thumb|Ali slaying demons with his sword Zulfiqar in a Persian manuscript. As evident from the poetry of Sanā'ī Ghaznavī, the sword is believed to be made from fire (آتش), able to kill not only a body but also a soul.Bakr, Sarmad Mohammad. "The Structural Level in the Sufi Poetry." In Islamic culture, demons (dīv) share many anthropomorphic attributes with the Arabian jinn.Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew. The Ashgate encyclopedia of literary and cinematic monsters. Routledge, 2016. chapter: Div Like the jinn from Islamic traditions, they can enter sexual relationships with humans and sire offspring. Nonetheless, demons differ from jinn as they are perceived as malign creatures.The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: The Survival of Ancient Iranian Ethical Concepts in Persian Popular Narratives of the Islamic Period p. 24 Within context of the Islamic belief-system, demons are considered to be yet another creature of God, rather than independent parts of the world,Friedl, E. (2020). Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran: Theology, Saints, People. Vereinigtes Königreich: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 86Sinai, Nicolai. "Key terms of the Qur'an: a critical dictionary." (2023): 1-840. as evident from Abu Ali Bal'ami's interpretation of Tarikh al-Tabari and the Süleymanname (written at the time of Suleiman the Magnificent).ÇAKIN, Mehmet Burak. "SÜLEYMÂN-NÂME'DE MİTOLOJİK BİR UNSUR OLARAK DÎVLER." Turkish Studies-Language and Literature 14.3 (2019): 1137-1158.
thumb|Ali slaying demons with his sword Zulfiqar in a Persian manuscript As evident from the poetry of Sanā'ī Ghaznavī the sword is believed to be made from fire (آتش) able to kill not only a body but also a soulBakr Sarmad Mohammad "The Structural Level in the Sufi Poetry" In Islamic culture demons (dīv) share many anthropomorphic attributes with the Arabian jinnWeinstock Jeffrey Andrew The Ashgate encyclopedia of literary and cinematic monsters Routledge 2016 chapter Div Like the jinn from Islamic traditions they can enter sexual relationships with humans and sire offspring Nonetheless demons differ from jinn as they are perceived as malign creaturesThe Good the Bad and the Beautiful The Survival of Ancient Iranian Ethical Concepts in Persian Popular Narratives of the Islamic Period p 24 Within context of the Islamic belief-system demons are considered to be yet another creature of God rather than independent parts of the worldFriedl E (2020) Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran Theology Saints People Vereinigtes Königreich Bloomsbury Publishing p 86Sinai Nicolai "Key terms of the Qur'an a critical dictionary" (2023) 1-840 as evident from Abu Ali Bal'ami's interpretation of Tarikh al-Tabari and the Süleymanname (written at the time of Suleiman the Magnificent)ÇAKIN Mehmet Burak "SÜLEYMÂN-NÂME'DE MİTOLOJİK BİR UNSUR OLARAK DÎVLER" Turkish Studies-Language and Literature 143 (2019) 1137-1158