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Shaytan is referring to The Devil, also known as Iblis. Satan is appointed to misguide people until the day of Judgement.

In Islam, the Devil is known as ʾIblīs (Arabic: إبليس‎, plural: ابالسة ʾAbālisa) or Shayṭān (Arabic: شيطان‎, plural: شياطين Shayāṭīn). According to the Quran, God created Iblis out of "smokeless fire or from the pure flame of fire" (along with all of the other jinn) and created man out of clay. The primary characteristic of the Devil, besides hubris, is that he has no power other than the power to cast evil suggestions into the heart of men, women, and jinn, although the Quran does mention appointing jinn to assist those who are far from God in a general context. "We made the Shayatin (devils) ʾAwliyāʾ (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not." (سورة الأعراف al-ʾAʿraf, Chapter #7, Verse #27)

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Why does Iblees or Satan refuse to bow, when the command is to angels?

And when We said to the angels: Make obeisance to Adam they did obeisance, but Iblis (did it not). He refused and he was proud, and he was one of the unbelievers. (2:34) In the above verse, Allah asks the Angels to bow before Adam. As far as I…
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How to know when the devil (Shaitan) is misguiding us and protect ourselves when that happens?

As Muslims we believe that devil is an entity that exists to misguide man kind till the day of judgement and as muslims our job is to prevent ourselves from falling into his traps and be obedient to Allah. The question is how can a Muslim person…
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Where did the other devils come from?

It is mentioned in the holy Qur'an that Satan was the one that defied God. If so where did his minions come from? Can devils mate and reproduce? Are the number of devils increasing as the population of Earth is increasing? In short, can someone…
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Does Islam believe in a personal Satan/devil?

I was a bit surprised by this answer, which says: Eblees [the devil] is not a conscious intelligent being. It is an abstract conceptual definition for explaining how and why human soul became different from the souls of all other animals during its…
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What wrong did Satan do?

Satan did not prostrate to hz Adam because he thought fire was superior to mud and someone made from fire should not prostrate before someone who is made from mud. Is this why Satan was expelled or was it was simply because he did not do what Allah…
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What was the status of Ibliss before being rejected?

As we know, Ibliss was rejected (Rajeem) by Allah after refusing to prostrate. I wanted to know the status of Ibliss before this event. I have heard many things but do not have the evidence. For example, I have heard the following about Ibliss: he…
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Would Satan benefit from humans becoming extinct?

Muslims attribute a lot of the mischief in the world to Satan (aka Shaitan, Iblis). Through is wispering (waswas), there seems to be a handful of ways he could influence major catastrophes, such as starting wars. In an extreme case, these actions…
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Is attributing evil to Satan heresy?

My friend from Turkey said the following: ...even attributing evil to satan is heresy... both good and evil comes from god in islamic faith... While she's not a Muslim, she is quite knowledgeable about Islam, so I expect what she writes will…
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Are awlia al shaytan what is termed psychopaths in the west?

Psychopaths ( a medical term)are known to have no empathy and prey on those that are extra nice Like empaths they have the colloquial name "energy vampires" because they seek to harvest the good in people. When contrasted to awlia al shaytan I find…
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How does satan whisper to someone born deaf?

People born deaf do not think like we think. They don't hear voices and words as we do when we think to ourselves. They more see "words", or like lips moving. How does satan WHISPER to someone that is deaf and born deaf?
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Seeing a Devil is possible?

Can anyone see a devil? Is it possible? If someone saw a devil then what are the consequences? And what are the reasons that why that specific person saw a devil?
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What is wrong with the devil?

I don't get it, shaitan, iblis, devil, lucifer, whatever you want to call him doesn't need blind faith to know god exists. I don't know if he's seen god directly, but he has definitely seen what god can do and felt his power, and even heard and has…
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Is talking to myself mean that i am talking with Satan?

Sometimes I talk to myself. Then there are two voices in my head. I ask a question an the other voice answers. Sometimes I am suprised at the answers it gives. I wouldn't be suprised if it was me right ? What does this mean ?
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Shaitan messes with my thoughts

While I was reading the Qur'an, I started having thoughts I do not want to think of, but still do. Like really bad stuff, for example Allah is shit (tövbe) Qur'an is shit (tövbe) I'm sorry, I don't mean to think this, and I don't believe it, but I…
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is satan(shaytan or Iblis) in islam is the same as satan in bible?

As satan came from the time of first prophet Adam(May Allah be pleased with him), is satan understandings in islam is same as in bible or other holy books? What are the key differences?
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