Jane I., and Yvonne Y. Haddad. "Eve: Islamic image of woman." Women's Studies International Forum. Vol. 5. No. 2. Pergamon, 1982. Diyarbakri) explain, with slightly variations Iblis' entry to the Garden of Eden by the aid of a serpent and a peacock Some traditions have the Garden of Eden being warded by an angelic guardian. Thus, Iblis persuades a peacock to get help, by promising him that, if he enters the Garden the beauty of the peacock will never decay thanks to the fruit of immortality. The peacock, unable to carry Iblis, persuades the serpent, who decides to slip Iblis by carrying him in his mouth. From the mouth of the serpent, Iblis speaks to Adam and Ḥawwāʾ.