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Angel, heavenly spirit created out of light or fire. [8] (Angel) Artiya'il, the angel who removes grief and depression from the children of Adam. [9] (Angel) Arina'il, guardian angel of the third heaven. [10] (Angel) Awar, a devil of lust, tempting into adultery. (Devil) Azazil, leader of angels punishing demons, Satan. (Archangel or Genie)
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 ...
When God created Adam, He ordered the angels to bow before the new creation. All of the angels bowed down, but Iblis refused to do so. All of the angels bowed down, but Iblis refused to do so. He argued that since he was created from fire, he is superior to humans, who were made from clay-mud, and that he should not prostrate himself before ...
And God revealed: 'We never sent any apostle or prophet before you but that, when he longed, Satan cast into his longing. But God abrogates what Satan casts in, and then God puts His verses in proper order, for God is all-knowing and wise.' [Q.22:52] So God drove out the sadness from His prophet and gave him security against what he feared.
Most early Christians firmly believed that Satan and his demons had the power to possess humans, [142] and exorcisms were widely practiced by Jews, Christians, and pagans alike. [142] Belief in demonic possession continued through the Middle Ages into the early modern period. [143] [144] Exorcisms were seen as a display of God's power over ...
According to Quranic exegesis , samūm is the source from which Iblīs (Satan) and his angels (shayāṭīn) were created. [10] According to ibn Abbas, the good angels were created from "light" (Nūr), Iblīs and his angels from "poisonous fire" (samūm), and the djinn from a "composition of fire" (mārijin min nār). [9] [11] [12]
Regarding the creation of Muhammad, Islam developed the belief in the pre-existence of Muhammad. [a] This posits that God created the spiritual nature of Muhammad before God created the universe or Adam. [53] Following this belief, Muhammad was the first prophet created, but the last one sent to mankind. [52]
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.