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Jinn (Arabic: جِنّ ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabia and later in Islamic culture and beliefs. [1] Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers or unbelievers (), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.
Binn, predecessor of the jinn. Often paired with hinn. Extinct. (Demon) Bīwarāsp the Wise, jinn-king in the epistle The Case of the Animals versus Man, written by the Brethren of Purity. (Genie) Bubu, jinn seen by children. (Genie) Buraq, the winged horse-like heavenly ride that carried the Muhammad in his Night Ascension. (Other)
In the Quran, Surah 15:27 and 55:15, jânn (in contrast to many translations of the Quran using the term jinn instead) is said to be created from fire, and taken to be the ancestor of all jinn. Mufassir (authorized exegetes of the Quran) disagree if this refers to Iblis or to a separate creature who is father of all jinn, in contrast to Iblis ...
Al-Jinn [1] (Arabic: الجن, “The Jinn”) is the 72nd chapter of the Quran with 28 verses . The name as well as the topic of this chapter is jinn . In the Quran, it is stated in that humans are created from the earth and jinn from smokeless fire.
In Islam, the belief that spiritual entities—particularly, jinn—can possess a person, a thing or location, [1] is widespread; as is the belief that the jinn and devils can be expelled from the possessed person (or thing/location) through exorcism.
According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2011–2012 of Muslims around the world, [70] a majority of Muslims surveyed in the Middle East North Africa, Turkey, South Asia, and Southeast Asia believe in Jinn—However, less than 20% of those surveyed thought that making offerings to jinn was an "acceptable part of Islamic tradition".
Hinn (Arabic: حنّ) are both a kind of supernatural creature in Arabian lore—along with jinn and various kinds of devils (shaitan)—as well as a pre-Adamitic race in Islam-related beliefs. [2] Their existence, along with that of binn, timm, and rimm, is accepted by the Druze. [3]: “Ḥinn” [3]: “Binn”
Jinn, also djinn or genies, are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology The main article for this category is Jinn . Subcategories