Ideological movement of legends and traditions in the novel “Shaytanat” by Tohir Malik

Аннотация

Arabian word “shaytan” (devil) according to dogmas of Islam and Christianity means executor of the evil spirits, symbol of evil. He is not only the pioneer of evil belonging to the Earth, but also dark power tempting people to sin. Fantastic view of devil has come to Islam from ancient Semitic beliefs and notions. According to Islam, devil was created from fire by God. Then, due to disobedience, he was sentenced to stoning (type of capital punishment), but God has delayed punishment to check people’s loyalty. For that reason, devil still tries to distract people from their aims in order to pay their attention to evil.