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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. 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.

  5. 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).

  6. Superstition in Islamic tradition - Wikipedia

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    Exorcism in Islam is called ʿazaʿim. [20] Ruqya (Arabic: رقية) on the other hand summons jinn and demons by invoking the names of God, and to command them to abandon their mischief [21] and is thought to repair damage believed caused by jinn possession, witchcraft (sihr) or the evil eye.

  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. Ifrit - Wikipedia

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    Johnny Cheung argued that there is a Zoroastrian spirit called an āfriti-in Avestan. He suggests that this Avestan term might be the ultimate source of Arabic ‘ifrīt." [6] In folklore, the term developed into a designation of a specific class of demon, though most Islamic scholarly traditions regard the term as an adjective.

  9. 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"