Qareen

A qareen (Arabic: قرين, romanized: qarīn, lit. 'constant companion') is a spiritual double of a human, either part of the human themself or a complementary creature in a parallel realm. The qareen belongs to the jinn in regards to its ghostly nature, yet distinct from jinn. Although the qareen can be either a devil or an angel, they are more often associated with malevolent spirits tempting into sin. The idea of a spiritual double accompanying humans might be a remnant of older Near Eastern beliefs, such as the Egypt kꜣ which in turn resembles the Babylonian idea of an undefined personal deity accompanying a person. The Qareen as an accompanying spirit should not be confused with the Qarinah, a female "childbed demon" in Middle Eastern traditions.