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Ghaddar, a dog- or goat-like devil, mutilating the genitalia of men, expected to live in the desert. (Devil) Ghilman, also called Wildān are the perpetually youthful attendants in Jannah. (Human) Ghoul, shape-shifting jinni, who lurks on travellers, their scream leads them away from their path and then consumes their flesh. (Genie)
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.
Zahiri – views insulting God or Islamic prophets as apostasy. [36] Ja'fari (Shia) – views blasphemy against Islam, the Prophet, or any of the Imams, to be punishable with death, if the blasphemer is a Muslim. [37] In case the blasphemer is a non-Muslim, he is given a chance to convert to Islam, or else killed. [38]
He calls the concept of Islam highly offensive, and doubted that there is any connection of Islam with God: Had the God of the Quran been the Lord of all creatures, and been Merciful and kind to all, he would never have commanded the Muhammedans to slaughter men of other faiths, and animals, etc.
The word Jurum is often considered to be a synonym of dhanb for it is used to describe some of the same sins: crying lies of God and not believing the signs of God. [5] In the Quran, the word mostly appears in the form of mujrim, one who commits a jurm. These individuals are described in the Quran as having arrogance towards the believers.
756), include defenses of Manichaeism against Islam and critiques of the Islamic concept of God, characterizing the Quranic deity in highly critical terms. [27] [28] The Jewish philosopher Ibn Kammuna, criticized Islam, [29] [30] reasoning that Sharia was incompatible with the principles of justice. [29] [31] [32]
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Munafiq is a person who in public and in community shows that he is a Muslim but rejects Islam or speaks against it either in his heart or among the enemies of Islam. The hypocrisy itself is called nifāq (نفاق). [2]