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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> | ||