Shayāṭīn (Arabic: شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn; sing. شَيْطَان shayṭān) refers to a class of evil spirits in Islam, inciting humans and jinn to sin by whispering (وَسْوَسَة waswasa) in their hearts (قَلْب qalb). According to Islamic tradition, though invisible to humans, shayāṭīn are imagined to be ugly and grotesque creatures created from the fires of hell.
Shayāṭīn (Arabic: شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn; sing. شَيْطَان shayṭān) refers to a class of evil spirits in Islam, inciting humans and jinn to sin by whispering (وَسْوَسَة waswasa) in their hearts (قَلْب qalb). According to Islamic tradition, though invisible to humans, shayāṭīn are imagined to be ugly and grotesque creatures created from the fires of hell.
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