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  2. List of spiritual entities in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Marid, a powerful rebellious demon, who assaults heaven in order to listen to the angels, mentioned in Quran. [31] (Demon) Matatrush, angel guarding the heavenly veil. Jews are blamed for venerating this angel on Rosh Hashanah as a son of god. [32] (Angel) Mika'il, guardian angel of the second heaven. (Angel)

  3. Shaitan - Wikipedia

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    'adversary') is an evil spirit in Islam, [2] inciting humans and jinn to sin by whispering (وَسْوَسَة waswasa) in their hearts (قَلْب qalb). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] According to Islamic tradition , though invisible to humans, shayāṭīn are imagined to be ugly and grotesque creatures created from the nar as-samum "poisonous fire", a ...

  4. Category:Islamic legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Demons in Islam (4 C, 20 P) G. Giants in Islam (5 P) J. Jinn (5 C, 39 P) Q. Quranic figures (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Islamic legendary creatures"

  5. Iblis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Category:Demons in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Demons in Islam" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 10:19 (UTC).

  7. Demonology - Wikipedia

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    Demonology is the study of demons within religious belief and myth. Depending on context, it can refer to studies within theology, religious doctrine, or occultism. In many faiths, it concerns the study of a hierarchy of demons. Demons may be nonhuman separable souls, or discarnate spirits which have

  8. Zabaniyah - Wikipedia

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    Islamic art commonly pictures them as horrifying demons with flames leaping from their mouth. [91] As part of Isma'ili eschatology, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi identified the zabaniya with the seven planets , who administer the upper barzakhs , indicating that there is a kind of hell within the celestrial spheres.

  9. Witchcraft in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    [Quran 10:2] [27] The idea that devils teach magic is confirmed in Al-Baqara. A pair of fallen angels, Harut and Marut, are also mentioned to tempt people into learning sorcery. [Quran 2:102] Scholars of religious history have linked several magical practises in Islam with pre-Islamic Turkish and East African customs.