In Islamic demonology, Thabr (ثبر) is one of the five sons of Iblis mentioned in Quranic commentary on Surah 18:51, which speaks about the offspring of Iblis. The devil is further mentioned in a hadith by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. He is a devil who causes calamities and injuries. His four brothers are named: Awar (اعور or لأعوار), Zalambur (زلنبور), Sut (مسوط), and Dasim (داسم). Each of them is linked to another psychological function, which they try to encourage to prevent humans spiritual development.
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In Islamic demonology, Thabr (ثبر) is one of the five sons of Iblis mentioned in Quranic commentary on Surah 18:51, which speaks about the offspring of Iblis. The devil is further mentioned in a hadith by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. He is a devil who causes calamities and injuries. His four brothers are named: Awar (اعور or لأعوار), Zalambur (زلنبور), Sut (مسوط), and Dasim (داسم). Each of them is linked to another psychological function, which they try to encourage to prevent humans spiritual development.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.