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Shayateen, evil spirits, tempting humans into sin. Usually the offspring of Iblis, sometimes spirits cast out of heaven. (Genie or Devils) Sila, shape-shifter, often female. Like ghoul, they try to seduce travellers to leave the road and assault them later. They can not shift their hooves. (Genie)
A visual rendition of the Islamic model of the soul showing the position of "'ruh" relative to other concepts based on a consensus of 18 surveyed academic and religious experts. [1] Rūḥ or The Spirit (Arabic: الروح, al-rūḥ) is mentioned twenty one times in the Quran, where it is described as issuing from command of God. The spirit ...
Using the soul and the spirit synonymously is seen in almost all Qur'anic commentaries. [5] Also, in commentaries based on the Hadith and tradition, using the two terms interchangeably is very common. [6] In Islamic traditions, a distinction between soul, spirit and body is emphasized by addressing the actions of each part separately.
It is believed that a satanic spirit would refuse to curse their father and can be identified as a devil, much tougher to manage. [36] If the jinni is willing to negotiate, some healers make attempts to convince them to convert to Islam. [35] Some traditions request aid from good jinn (muwakkal) to negotiate with the possessing spirit. [3] [37]
In Islamic folklore, the afarit became a class of chthonic spirits, inhabiting the layers of the seven earths, [16] [17] generally ruthless and wicked, formed out of smoke and fire. [b] [18] Despite their negative depictions and affiliation to the nether regions, afarit are not fundamentally evil on a moral plane; they might even carry out God ...
Islam allowed to integrate local beliefs about spirits and deities from Iran, Africa, Turkey and India, into a monotheistic framework without demonizing them. [70] An example of this can be seen in the writings of Syed Sultan who treated Shiva and Parvati as "created beings" and casts the Suras and Asuras into the roles of the jinn in Islamic ...
'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 ...
Unlike the Hebrew word, however, the term is used exclusively for heavenly spirits of the divine world, as opposed to human messengers. The Quran refers to both angelic and human messengers as rasul instead. [15] In pre-Islamic Arabian culture, the term was also used by the Thamud for beings who deserve supplication. [16]