Word: Jinns

Meaning: Spiritual/intelligent beings made out of smokeless fire. They are invisible unless they take on make themselves visible.

Word: Angels

Meaning: Beings made out of light, they cannot sin and obey every command of Allah.

Word: Nafs

Meaning: It is our inner self, sometimes called the “self/ego that commands evil.” This aspect of the nafs must be fought against.

Word: Shaytān

Meaning: Satan, the Devil.

Word: Iblīs

Meaning: Leader of the Jinn, he is known as Satan or the Devil in English. He is a Jinn and not a fallen angel.