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Although Al-Jinn is a Meccan surah, it is generally agreed that it was revealed much later than any other sura contained in Juz' Tabāraka -lladhi (which covers surahs 67 to 77). Abdullah Yusuf Ali says that it is "tolerably certain" that Al-Jinn was revealed around 2 B.H. when Muhammad was evangelising near present-day Ta'if. [2]
Abu abdul al-Rahman, a jinn-king and son in law of Malik Gatshan, ascetic and devoted to the Kaaba. [4] (Genie) Adiliob, friend of renewal of religion . (Devil) [5] Afra'il, the guardian angel of the seventh heaven. [6] (Angel) Alheng, a prince of the righteous jinn during the reign of Solomon. [7] (Genie) Amir, jinn dwelling in houses. (Genie)
Sahih Muslim describes al-Jann as being created out of a mixture of fire, contrasted with the angels created from light and humans created from clay-mud. [10] Another hadith, mentioned in the collection of Al-Tirmidhi, reports that Muhammad sought refuge in God from al-Jann, the father of jinn, until Surah Al-Nas and Surah Al-Falaq had been ...
Surah al-jinn is about the revelation to jinn. [48] The same Surah mentions righteous jinn on one hand, and malicious jinn on the other. [46] (p181) The jinn can neither harm nor benefit humans, for they are occupied with looking after themselves and their own place in the cosmos.
The jinn can be good or evil and inflict act autonomously or inflict harm when enslaved through magic. [24] [25] [21] Since jinn share their bodily nature with humans, jinn may also possess people because they fell in love with them, often resulting in alleged intercourse between these two. [18] Jinn may also possess someone to take revenge if ...
The Quran narrates that Solomon, [11] controlled the wind and the jinn. The jinn helped strengthen Solomon's reign. The jinn helped strengthen Solomon's reign. God caused a miraculous ʿayn ( عَيْن , 'fount' or 'spring') of molten qiṭr ( قِطْر , 'brass' or 'copper') to flow for Solomon, used by the jinn in their construction. [ 11 ]
Surah Al-Falaq (Surah 113) is used as a prayer to God to ward off black magic, and according to hadith-literature, was revealed to Muhammad to protect him against Jann, the ancestors of the jinn. [39] Surahs Al-Fatiha (Surah 1) and An-Nas (Surah 114) are also thought to have the ability to generate barakah (often translated as "grace"). There ...
The work of Al Hashimi nevertheless points to the inherent presence of astrology in early Islam. Although astrology is not generally permissible in Islam, early Muslims relied on the sun and moon to determine things important such as the direction of Mecca, fasting times for Ramadan, and the beginning and end of each month.