Ifrit, also spelled as
efreet,
afrit, and
afreet (
Arabic:
ʻIfrīt: عفريت,
pl ʻAfārīt: عفاريت), is a powerful type of
demon in
Islamic mythology. The afarit are often associated with the underworld and also identified with the spirits of the dead, and have been compared to
evil geniī loci in
European culture.
[2] In
Quran,
hadith and
Mi'raj narrations the term is always followed by the phrase
among the jinn. In later
folklore, they developed into independent entities, identified as powerful demons or
spirits of the dead who sometimes inhabit desolate places such as ruins and temples. Their true habitat is the
underworld.
[3]
Ifrit Demon God Sanji