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Thabr
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the five sons of iblis mentioned by muslim ibn al-hajjaj”. Today it says “one of the five sons of iblis mentioned in quranic commentary on surah 18”.
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Thabr (ثبر) is one of the five sons of Iblis mentioned 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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one of the five sons of iblis mentioned by muslim ibn al-hajjaj
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one of the five sons of iblis mentioned in quranic commentary on surah 18
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