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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. 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).
Maalik, chief of the angels guarding Hellfire (jahannam), mentioned in the Quran. [29] (Angel) Malik Gatshan, king of all jinn living on Mount Qaf. [30] (Genie) Marid, a powerful rebellious demon, who assaults heaven in order to listen to the angels, mentioned in Quran. [31] (Demon) Matatrush, angel guarding the heavenly veil.
People of a township in Surah Ya-Sin [61] People of Yathrib [ 32 ] or Medina [ 73 ] [ 80 ] Qawm Lūṭ ( Arabic : قَوْم لُوْط , Folk of Lot, the people of Sodom and Gomorrah) [ 8 ]
Throughout the Quran, humans and jinn (al-ins wa-l-jinn) appear frequently as a pair, designating their equal status in regards of their creation and rejecting that jinn share divinity with the Creator. [46] (p181) [6] The term ins derives from anisa, which means "to be familiar with", and refers to recognisable familiar human beings.
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 ...
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 ]
In Islam Jinn are intellectual creatures who, like humans, have received the Revealed Law, and will be accounted for on the Day of Judgement. [63] Jinn, like humans, have the capability and choice of both good and evil, and according to the Quran, will be judged by God for such choices come judgment day. [64]