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The movie deals with questions regarding good and evil in Islamic thought. The shayṭān of the movie describes himself as a loyal servant of ʿAzāzīl (another name of Satan in Islamic tradition), whom he venerates as a deity after feeling forgotten by God. However, in accordance with the teachings of the Quran, Azazil turns out to be ...
Like humans, jinn are created on earth to "worship" ('abada) God (51:56), and are capable of righteous and evil acts (11:119). [25]: 101 If angels can sin or not is disputed in Islam. Those who say that Iblis was not an angel, but a jinni, argue that only jinn (and humans), but not angels are capable of disobedience.
the worship or veneration of the figure from Christian belief known as Satan, the Devil or Lucifer (Ethan Doyle White); [2] the "intentional, religiously motivated veneration of Satan" (Religion scholar Ruben van Luijk); [32] [30] "a system in which Satan is celebrated in a prominent position" (Satanism scholar Per Faxneld). [33] (This ...
[5] [10] [11] The religion of the Yazidis is a highly syncretistic one: Sufi influence and imagery can be seen in their religious vocabulary, especially in the terminology of their esoteric literature, but much of the mythology is non-Islamic, and their cosmogonies apparently have many points in common with those of ancient Iranian religions.
Paul Arno Eichler (1928) describes Muslims as believing that Satan's interference in divine revelation as a test sent by God. He explains this interpretation of Muslims by the fact that in Islamic thought, Satan (Iblīs) himself is not the tempter, but merely the instrument through which God tests his subjects. [21]
Batr, a devil making people appreciate slapping and screaming. (Devil) Bilquis, queen of Sheba, considered only partly human. (Human and Genie or Human and Fairy) Binn, predecessor of the jinn. Often paired with hinn. Extinct. (Demon) Bīwarāsp the Wise, jinn-king in the epistle The Case of the Animals versus Man, written by the Brethren of ...
Yazidis believe that Tawûsî Melek is not a source of evil or wickedness. [8] [9] [10] They consider him to be the leader of the archangels, not a fallen nor a disgraced angel, but an emanation of God himself. [8] [9] [10] The Yazidis believe that the founder or reformer of their religion, Sheikh Adi Ibn Musafir, was an incarnation of Tawûsî ...
[24] [25] Some, however, believe these concepts were received as part of the Kabbalistic tradition. [26] While many people believe today Lucifer and Satan are different names for the same being, not all scholars subscribe to this view. [20] A number of authors throughout Christian history have written about demons for a variety of purposes.