ディヴはマラダ(maradah)と呼ばれることもある。
=== Origin legends ディヴの起源 ===
[[Abu Ali Bal'ami]] reports from [[Wahb ibn Munabbih]] that [[Muhammad]] said, [[God in Islam|God]] first created the demons (''div''), then 70,000 years later the fairies (''peri''), 5000 years later the angels (''fereshtegan''), and then the jinn. Subsequently, God sent [[Iblis|Satan]] (''Iblis'') as the arbiter on earth, whereupon he became proud of himself. Thus, God created Adam and gave him dominion over the earth as the jinn's successor. A similar account is provided by [[Tabari]], who however, omits the existence of fairies and demons, only referring to the jinn as predecessor to mankind, a narration attributed to [[ibn Abbas]].<ref>''Persian Literature as World Literature''. (2021). USA: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 40</ref>