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Depiction of a shaitan by Siyah Qalam, c. 14th/15th century. The art-style of Uighur or Central Asia origin was used by Muslim Turks to depict various legendary beings. [1]A shaitan or shaytan (Arabic: شَيْطَان, romanized: shayṭān; pl.: شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn; Hebrew: שָׂטָן; Turkish: Şeytan or Semum, lit. 'devil', 'demon', or 'satan') is an evil spirit in Islam, [2 ...
Iblis (Arabic: إِبْلِيسْ, romanized: Iblīs), [1] alternatively known as Eblīs, [2] is the leader of the devils (shayāṭīn) in Islam.According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of heaven after refusing to prostrate himself before Adam.
Thus, he argues, Satan could not have been an angel. [8] Instead, the verse is supposed to mean that Satan is one of the jinn, distinct from the angels. [2] According to ibn Abbas, the term is interpreted as jinān, meaning that Satan was "an inhabitant of paradise" (i.e. an angel). [9]
Malāʾikah (مَلَائِكَة, Angels): Angels of Hell Mālik (Guardian) [4] Zabāniyah (Angels of punishment) [5] Bearers of the Throne; Harut and Marut [3] Kirāman Kātibīn (Arabic: كِرَامًا كَاتِبِيْن, Honourable Scribes) [6]
Habib, an angel created from fire and ice, consisting one half of fire and another half of snow. Both elements pass into each other without extinguishing. (Angel) Hamalat al-'Arsh, those who carry the 'Arsh (Throne of God), [16] in the seventh heaven. Comparable to the Seraphim. (Angels) Harahil, angel responsible for the night. (Angel)
[8] [9] [10] [29] The Yazidi taboo against the Arabic word Shaitan (الشیطان) and on words containing the consonants š (sh) and t/ṭ have been used to suggest a connection between Tawûsî Melek and Iblis, [2] although no evidence exists to suggest that Yazidis worship Tawûsî Melek as the same figure.
The Quranic word for angel (Arabic: ملك, romanized: malak) derives either from Malaka, meaning "he controlled", due to their power to govern different affairs assigned to them, [14] or from the triliteral root '-l-k, l-'-k or m-l-k with the broad meaning of a "messenger", just as its counterpart in Hebrew (malʾákh).
Some scholars suggest that Islamic angels can be grouped into fourteen categories, with some of the higher orders being considered archangels. Qazwini describes an angelic hierarchy in his Aja'ib al-makhluqat with Ruh on the head of all angels, surrounded by the four archangelic cherubim. Below them are the seven angels of the seven heavens. [8]