JINN
DJINN

Unseen beings, who, like humans, are given the power to choose between right and wrong, Surah 72 is surat Al-Jinn.
See here for more information on the origin of this word.

See this article on the nature of jinn.

The most important of the jinn is Satan.

- are created, adh-Dhariyat 51:56; ar-Rahman 55:15,33,39

- created of fire, al-A`raf 7:12; al-Hijr 15:27; Sad 38:76; ar-Rahman 55:15

- created to worship God, adh-Dhariyat 51:56

- driven away with stones, al-Hijr 15:18,26-27; as-Saffat 37:77; al-Mulk 67:5; al-Jinn 72:8-9; at-Takwir 81:25.
  Compare with Jewish Talmud's Chagiga 6:1
  The ritual of pelting stones into caves during the Hajj is a dramatisation of this.

- eat dung and bones, Sahih Bukhari 5.200

- have three properties of angels and three of humans.

- hear the Qur'an, at-Tahrim 66:29; al-Jinn 72:1

- help Solomon build temple, Saba' 34:12. Compare with Gittin 68.

- Iblis (Satan), one of, al-Kahf 18:51

- in Hell, as-Sajdah 32:13

- man command to seek refuge in Allah from jinn, an-Nas 114:6

- Muhammad helped by Jinn,

  > "From Abdu-Allah Ibn Massoud; Mohammed the messenger of God said "everyone one of you has a companion from Angels and Jinn." Even you the Messenger of God? "Even me, but Allah has helped me and my Jinn companion became Muslim, therefore he only advises me to do good" (Ahmed Bahgat, "The Prophets of God" or "Anbi'a Allah", p.386. Ahmed is an Egyptian)

  QN: If his jinn became Muslim, did Mohammed carry out evil orders before his jinn became Muslim? What about ordinary Muslims? See Muhammand and Idolatry.

- revelation of Chapter on Jinn, Sahih Bukhari 1.740

- some sins will be forgiven by Muhammad, al-Ahqaf 46:31.

  Question: Can Muhammad forgive sins beside Allah?

- some

  - are righteous, some are not al-Jinn 72:11,14

  - listened to the Prophet and returned to their people as warners al-Ahqaf 46:29

  - will fill Hell, Hud 11:119; as-Sajdah 32:13; Ha Mim Sajdah 41:25

- used to listen in high places, but now flames await them, al-Jinn 72:9

- worshipped by man, Saba' 34:41; as-Saffat 37:158

- al-An`am 6:100-101,112-113,128-130; al-A`raf 7:38,179; Hud 11:119; al-Hijr 15:27; bani Isra'il 17:88; al-Kahf 18:50-51; an-Naml 27:17,39; Saba' 34:12,14; Ha Mim Sajdah 41:25,29; al-Ahqaf 46:18; adh-Dhariyat 51:56; ar-Rahman 55:33,39,56,74; al-Jinn 72:1-15; an-Nas 114:6.

Recommended Readings:

- Intercourse Through the Jinn; Spirits, Demons, and Ghosts in Islam
- Islam and the Magical World of Genies and Dragons

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