Iblis

devil-like figure in Quran and Islamic tradition
Person jinn Q273101
Iblis
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Iblis

Summary

Iblis is a jinn[1]. They worked as a Waswasa[2]. They has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3]

Key Facts

  • Iblis worked as a Waswasa[2].
  • Iblis's field of work was Waswasa[4].
  • Iblis's instance of is recorded as jinn[5].
  • Iblis is a type of Shayatin[6].
  • Iblis's Commons category is recorded as Iblis[7].
  • Iblis's said to be the same as is recorded as Satan[8].
  • Iblis's said to be the same as is recorded as Azazil[9].
  • Iblis's said to be the same as is recorded as devil[10].
  • Iblis's said to be the same as is recorded as Shayatin[11].
  • Iblis's said to be the same as is recorded as Qareen[12].
  • Iblis's depicted by is recorded as demonology in Islam[13].
  • Iblis's depicted by is recorded as discernment of Spirits in Islam[14].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[18].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Islam: an encyclopedic dictionary[20].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān[21].
  • Iblis's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[22].
  • Iblis's partially coincident with is recorded as Ifrit[23].
  • Iblis's partially coincident with is recorded as Marid[24].
  • Iblis's partially coincident with is recorded as Um as-Sibyan[25].
  • Iblis's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/shaitan[26].
  • Iblis's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'إبليس\u200e\u200e'}[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Iblis worked as a Waswasa[2]. Their field of work was Waswasa[4].

Why It Matters

Iblis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3] They is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Iblis do for work?

Iblis worked as Waswasa[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . orientalstudies.ru. orientalstudies.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . dx.doi.org. dx.doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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