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Was Satan an angel to begin with or he is different from angels and made of fire instead of Noor?
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A:

Waalykum salam

Thank you for your Question.
Shaitan was and is a Jinn. But because of his Ibadah he was usually among those who did a lot of Ibadah I.e. the Angels.

FYI jinns are made of fire while I
Humans are made of clay.

Hope this was useful
Kind regards
N.S.Jaffery