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Ifrit, also spelled as efreet, afrit, and afreet (Arabic: عفريت, romanized: ʿifrīt, lit. ' [ʕifriːt] ' (listen ⓘ), plural عفاريت ʿafārīt), is a powerful type of demon in Islamic culture.
Dhaqwan, an ifrit who tempted Solomon into carrying the throne of Bilqis. [15] (Demon) Div, supernatural monsters, often endowed with magical abilities, but can be enslaved. Also the Indian deities. They could grant wishes in turn for worshipping them. (Demon) Dumah, an angel receiving the souls of the damned. (Angel)
Inhabits the underworld. Often confused with Ifrit. Karakoncolos – A malevolent creature akin to a bogeyman from Southeast European and indigenous Anatolian folklore. They appear on the first ten days of 'the dreadful cold' (from 25 December to 6 January during which time the sun ceases its seasonal movement), when they stand on murky corners ...
Ifrit is a supernatural creature in Arabic and Islamic cultures. Ifrit may also refer to: Ifrit (bird), another name for the blue-capped ifrit; Ifrit (Final Fantasy), a recurring character from the Final Fantasy video game series; Ifrit (Sonic the Hedgehog), a character in the video game Sonic Rivals 2
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Ifrit has come to refer to an entire class of formidable, rebellious beings, but in the confused world of underworld spirits." It does lead one to wonder what the etymology of the word really is. List_of_English_words_of_Persian_origin indicates it may come "from Persian afarida created being." I think Muslims tend to believe the words in the ...
Amira El-Zein describes the mārid as a creature who strives to predict the future by ascending to the heavens and spying on the angels. [9] (p 143) The Quran mentions the mārid in aṣ-Ṣāffāt (37:7) stating that "the lower heavens are equipped with stars to protect against the rebellious devils (shaytan marid)" [9] (p 143) and in an-Nisa (4:117) stating "they invoke none but a rebellious ...
Jinn is an Arabic collective noun deriving from the Semitic root JNN (Arabic: جَنّ / جُنّ, jann), whose primary meaning is 'to hide' or 'to adapt'. Some authors interpret the word to mean, literally, 'beings that are concealed from the senses'. [7]