Niyaz is in Zoroastrianism, the Demon of want, distress, and scarcity. Niyaz is often paired with AZ, the Demon of avarice, insatiability, gluttony, and lust. Niyaz is powerful and haughty and is behind the evil deeds and disasters of people’s lives and their ill-omened deaths.
The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology – Written by Rosemary Ellen Guiley – Copyright © 2009 by Visionary Living, Inc.
