Jinn Explained
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Throughout
history man has always had a deep attraction for the supernatural and the
unseen. The existence of a world parallel to our own has always fascinated people.
This world is commonly referred to as the spirit world, and almost every set of
people have some concept of one. With some people, these spirits are no more
then the souls of dead people- or ghosts. With others, spirits are either the
forces of good or the forces of evil - both battling against one another to
gain influence over humanity. However, both of these explanations are more in
tune with folk tales and fantasy. The true explanation of such a world comes
from Islam. Like every other way, Islam also claims to explain this realm of
the unseen. It is from this realm that Islam explains to us about the world of
the Jinn. The Islamic explanation of the Jinn provides us with so many answers
to modem day mysteries. Without the knowledge of this world, the Muslims would
become like the non-Muslims and be running around looking for any old answer to
come their way. So, who or what are the Jinn? The
onslaught of satanic visions has also hit the Muslims. Many Muslims claim to
have seen visions of the Prophet Muhammed (saws) and even Allah! By doing this,
Shaytan is able to lead astray the weak Muslims.
Through such visions, Muslims are often told that the commands of Islam are not
applicable to them. The Jinns tell them that Prayer,
Fasting, Hajj etc. are not obligatory for them. It is a great deception and
unfortunately one which has been very effective. The extent of satanic visions
still continues to this day. The recent death of Diana Princess of
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Existence
The Jinn are beings created with free will, living on earth in a world parallel
to mankind. The Arabic word Jinn is from the verb
'Janna' which means to hide or conceal. Thus, they are physically invisible
from man as their description suggests. This invisibility is one of the reasons
why some people have denied their existence. 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 Allah's creation. The origins of the Jinn can be traced
from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Allah says:
"Indeed We created man from dried clay of black
smooth mud. And We created the Jinn before that from the smokeless flame of
fire"
(Surah Al-Hijr 15:26-27)
Thus the Jinn were created before man. As for their physical origin, then the
Prophet (saws) has confirmed the above verse when he said: "The Angels
were created from light and the Jinn from smokeless fire" [1]. It is this
description of the Jinn which tells us so much about them. Because they were
created from fire, their nature has generally been fiery and thus their
relationship with man has been built upon this. Like humans, they too are
required to worship Allah and follow Islam. Their purpose in life is exactly
the same as ours, as Allah says:
"I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me"
(Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:56)
Jinns can thus be Muslims or non-Muslims. However,
due to their fiery nature the majority of them are non-Muslims. All these
non-Muslim Jinns form a part of the army of the most
famous Jinn, Iblis- the Shaytan[2]. Consequently,
these disbelieving Jinns are also called Shaytans (devils). As for the Jinns
who become Muslims, then the first of them did so in the time of the Prophet
(saws) when a group of them were amazed by the recitation of the Qur'an. Allah
orders the Prophet to tell the people of this event:
"Say (O' Muhammed): It has been revealed to me
that a group of Jinn listened and said; 'Indeed we have heard a marvellous Qur'an. It guides unto righteousness so we have
believed in it, and we will never make partners with our lord'"
(Surah Al-Jinn 72:1-2)
In many aspects of their world, the Jinn are very similar to us. They eat and
drink, they marry, have children and they die. The life span however, is far
greater then ours. Like us, they will also be subject to a Final Reckoning by
Allah the Most High. They will be present with mankind on the Day of Judgement and will either go to
Abilities
That which clearly distinguishes the Jinn from
mankind, are their powers and abilities. Allah has given them these powers as a
test for them. If they oppress others with them, then they will be held
accountable. By knowing of their powers, we can often make sense of much of the
mysteries which go on around us. One of the powers of the Jinn,
is that they are able to take on any physical form they like. Thus, they can
appear as humans, animals trees and anything else.
Over the last few years the interest in the subject of aliens and UFO's has
become heightened. Programmes such as the X-files and
the Outer limits have increased the popularity of the theory that aliens exist.
