== イスラム文化 ==
ペルシャにイスラム教が伝わると、パリ(トルコ語でペリ)はイスラムの民俗学に組み込まれた。初期のペルシャ語訳のクルアーンでは、善いジンはペリス、悪いジンはディブとされていた<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=O84eYLVHvB0C&q=Piris , Dictionary of Islam, 9788120606722, Hughes, Patrick, Hughes, Thomas Patrick, 1995</ref>。パリの存在は、ジン、シャイターン、悪人の幽霊のほか、霊的な生き物の一種として、インドのイスラム教徒の間で今も根強く信じられている<ref>Frederick M. Smith ''The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization'' Columbia University Press 2012 , ISBN=978-0-231-51065-3, page 570</ref>。
The belief in Pari still persist among Muslims in India as a type of spiritual creature besides the jinn, [[Shaitan|shayatin]] and [[Ifrit|the ghosts of the wicked]].<ref>Frederick M. Smith ''The Self Possessed: Deity and Spirit Possession in South Asian Literature and Civilization'' Columbia University Press 2012 {{ISBN|978-0-231-51065-3}} page 570</ref> [[Turkic peoples|Turkish Muslims]] often accept the existence of paris among other creatures, such as jinn, ifrit (''ghosts'' or ''demons of hell''), nakir, div (''ogres'' or ''fiends'') and shayatin (''demons'' or ''devils'').<ref>Yves Bonnefoy ''Asian Mythologies'' University of Chicago Press 1993 {{ISBN|978-0-226-06456-7}} p. 322</ref>
According to the Persian [[tafsir|exegesis of the Qurʼan]] ''[[Tafsir al-Tabari]]'', the paris are beautiful female spirits created by [[God in Islam|God]] after the vicious divs. They mostly believe in God and are benevolent to mankind.<ref>Cosimo, Inc ''Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes: Volume XIII, Band 13'' 2008 {{ISBN|978-1-605-20603-5}} page 256</ref>