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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Sinai (2023) notes that '''iblīs''' and '''al-shayṭān''' were most likely simply variant Arabic designations for the devil that surfaced in different regions or circles or Arabic speakers, the one under the impact of Greek '''diabolos''', the other likely under the impact of Ethiopic '''sayṭān'''.<ref>''shayṭān | devil al-shayṭān | the devil, Satan'' Sinai, Nicolai. Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary (p. 453-454, 460-462). Princeton University Press. Kindle Edition.</ref> | |||
==Theological significance== | == Theological significance == | ||
===Sufism=== | ===Sufism=== | ||