Thousands of people have sighted strange looking creatures all over the world.
These sightings however, have still not proven substantially that aliens exist.
Rather - and it seems more plausible all the sightings of such creatures were just
Jinns parading in different forms. So the next time
you see something that looks like E.T, its most
probably just a wicked Jinn trying to scare and confuse you!
The ability to possess and take over the minds and bodies of other creatures is
also a power which the Jinn have utilised greatly
over the centuries. This however, is something which has been prohibited to
them as it is a great oppression to possess another being. Human possession is
something which has always brought about great attention. But the true
knowledge of this subject is rare amongst the people. Over the last 3 decades
the subject of possession has become very commercialised. During the 70's films such as The Exorcist
and Rosemary's Baby were used to educate people about possession. However,
because such institutions (the film industry) were heavily influenced by
Christianity, knowledge of the subject was non-existent. Rather then educate
people about Jinn possession, films such as The Exorcist just tended to scare
the living daylights out of us![3] Only through Islam can we understand such a
phenomena. We know as Muslims, that Jinns possess
people for many reasons. Sometimes it is because the Jinn or its family has
been hurt accidentally. It could be because the Jinn has
fallen in love with the person. However, most of the time possession occurs
because the Jinn is simply malicious and wicked. For
this reason we have been told by the Prophet (saws) not to loiter in those
places where the Jinns reside, e.g. graveyards,
ruins, deserts, market places etc. We have also been commanded to recite the
Qur'an frequently in our houses as the Prophet (saws) said: "Indeed, the shaytan flees from the house in which Surah
Al-Baqarah (the 2nd chapter of the Qur'an) is
recited" [4].
If a person does become possessed, then the name of Allah has to be used in
expelling the Jinn. If we look at the practice of the Prophet and his
companions, we find many duas (supplications) to
exorcise the Jinn. All these duas invoke Allah to
help the possessed person. How contrary this is to
many modern-day exorcists. Many exorcists, Muslim and non-Muslim, often invoke
the names of others besides Allah to exorcise the Jinn[5].
When the Jinn does leave, these people believe that
their way was successful. However, this is a ploy of the Jinn, as it knows that
if it obeys the exorcist, then it has succeeded in making him worship others
besides Allah i.e. commit shirk. The Jinn often returns when the exorcist
leaves, as it knows that nothing except the words of Allah can stop it from
oppressing others.
It is not only humans which are possessed, but also animals, trees and other
objects. By doing this, the evil Jinn hope to make people worship others
besides Allah. The possession of idols is one way to do this. Not so long ago
the world-wide phenomenon of Hindu idols drinking milk,
shocked the world. From
The Occult
Through their powers of flying and invisibility, the Jinn are the chief
component in occult activities. Voodoo, Black magic, Poltergeists, Witchcraft
and Mediums can all be explained through the world of the Jinn. Likewise, so
can the illusions and feats of magicians. Because the Jinn can traverse huge
distances over a matter of seconds, their value to magicians is great. In
return for helping them in their magic, the Jinns
often ask for the magicians to sell their souls to them and even to Iblis. Thus the magicians take the Jinn and Iblis as lords besides Allah. In our day, some of the feats
performed by magicians and entertainers are without doubt from the assistance
of the Jinn. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear, flying across the
One of the most frequent activities associated with the Jinn, is fortune
telling. Before the advent of the Prophet (saws) fortune-tellers and
soothsayers were wide spread. These people would use their associates from the
Jinn to find out about the future. The Jinns would go
to the lowest heaven and listen to the Angels conversing amongst themselves
about events of the Future which they heard from Allah. The Jinns
would then inform the fortune-tellers. This is why before the time of the
Prophet (saws) many fortune-tellers were very accurate in their predictions.
However, upon the Prophet's arrival the heavens were guarded intensely by the
Angels, and any Jinn who tried to listen was attacked by meteors (shooting
stars):
"And We have guarded it (the heavens) from every accursed devil, except
one who is able to snatch a hearing and he is pursued by a brightly burning
flame"
(Surah Al-Hijr 15:18)
The Prophet (saws) also said: "They (the Jinn) would pass the information
back down until it reaches the lips of a magician or forrtune-teller
Sometimes a meteor would overtake them before they could pass it on. If they passed it on before being struck, they would add to it a
hundred lies" [9]. Thus, it is clear from this as to how
fortune-tellers get predictions of the future right. It is also evident as to
why they get so many wrong. Men like Nostradamus[10]
are an example, as some of his predictions of the future were correct whilst
many were completely wrong. Unfortunately, the amount of fortune telling which
occurs amongst the Muslims is also increasing. By visiting Muslim lands such as
Fortune-tellers also operate through the Qareen. The Qareen is the Jinn companion which is assigned to every
human being. It is this Jinn which whispers to our
base desires and constantly tries to divert us from righteousness. The Prophet
(saws) said: "Everyone of you has been assigned a
companion from the Jinn. The companions asked: Even you O' Messenger of Allah?
And the Prophet replied: Even me, except that Allah has helped me against him
and he has submitted. Now he only tells me to do good"
[11]. Because the Qareen is with a person all his
life, it knows all that has happened to the person from the cradle to the
grave. By making contact with the Qareen, the
fortune-teller is thus able to make out that it is he who knows about the
person. He looks in his crystal ball or the palm of a person and proceeds to
amaze him with knowledge which no one else knows[12].
The severity of going to a fortune-teller is such that the Prophet (saws) said:
"The prayer of one who approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about
anything, will not be accepted for forty days or nights" [13] and:
"Whosoever approaches a fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has
disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammed"
[14]
The effects of the Jinn are not just limited to fortune-tellers. Other
activities such as oujia boards and seances, which are used to contact the dead, are
manipulated by the Jinn. 'Are you there Charlie? Speak to us Charlie!!' are the
sort of words spoken by anxious relatives (names are obviously different!)
seeking to make contact with their loved ones. And it is when the Jinn starts
to talk and communicate as 'Charlie', that the people are truly fooled[15].
One of the biggest manipulations of the Jinn is through visions. Through these
visions the Jinns are more likely to lead people away
from the worship of Allah then any other way. When a person sees a vision in
front of his eyes it is something which is very hard to explain away. Only by
having knowledge of the world of the Jinn and conviction in Allah, can a person
fight such a trial. The countless numbers of visions of Jesus Christ and the
Virgin Mary over the centuries has been a popular choice for the devils. It
almost seems as if leading Christians astray is the most
easiest trick for the Jinns! Not only are
Christians fooled by these visions, but often the Jinns
possess and begin to talk from their voices. To the Christians this is known as
the tongues of the Angels and thus a proof for their faith. However, the amount
of unintelligible nonsense and rubbish which is heard is a clear proof that
this is in fact the tongues of the devils! For other people, visions of their
parents or relatives are commonplace. By taking on the form of peoples parents,
the Jinns can convince people that the souls of dead
people still mix with the people of the earth. This is why so many people
believe in ghosts.
The world of the Jinn is one which is both sinister and intriguing. By knowing
of this world we can explain many of the mysteries and issues which bother us.
By doing this we can avoid the extremes which the people have gone to; nothing
being more extreme then worshipping others besides Allah. By learning the Tawheed of Allah, we defend ourselves from these hidden
allies of Iblis:
"Indeed he (Iblis) and his tribe watch you from
a position where you cannot see them"
(Surah Al-A'raf 7:27)
Maybe there is a Jinn sitting in the corner of your room right now, or even one
behind you. If so, then how will you deal with this creation of Allah? Learn
Islam properly and you will be able to deal with all of Allah's creation - and
not just the Jinn. By becoming true Muslims and followers of Islam, the fear of
Iblis, Jinns and anything
else will leave us - nothing will touch the Believer unless Allah wills.