Thread:AZS/@comment-3148673-20200814013954

Hello,

You left a message on my page stating ghouls are demons and not Jinn. According to Islamic theology, all demons, including Iblis (Satan) are a sub-class of Jinn called Shaitan. There is no such thing as a fallen angel in Islam; Iblis was brought from light by angels but is NOT an angel, he is a Jinn. Angels are the messengers of Allah and are incapable of rebelling against him (as they are his voice). Ghouls, and all demons/evil spirits in Islam are Djinn, including the qareen (constant companion), although it is not a proper Jinni. Ifrit (pronounced Ah-freet) are the strong, ogre class of Jinn that frequent ruins/temples and Marid are the most powerful and stereotypical wish granting "Genies," though their name comes from "Rebellious" in Arabic and most are evil. Marid can be trapped into objects, such as the bottle or lamp in Arabian Nights. As the Ifrit are the jinn of ruins, there are also many foul jinn that inhabit bathrooms and ghoul are the jinn that inhabit the graveyard. Jinn (in Islamic folklore) are everywhere and different types inhabit different places, including your own body. Ghouls=graveyard jinn. According to most Islamic scholars, there are three forms of sentient life created by Allah: Jinn and Humans (which have freewill and can be either good or bad) and Angels (which are always good/aligned with Allah). Calling Ghouls demons is not a good translation as demons refers to "fallen angels." In Islam, all evil spirits are sub-class of Jinn.

Ibn Abdul Barr said, "The jinn, according to the scholars of the language, are of different types:

1. If one is mentioning the jinn purely of themselves, the are called jinni.*

2. If one is mentioning the jinn that live among mankind, they are called aamar whose plural is amaar.

3. If one is mentioning the ones that antagonize the young, they are called arwaah.

4. If one is mentioning the evil ones that antagonize humans they are called shaitan for the singular [and shayateen for plural]. 5. If they cause even more harm and become strong, they are called afreet [Ifrit]."

So, as you can see, Islamic Demons, such as Ghouls, are Jinn.  