Is there a specifically Muslim word for 'demon'?

Question

Meaning a creature with no body that hides inside people and messes around with them. If not - if you just say 'demon', depending on what language you are speaking in, what is the Arabic for 'driver' or 'controller'?

This is a research question for a novel, by the way. About demons, not Muslims. I don't want to use the word 'demon' in the novel. Sort of like the word 'Mafia' not ever being said in 'The Godfather'.

Answer 1

You might want to watch the film: Long time Dead

Answer 2

Jinn

Shaytan(singular) Shayateen (plural)

Iblees

all mean the same thing...

Answer 3

ditto kinza

Answer 4

Jinn = the other Kind (daemons).

shaitan = could mean satan or any bad person: human or not.

Ibliis = specifically means satan (his proper name).

In Islam, Angels were created from light, Jinns were created from fire (smokeless), and later on, Man was created from earth (dust).

According to the holy Quran, Jinns used to sneak to the sky and get information then give some of it to human sorcerers/wizards who add more stuff to it and then claim they know the future.

after the coming of the Prophet, the sky was locked for the Jinns, and the time of wizards was over once and for all.

Islam strongly denounces the Idea of possession, but in the contrary the Quran indicates clearly that  it is man who actually controls (used to) the Jinns to do his stuff, the Quran gives an example of the Prophet (king) Solomon who had the power to control ALL.  

Answer 5

In our (Turkish) understanding, a demon is an iblis. Pronounced eebliss. That's the one that causes people to lose their way.

If this is about possession, it would be cin (djinn), as cins are thought to take possession of humans. But that might confuse your English speaking readers, as popular culture knows a cin as the genie coming out of Aladdin's lamp.

Answer 6

I think they call it a Djinn.

Answer 7

Jinn

Answer 8

Yes his name is ajami

Answer 9

bin laden...................