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  2. Jinn - Wikipedia

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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 ( Mu'minun ) or unbelievers ( kuffar ), depending on whether they accept God 's guidance.

  3. List of spiritual entities in Islam - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of spiritual entities in Islam. Islamic traditions and mythologies branching of from the Quran state more precisely, about the nature of different spiritual or supernatural creatures.

  4. List of beings referred to as fairies - Wikipedia

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    Said to be either a witch or Djinn, but derives from older regional folklore. Seems to have a weird amount in common with Elves, even being called Albis and causing a sickness known as Albasti. The Chinese huli jing and the Japanese kitsune have both been described as "fox fairies". Kodama - diminutive tree spirits of Japanese folklore.

  5. Al-Jinn - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Ifrit - Wikipedia

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    The word ifrit appears in Surah an-Naml: 39 of the Quran, but only as an epithet and not to designate a specific type of demon. [2] [4] The term itself is not found in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, although variants such as ifriya and ifr are recorded prior to the Quran. [4]

  7. List of demons in the Ars Goetia - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of his name seems to be the Latin word 'vinea', vine, that is also the name given to an ancient war machine made of wood and covered with leather and branches, used to overthrow walls. Balam (also Balaam, Balan) is a great and powerful king of Hell who commands over forty legions of demons. He gives perfect answers on things past ...

  8. Qui-Gon Jinn - Wikipedia

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    Qui-Gon Jinn's name is derived from the Chinese word qigong (simplified Chinese: 气功; traditional Chinese: 氣功), and the Arabic word jinn (جِنّ). Qigong is a system of breathing and exercise designed to support physical and mental health, while a jinn is a type of spirit found in Arabian mythology.

  9. Recursive acronym - Wikipedia

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    A recursive acronym is an acronym that refers to itself, and appears most frequently in computer programming.The term was first used in print in 1979 in Douglas Hofstadter's book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, in which Hofstadter invents the acronym GOD, meaning "GOD Over Djinn", to help explain infinite series, and describes it as a recursive acronym. [1]