Jinn

Published: April 13, 2011, 1 a.m.

b'The Jinn are beings created with free will, living on earth in a world parallel to mankind.\\xa0 The Arabic word Jinn is from the verb \\u2018Janna\\u2019 which means to hide or conceal.\\xa0 Thus, they are physically invisible from man as their description suggests.\\xa0 This invisibility is one of the reasons why some people have denied their existence.\\xa0 However, (as will be seen) the affect which the world of the Jinn has upon our world, is enough to refute this modern denial of one of God\\u2019s creation.\\xa0 The origins of the Jinn can be traced from the Quran and the Sunnah.\\xa0 God says:\\n\\n\\n\\t\\u201cIndeed We created man from dried clay of black smooth mud.\\xa0 And We created the Jinn before that from the smokeless flame of fire\\u201d (Quran 15:26-27)\\n\\n\\n\\t\\u201cThe Angels were created from light and the Jinn from smokeless fire.\\u201d (Saheeh Muslim)\\n\\n\\n\\tProphet Muhammad peace be upon him said: \\u201cThe prayer of one who approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about anything, will not be accepted for forty days or nights\\u201d (Saheeh Muslim) and: \\u201cWhosoever approaches a fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammed.\\u201d'