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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 ...
A Marid (Arabic: مارد mārid) is a type of shaitan in Islamic tradition. [1] The Arabic word meaning rebellious is applied to such supernatural beings. Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines Marid as demon or giant. [2] The term is directly mentioned once in the Quran in Surat As-Saffat. [3]
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 it is also used in reference to Satan in particular.
In Islam, the principle of evil is expressed by two terms referring to the same entity: [75] [76] [77] Shaitan (meaning astray, distant or devil) and Iblis. Iblis is the proper name of the devil representing the characteristics of evil. [ 78 ]
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.
Al-Shaitan, Satan in Islam; Shaitan, demon in Islamic mythology; Accuser angel, angels in Jewish Talmud, who tempt humans into sin, and later accuse them on Gods heavenly court; satans, used in reference to fallen angels in Enoch
According to some folklore, hinn are believed to be still alive and take the shape of dogs. [1]Hinn (Arabic: حنّ) are both a kind of supernatural creature in Arabian lore—along with jinn and various kinds of devils (shaitan)—as well as a pre-Adamitic race in Islam-related beliefs. [2]
[5] (p 34) They exist along with jinn, parī (fairies) [6] and shaitan (devils) within South and Central Asian demon-beliefs. [7] They are described as having a body like that of a human, only of gigantic size, with two horns upon their heads and teeth like the tusks of a boar. Powerful, cruel and cold-hearted, they have a particular relish for ...