The Peri

The Peri - In Arabic lore, the Peri are fallen angels under the sovereignty of Eblis.  In Persian myth, they are beautiful but malevolent spirits, also fairylike beings begotten by fallen angels and excluded from Paradise until penance is accomplished.  Mohammed, it is said, sought to covert them.  [Rf. Gaynor, Dictionary of Mysticism.]  (a) 

- I took a class in Persian Folklore and Mythology at OSU and the Peris were never spoken of as being fallen angels or related to the fallen angels. My professor spent a great deal of time in the Middle East and heard tales of the Peri first hand, she also never mentioned them in connection with fallen angels or Mohammed.  Click here for the textbook reference from that class.

Resource List - all entries are taken verbatim from the original source:

(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967