Shaytan (Devil): Difference between revisions

The word ''shaytan'', in its various forms, appears 88 times in the Quran.<ref name=":0" />{{Quote|{{quran|6|112}}|Thus have We appointed unto every prophet an adversary - '''devils of humankind and jinn who inspire in one another plausible discourse through guile. If thy Lord willed, they would not do so; so leave them alone with their devising''';}}{{Quote|{{quran-range|37|62|68}}|Is this better as a welcome, or '''the tree of Zaqqum?''' Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong-doers. Lo! it is '''a tree that springeth in the heart of hell. Its crop is as it were the heads of devils''' And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith. And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell.}}{{Quote|{{quran-range|38|34|}}|And We did try '''Solomon''': We placed on his throne a body (without life); but he did turn (to Us in true devotion): He said, "O my Lord! Forgive me, and grant me a kingdom which, (it may be), suits not another after me: for Thou art the Grantor of Bounties (without measure). Then '''We subjected the wind to his power''', to flow gently to his order, Whithersoever he willed,- '''As also the evil ones [''al-shayatin''], (including) every kind of builder and diver''',-}}