Ifrit

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title: Ifrit
text: Ifrit, also spelled as efreet, afrit, and afreet, plural عفاريت ʿafārīt), is a powerful type of demon in Islamic culture. The ʿafārīt are often associated with the underworld and identified with the spirits of the dead, and have been compared to evil geniī loci in European culture. In Quran, hadith, and Mi'raj narrations the term is always followed by the phrase "among the jinn". In later folklore, they developed into independent entities, identified as powerful demons or spirits of the dead who
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description: Supernatural creatures in Arab culture and Islam
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrit
date created: 2004-02-02T05:24:08Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T19:32:40Z
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