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Iblis Iblis ( ar, إِبْلِيس, translit=Iblīs), alternatively known as Eblīs, is the leader of the devils () in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of heaven, after he refused to prostrate himself before Adam. Regarding the o ...

are mentioned throughout ''

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'' (Quranic exegesis) on Surah 18:50, each a devil (''shaiṭān'') assigned to a specific task to do evil. Their names are:

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Awar Awar ( ar-at, اعور) is one of the five sons of Iblis, mentioned by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. He is a devil who encourages debauchery. His four brothers are named: Dasim (داسم), Zalambur (زلنبور), Sut In Islamic demonology, Sut (مس� ...

, Sut, Thabar or Theber, and Zalanpur or Zalinbor. They

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by laying eggs.

Functions

* Dasim ( ar, دَاسِم): Its name is derived from the root (Dasama ar, دَسَمَ=

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): His mission is to enter people's homes and cause problems between family members, and between the woman and her husband. And eat with them too. He enters the houses if the man does not salute (the greeting of Islam) the people of his house. * Aawar ( ar, أَعْوَر): The name means 'one-eyed' in

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. He is responsible for

adultery Adultery (from Latin ''adulterium'') is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. Although the sexual activities that constitute adultery vary, as well as the social, religious, and legal ...

fornication Fornication is generally consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other. When one or more of the partners having consensual sexual intercourse is married to another person, it is called adultery. Nonetheless, John ...

(

Zina ''Zināʾ'' () or ''zinā'' ( or ) is an Islamic legal term referring to unlawful sexual intercourse. According to traditional jurisprudence, ''zina'' can include adultery, fornication, prostitution, rape, sodomy, incest, and bestiality. ...

). It incites people to do it, and makes it beautiful in their eyes. * Misout ( ar, مِسْوَط): He is responsible for the noise, and the false news that he throws on people's mouths, and they find no basis for it. * Thabar or Theber ( ar, ثَبر): He is responsible for the calamities, who commands to slap the cheeks, and to return to ignorance (the pre-Islamic era:

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). * Zalanpur or Zalinbor ( ar, زَلَنْبُور): He is charged with causing division among people, and making a man see the faults of his wife, and he is present in the markets, who places his head in every market between heaven and earth. Because of it, people are still complaining.

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