Malik

deity underworld Islamic single tradition · 3

Malik (dma-lik) is a deity attested in the Weidner god list, in a single copy of the Nippur god list and in a later text describing various deities worshiped in Assur.

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When

First attested: 3000 BCE
Attested period: -3000 – 2020
Historical notes: Mentioned in Hadith traditions.

Relationships

allied with: Zabaniyah
co occurs with: Milcom, MLKM, Ḫabūrītum, Milku, Malkum, Yahweh, El, Moloch

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)

Source passages

“A related deity, Malik (dma-lik) is also attested in the Weidner god list, in a single copy of the Nippur god list and in a later text describing various deities worshiped in Assur.”
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“Several Hadith as recorded that Muhammad has met Malik, the leader of Zabaniyah, in one occasion and described that Maalik has sickeningly ugly face. Ibn Hisham also recorded another Hadith, that the true face of Zabaniyah angels are so repulsive beyond comprehension”
#39983 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“a god called Malik is attested from Nineveh, as well as theophoric names in the Mari tablets and Ebla tablets”
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