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A '''shaytan''' (شَيْطٰان; pl. ''shayatin''), or devil/demon, is an evil spirit that incites human beings to do evil actions and think evil thoughts by means of "whispering" (doing [[Waswas|<u>''waswas''</u>]]) into their victim's minds. The shayatin are frequently mentioned in the Qur'an, and are generally held to be corrupted individuals among the [[Jinn]] who have opted to follow the path of [[Iblis (Satan)|Iblis]] (Satan; the proper name ''al-Shaytan'', or "The Devil", is used to refer to Iblis in particular). Iblis himself is considered by many to himself be a [[Jinn]]. The Qur'an also alludes, however, to the "shayatin of humankind"; this is interpreted as a metaphorical usage of the word which describes human beings who ''behave like'' the shayatin.<ref>{{Quran|6|112}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam|publisher=E.J. Brill|volume=9 SAN-SZE|editor1=C.E. Bosworth|editor2=E. van Donzel|editor3=W.P. Heinrichs|editor4=G. Lecomte|edition=New Edition [2nd]|location=Leiden|chapter=Shaytan|pages=406-409|publication-date=1997|isbn=90 04 10422 4}}</ref> | A '''shaytan''' (شَيْطٰان; pl. ''shayatin''), or devil/demon, is an evil spirit that incites human beings to do evil actions and think evil thoughts by means of "whispering" (doing [[Waswas|<u>''waswas''</u>]]) into their victim's minds. The shayatin are frequently mentioned in the Qur'an, and are generally held to be corrupted individuals among the [[Jinn]] who have opted to follow the path of [[Iblis (Satan)|Iblis]] (Satan; the proper name ''al-Shaytan'', or "The Devil", is used to refer to Iblis in particular). Iblis himself is considered by many to himself be a [[Jinn]]. The Qur'an also alludes, however, to the "shayatin of humankind"; this is interpreted as a metaphorical usage of the word which describes human beings who ''behave like'' the shayatin.<ref>{{Quran|6|112}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam|publisher=E.J. Brill|volume=9 SAN-SZE|editor1=C.E. Bosworth|editor2=E. van Donzel|editor3=W.P. Heinrichs|editor4=G. Lecomte|edition=New Edition [2nd]|location=Leiden|chapter=Shaytan|pages=406-409|publication-date=1997|isbn=90 04 10422 4}}</ref> | ||
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A shaytan (شَيْطٰان; pl. shayatin), or devil/demon, is an evil spirit that incites human beings to do evil actions and think evil thoughts by means of "whispering" (doing waswas) into their victim's minds. The shayatin are frequently mentioned in the Qur'an, and are generally held to be corrupted individuals among the Jinn who have opted to follow the path of Iblis (Satan; the proper name al-Shaytan, or "The Devil", is used to refer to Iblis in particular). Iblis himself is considered by many to himself be a Jinn. The Qur'an also alludes, however, to the "shayatin of humankind"; this is interpreted as a metaphorical usage of the word which describes human beings who behave like the shayatin.[1][2]
In scripture
In the Quran
The word shaytan, in its various forms, appears 88 times in the Quran.[2]
In the Hadith
In pre-Islamic Arabia
Etymology
See also
References
- ↑ Quran 6:112
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs et al., eds, (1997), "Shaytan", Encyclopaedia of Islam, 9 SAN-SZE (New Edition [2nd] ed.), Leiden: E.J. Brill, pp. 406-409, ISBN 90 04 10422 4, 1997