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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.
Azazil (Arabic: عزازيل ʿAzāzīl, Turkish: Azâzîl; also known as Arabic: حارث Ḥārith) is a figure in Islamic tradition, and believed to be the original name of Satan (Iblīs). [1] The name does not appear in the Quran, however, is frequently mentioned in tafsīr (authorized exegesis of the Quran).
Dasim, a devil causing enmity between husband and wife. (Devil) Dajjal, deceiver in the End-Times, False Prophet. (Devil or Other) Darda'il (The Journeyers), who travel the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name. [13] (Angel) al-Dik, an angel in the shape of a rooster.
The Arabic equivalent of the word Satan is Shaitan (شيطان, from the triliteral root š-ṭ-n شطن). The word itself is an adjective (meaning "astray" or "distant", sometimes translated as "devil") that can be applied to both man ("al-ins", الإنس) and al-jinn (الجن), but
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ, romanized: Al-Masih ad-Dajjal, lit. 'the deceitful Messiah'), [ 1 ] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal , is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God , appearing before the Day of Judgment according ...
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The word ifrit appears in Surah an-Naml: 39 of the Quran, but only as an epithet and not to designate a specific type of demon. [2] [4] The term itself is not found in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, although variants such as ifriya and ifr are recorded prior to the Quran. [4]