Ifrit __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text IFRIT عفريت A demon, or class of demons, mentioned in the Qur'an (Surah xxvii. 39). They are said to be giants, and very malicious. The ghosts of the wicked dead are sometimes called by this name. [GENII.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail