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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (117) | The truth about the jinn and their origin
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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The reality and origin of the jinn
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The jinn are a real, existing realm in this life,
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and Muslims believe in their existence
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because the Noble Qur'an informs us about them in numerous verses.
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Indeed, an entire surah of the Qur'an is named Surah al-Jinn,
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which details some of their characteristics and their condition with the Noble Qur'an.
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The jinn were created before mankind,
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and their creation was from fire,
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as Allah Almighty says:
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“And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.” (15:27)
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And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
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"And the jinn were created from a smokeless flame of fire."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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Etymologically, the root word *janna* in Arabic
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denotes concealment and hiddenness.
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Thus, whatever is veiled from you is said to have been *jinna* from you.
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The falling of night (*jann al-layl*) means it has drawn its curtain and darkness over things,
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and lush gardens with dense trees are called *jinān*
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because their foliage shields what lies beneath them from the sun.
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Therefore, the realm of the jinn is an independent one, concealed from mankind.
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We cannot perceive them through our intellects and physical senses alone;
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rather, we may only perceive some of their effects at times.
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The general rule is that we do not see them nor feel their presence,
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as Allah Almighty says regarding Iblis and his hosts, who are from the jinn:
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“O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27)
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Thus, they are part of the unseen that we have been commanded to believe in—
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a relative unseen, not an absolute one.
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For they may sometimes take the form of certain animals,
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and they may occasionally manifest themselves to some people,
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speak to them, or possess certain humans,
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entering their bodies and taking control over them because the humans harmed them, for example,
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or because a sorcerer or charlatan
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sent them against the person they intended to bewitch.
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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah