Many people do not know that other creatures share this world with us. Among
which are Jinn and Devils. What about these creatures which are known to be
living right here with us on the earth? They share our houses and they eat
and drink with us. In fact, they are even capable of spoiling our thoughts
and hearts. They drive us to destroy our own species. They can make us
associate them (in worship) with Allah so that we will deserve our Lord's
worth and anger.
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.
Fortunately, texts of the Glorious Qur'an and the Sunnah reveal to us the
secrets of the jinn's and devil's existence. Such texts provide us with
enough information about the details of their lives. They also tell us about
the enmity between them and mankind, a one that has been alive since Prophet
Adam, alayhes salam, was created in heaven. Evidence is also found of the
intriguing actions that they go through in order to mislead and destroy the
children of Adam.
The jinn are a world of their own, different from that of the humans or the
Angels. They do, however, possess some characteristics in common with human
beings, such as the ability to think and reflect, and as w as eleat and
drink, they marry, have children and they die. The life span however, is far
greater then ours.. Likewise, they have the
ability to choose between good and evil. However, they substantially differ
from humans in one very important characteristic or rather property: their
origin.
They are called 'jinn' because they are obscured from human sight. Allah,
sub hanahu wa ta'ala, said:“ Verily he (Satan) and Qabiluhu (his
solders from the jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see
them”(7:27).
We are informed by Allah that the jinn was created from 'marijin min nar'
(i.e., fire) as He says in the Glorious Qur'an:“ And the jinn, We have
created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire”(55:27).
And:“ And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of
fire”(55:15).
According to Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, AlHasan al-Basri and others; the meaning of
marijin min nar is the extremity of the flame, and in one narration it is
described as the purest and best (of fire) In his commentary on Sahih Muslim
Imam An-Nawawi said; The smokeless flame of fire is that mixed with the
blackness of the fire In a hadeeth recorded by Muslim on the authority of
Aisha, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said:“ The angels were
created from light, the jinn were created from a smokeless flame of fire and
Adam was created from what has been described to you [by Allah in the
Qur'an]”.
It needs no special stressing that the jinn were created before mankind, as
Allah says:“ And indeed, We created man out of clay of altered sound
mud And the jinn, We created aforetime from a scorching flame of
fire”[15:26-27].
The verse clearly states that the jinn were created before mankind. Some of
the earlier Islamic scholars claimed that the jinn were created a thousand
years before mankind, but they did not provide any evidence for their
statement, either from the Qur'an or the Sunnah. There is no room for the
denial of the existence of the jinn: Very few people still deny the
existence of the world of the jinn.
Some of the pre-Islamic polytheists claimed that the word 'jinn' meant the
souls of the planets. Some philosophers (both modern and contemporary) claim
that the jinn refer to those evil inclinations in the souls of mankind while
the angels refer to the good intentions planned by mankind.
A
number of contemporary scientists, however, believe that the jinn are the
microorganisms discovered every day by modern science. In his interpretation
of Suratul Jinn (Chapter 72 in the Glorious Qur'an), Muhammad al-Bahi says
that the jinn are the angels. To him, the jinn and angles are one entity;
there are no distinguishing characteristics that can differentiate one
species from the other. His evidence is that both are invisible to mankind.
He concluded, though, that the jinn are more like humans as far as belief in
Allah is concerned: some believe in Him, others do not.
Those who deny the existence of the jinn have no proof to support their
denial, but they say that they cannot believe in that of which they possess
no tangible knowledge. Doing so, they seem to belittle the faculties of the
human mind that can encompass things that are not felt to the human five
senses. Allah, Subhanahu wa tatala, says:“ Nay, they have belied the
knowledge whereof they could not comprehend and what has not been
fulfilled”[10:39].
It is of course likely that someone who lived and died hundreds of years ago
could have denied the fact that sounds travel through hearing the air. But
not sounds that are being transmitted does not do not exist mean that they
because the invention of the radio made it possible for everyone to hear
them. The same can be said of the jinn. They constitute a species on their
own, different from angles or humans. They are intelligent beings. They are
also responsible for their own actions, and they have received ordainments
from Allah to perform certain deeds and abstain from others. Although
several eyewitness accounts are heard every now and then of people who are
reported to have seen the jinn, we humans do not have the ability to see
them. However, such animals as dogs and donkeys can see them. It is recorded
in Musnad of Ahmed and Sunan of Abu-Dawud that the Prophet, sallallahu
alayhe wa sallam, said:“ If you hear the barking of dogs or the
braying of donkeys during the night, seek refuge in Allah from Satan,
because they can see what you cannot”.
Satan, which is recurrently mentioned in the Qur'an, belongs to the world of
the jinn. He lived among the angles and worshipped Allah. But ever since he
refused to prostrate to Allah, out of vanity; pride, arrogance and envy, he
was cast out of Heaven and out of Allah's mercy.
After Satan had lost hope of ever receiving mercy from Allah, he was named
'Iblees' which derives from the Arabic root 'alabalas' denoting one who has
no good in ruin; and when transformed into past participle 'ublisa' it means
'despaired and lost.' Many of the early Islamic scholars believed that
Satan's original name was 'Azaazeel'.
No textual evidence (that is text from the Qur'an or the Sunnah) can confirm
that Satan was the origin of all the jinn; he was simply one of them as
stated in the Qur'an:“ ….except Iblees (Satan). He was one of the
jinn”[l8:50]. However, Ibn Taymiyyah is of the opinion that Satan is
the origin of all the jinn.
The jinn, including Satan, eat and drink, marry and reproduce. The first two
characteristics, those of eating and drinking, can be inferred from the
saying of the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa salam:“ When one of you
eats, he should eat with his right hand. And when one of you drinks he
should drink with his right hand. Verily, Satan eats and drinks with his
left hand”. As for the two other characteristics, they can be
deducted from the Qur'an in that context where Allah describe the spouses of
the believers in Paradise:“ Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf
[chaste females (wives) restraining their glances, desiring none except
their husband, with whom no man or jinn has ever touched”[55:56].
In many instances, stories are being told of some men marrying one of the
jinn or of some woman being proposed to by one of the jinn. As-Suyooti
mentioned a few reports from the early generations pointing to the
occurrence of marriage between the jinn and humans. This was supported by
Ibn Taymiyyah who said:" Humans and jinn have got married and have had
children as a result of their marriage". However, and assuming that it is
possible, Islamic scholars have expressed their disapproval of such
copulation, deriving their evidence from the Qur'an where it is stated that
Allah has created for mankind spouses of their own species:“ And among
His Signs is this, that He created from you wives from among yourselves,
that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and
mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who
reflects”(30.21).
This means that if marriage between humans and jinn could occur, it would
not be possible for either party to have the companionship and love
described due to their different origins; and thus, the wisdom behind
marriage would be fast.
However, what points to the possibility of marriage between the two species
is the verse from the Qur'an mentioned above [6O;56]. And in any case, if
such marriages occur toady or have occurred before, they are certainly rare
and must be regarded as 'strange.' Besides, from an Islamic perspective, if
one is said to be doing it, he is in a sense possessed' and has no way to
control it.
Undoubtedly, all species (including the jinn and the devils) do die. This
has been confirmed by the Qur'an:“ Whatsoever is on it (the earth)
will perish. And the face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honor will remain
forever”(55:26-27).
In addition, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, is reported to have
said:“ I seek refuge, by Your Glory, the One, Whom there is no other
god but You, the One who dies not, and the jinn and mankind do die”.
Regarding the span of their lives, there is not certain knowledge except
what Allah has said concerning the accused Satan who has been respite and
life until the day of Resurrection:“ Satan said: Reprieve till the day
they are Resurrected. (Allah) said: You are of those
reprieved”(7:14-15).
The jinn live on the earth as humans do, but most of them are found among
the ruins and those places contaminated with ritual impurity such as
bathrooms, cemeteries and animal yards. Many of them are also found in spots
where money transaction (the root of the evil) take places. The following
advice was given by the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, to his
Companions:“ If you can, do not be the first one to enter the
marketplace. And do not be the last to leave it For it is Satan's abode and
therein he raises his banner”.
Some animals such as the camels are usually accompanied by the devils. The
Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, said:“ Verily, the camel has been
created from devils. And behind every camel there is a devil”. and
also:“ Do not make salah in the pastures of the camels, for they are
from the devils. But make salah in the field of the sheep, for they are
blessed”.
Satan is a repulsive-looking colossus of body. The branches of Zaggoom (a
tree in Hell) is compared in the Qur'an to the heads of devils:“
Verily, it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire. The shoots
of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils”(37.64-65).
During the Middle Ages, Satan was depicted as black man with a pointed
beard, raised eyebrows, and a mouth that emits blazing fire. His legs were
hoofed like goats and he had a tail with a pointed arrow.
The Qur'an tells us that the jinn have been given such power and ability to
which human no access. Of these great speed is the most significant. We have
been told that a stalwart of the jinn promised King Solomon that it would
only take him a shorter time than that taken by someone standing from his
sitting place to bring the throne of Sheba to Jerusalem. Another one, yet,
said that he could do within the twinkling of an eye:“ A 'I frit
(strong one) from the jinn said: I will bring it to you before you rise from
your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trust-worthy for
such work.. One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said:I will bring
it to you within the twinkling of an eve! Then when he [Sulaiman (Solomon)1
saw it placed before him, he said: this is by the Grace of my
Lord”(27:39-40).
The jinn also used to go to the lowest heaven in order to eavesdrop on the
inhabitants of the heavens and so would be able to find out what was
happening therein. When this was detected, the number of guards (including
meteors and comets) were increased, blazing down fire on dropping jinn.
Allah says in the Glorious Qur'an:“ And we have sought to reach the
heaven, but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. And verily,
we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listen
now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush”(72:8-9).
The jinn have the ability to take on the shapes of humans and animals. On
the day of the battle of Badr, Satan approached the Prophet's enemies in the
form of a man called 'Suraqa Ibn Malik' and promised them aid and triumph.
On that occasion Allah has revealed the following verse:“ And remember
when Shaitan (Satan) made their (evil) deeds seem fair to them and said: No
one of mankind can overcome you this day (of the battle of Badr) and verily,
I am your neighbor (for each and every help). But when the two armies met
and Satan saw the angels descending from the sky to support the Muslims
side, he fled. [the above verse continues]. But when the two forces came in
sight of each other, he ran away and said: Verily, I have nothing to do with
you. Verily, I see what you see not. Verily! I fear Allah for Allah is
severe in punishment”(8:48).
The devils may also take on the appearance of certain animals, such as
camels, donkeys, cows, dogs, or cats. But a black dog is their favorite
attire.
Snakes that appear in front of Muslims in their houses may be jinn that have
embraced Islam; and therefore the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, has
forbidden us to kill them before the name of Allah has been mentioned three
times to them as a warning and a protection. If they continue to be present,
they are devils and hence should be killed.
Allaah 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. Scientists should look to their own
planet for other life forms ie the jinns, before looking into the heavens and
Universe and wasting huge sums of money in the process.
Satan is able to flow within the human body as does blood in vessels: This
fact has been asserted (in various versions) by the Prophet, sallallahu
alayhe wa salam. The sayings are recorded in the two big compilations of
authentic Ahadeeth: Bukhari and Muslim.
However, the devils have no power over the pious and loyal worshippers of
Allah. This means that the power granted by Allah to Satan and his tribe is
not without limits. Allah says in the Glorious Qur'an:“ Verily, My
slaves you have no authority over them. And All-sufficient is your Lord as a
Guardian”(17:65). “ And indeed Iblees (Satan) did prove true
his thought about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true
believers (in the Oneness of Allah). And he (Iblees-Satan) had no authority
over them except that We might test him who believes in the Hereafter from
him who is in doubt about it”(34:20-2l).
And as can be inferred from the following verse, Satan him-self recognizes
that fact and he acts in accordance with that knowledge:“ [Iblees
(Satan)] said:0 my Lord! Because you mislead me, I shall indeed adorn the
path of error for them (mankind) on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.
Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them”(15:39-40).
This mean that the sinful and wrongdoers among the believers may also be
misled by Satan. We have been told in the Qur'an about that slave of Allah
who was granted divine signs, but then turned his back to them. Satan took
advantage of the man's disobedience, and seduced him. Allah says:“ And
recite (0 Mohammed) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.), but he threw them
away; so Shaitan (Satan) followed him up, and he became of those who went
astray”(7:175).
Like humans, the jinn cannot go beyond the limits set to them by Allah, for
He says in the Glorious Qur'an:“ 0 assembly of jinn and men! If you
have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass
beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with
authority (from Allah!)”(55:33).
Also, they are not able to open closed doors that have had the name of Allah
mentioned over them. The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, said:“
Close your doors and cover your vessels and tie up your water skins and put
out your lamps, for Satan (and the jinn) do not open a closed door, nor do
they take off a cover or untie water skins”.
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 us (many people fainted in
cinemas and some even died when viewing this film in the cinema). 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 AI-Baqarah (the 2nd chapter of the Qur'an) is recited".
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
Allaah. 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
Bombay to London, Delhi to California, countless idols were lapping up milk.
Ganesh , the elephant headed deity, (seemed to be the biggest drinker! In
fact it didn't just stop at milk. At the time of these occurrences, a woman in
India decided to see if Ganesh would drink anything else - so she offered him
whiskey!! And Lo and behold Ganesh drank the Whiskey!!! Suffice to say, the
woman was kicked out of India), Hanuman the monkey god and even Shiva
lingam, the male private organ(!), all seemed to guzzle down the milk as if
there was no tomorrow! Unfortunately people were taken in by this (including
Muslims) and many flocked to feed (?) the Hindu gods. Anyone who knows about
Jinn possession, will undoubtedly know that this is a classic attempt to make
people commit shirk. And it worked, as many people started to worship these
lifeless pieces of wood and marble. Anyone with half a brain would say to
themselves, 'why on earth does a god need to be fed?!! Surely if Ganesh, Hanuman
or Shiva were divine then they wouldn't need feeding?' However, such common
sense seemed to be lacking as the Jinns played havoc with these gullible people.
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 Allaah. In our day, some of the feats
performed by magicians and entertainers are without doubt from the assistance of
the Jinn.
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 Allaah. 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 Morocco, one is able to see as
to how much inter Jinn-fortune-teller activity there really is. If you look up
at the sky on a clear night in Morocco, you will see the heavens ablaze with
shooting stars! A clear display of the devils being chased away from the
heavens.
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 Allaah? And the Prophet replied: Even me, except that
Allaah has helped me against him and he has submitted. Now he only tells me to
do good"'. 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. 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" and: "Whosoever
approaches a fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved in
what was revealed to Muhammed".
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.
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 Allaah 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 Allaah, 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 onslaught of satanic visions has also hit
the Muslims. Many Muslims claim to have seen visions of the Prophet Muhammed
(saws) and even Allaah! 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 Wales sparked off great love and
adoration for this woman. In fact the grief of the British people was such, that
it was as if Diana was something divine. No sooner had the mourning of Diana
reached its peak, that visions of her were already being seen at Hampton Court
Palace! If these visions did occur, the desire of Iblis and his army of Jinn to
capitalise on this event, was evident. Such visions are clear attempts by Iblis
to lead mankind away from the path of Allaah (An informative book on the
world of the Jinn is 'Ibn Taymeeyah's Essay on the Jinn' translated by
Abu Ameenah Bilal Phillips).
If a person does become possessed, then the name of Allaah 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 Allaah to help the possessed person. How contrary this is to many
modern-day exorcists. Many non-Muslims Exorcists, often invoke the names
of others besides Allaah to exorcise the Jinn. 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 Allaah i.e. commit shirk. The Jinn often returns when
the exorcist leaves, as it knows that nothing except the words of Allaah can
stop it from oppressing others.
Both the jinn and mankind were created for the same purpose; to worship
Allah, in the fullest sense of the word worship:“ And I (Allah)
created not the jinn and mankind except that they worship Me
(Alone)”(50:56).
Therefore, the jinn are responsible for their own actions. They have been
ordered to perform certain acts and to abstain from performing others. And
on the day of Resurrection the jinn and mankind will be addressed by Allah
with the following words:“ 0 you assembly of jinn and mankind! Did not
there come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting unto you My verses
and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours? They will say: We bear
witness against ourselves. It was the life of this world that deceived them.
And they will bear witness against themselves that they were
disbelievers”(6:130).
But according to Ibn Taymiyyah, what the jinn are ordered to do or
prohibited from is not necessarily identical to what humans are ordered to
do or prohibited from. His discussion is based on the nature of each of the
two species. As the two species are fundamentally different, at least in the
substance they have been created from, the responsibilities charged upon
each must be different as well.
As the jinn were created with the ultimate purpose of worshipping Allah
(alone), the claim that there is some sort of lineage or affinity between
them and the Almighty Allah must be a sheer fabrication. The Jews and the
pre-Islamic polytheists believed that Allah took wives from among the jinn,
and that the offspring resulting from that relationship consisted of the
angels. This has been stated in the Glorious Qur'an as follow:“ And
they have invented a kinship between Him and the jinn, but the jinn know
well that they have indeed to appear (before Him) (i.e., they will be called
to account). Glorified is Allah! (He is free) from what they attribute unto
Him)!”(37:158-139).
Since the jinn are responsible for their own actions, there is no doubt that
Allah's Word must have reached them, but how? Did they have messengers from
among themselves? Or were human messengers sent to them? The Prophet,
sallallahu alayhe wa salam, was sent to both the jinn and mankind. This is
because the Glorious Qur'an posed to both of collectively, the challenge of
composing a work similar to that of the Qur'an:“ Say: 1f the mankind
and the jinn were to come together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they
could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one
another”(27:88).
This verse is also supported by the following verse from the Qur'an:“
Say (0 Muhammad): It has been revealed to me that a group (from three to ten
in number) of jinn listened (to this Qur'an). They said: Verily, we have
heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur'an)! If guides to the Right Path, and
we have believed therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anything with
our Lord (Allah)”[72:1-2].
Those who listen to the Qur'an and believed in it returned to their follow
jinn asking them to follow the Right Path:“ And (remember) when We
sent towards you (Muhammad) a group of the jinn, (quietly) listening to the
Qur'an. When they stood in the presence thereof, they said: Listen in
silence! And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as
warners. They said: O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book (this Qur'an)
sent down after Muosa (Moses), confirming what come before it; it guides to
the truth and to the Straight Path (i.e., Islam)”[46:29-30].
The incident suggests that the jinn listened to the Qur'an as though the
Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, being aware of their presence. Later,
however, a delegation of the jinn met with the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa
salam, to gain knowledge from him. The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam,
taught them what Allah prescribed for them. This latter incident took place
in Makkah before the Prophet's migration to Madinah. A full account of it is
found in Sahib Muslim. It says that on that night the Companions, may Allah
be pleased with them, missed the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam. No
trace of him was found in Makkah. They thought he was kidnapped by the jinn,
or got killed. As dawn approached, they saw him towards them. He explained
that he was invited by a group of jinn to recite the Qur'an and answer their
questions.
The jinn are of different ranks in terms of piety or impiety. Some are fully
devoted to righteous deeds; others are less so. Some are heedless; others
are disbelieves. They speak of themselves in the Qur'anL:“ There are
among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary; we are groups
having different ways (religions sects)”[72:11].
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 (It
must be remembered that Iblis is a Jinn and not an Angel. The concept of the
Devil being a fallen Angel is from Christianity and not Islam).
Consequently, these disbelieving Jinns are also called Shaytans (devils).
History
of Black Magic & Performers of today (David Copperfield, David Blaine
etc)
The history or rather inception of the dark arts of Black Magic as we know
it are rooted in the period of the Prophet Soloman (i.e. King Soloman). To
learn more about the history of Magic in the West (i.e. Europe & North
America) see “Witchcraft a history” by P.G. Maxwell Stuart. Prophet
Soloman was given a vast kingdom and this also included the dominion of the
Jinn’s which he had control over (this is why Quranic recitation during
exorcisms often refer to he’s name as it causes the jinn great agitation,
see Surah Bukhara 2:102). It was during this period that Allah sent two
angels by the names of Harout & Marout to Beni Israel in
the form of humans to try mankind by offering them scribes describing the
performance of magic, but warning them of the evils and sinful pitfalls
associated with its practise and now-how. One must look at this age in
its context, during this period as during the period of the Prophet Moses,
Magic was very much the science of the day, hence the offer of an A-Z guide
to magic which was in effect what the two angels were offering was
enormously tempting. Those that chose not to heed the words of the
angels and refrain from learning the malevolent arts where in great sin and
failed the test of this life.
Such scribes (revealed to the people of Beni Israel)
transferred from generation to generation into the hands of the Jews where
it is still very much resides today. Hence it is no accident that Jews are
the most adept practioners of magic today and their roles in this area are
legendary, one need only look at the current most
dazzling magicians, David Copperfield (he made the statute of liberty
disappear, flew across the grand canyon, retrieved a ship from the Bermuda
Triangle, passed through the Wall of China, and as voted by a panel of the
worlds top magicians performed the greatest magic act to date when he had
he’s body sawed in half in full view of the public and camera and not
whilst in a box as is conventionally done, and then made to wiggle he’s
toes whilst being completely separated from he’s lower half) ,
David Blaine (he is renowned for levitating and reading peoples mind),
Ricky Jay and Mr. Electric, all Jews, performing all over the world and make
headlines wherever they go. Also Harry Houdini, who was born Erich Weiss in
Hungary, and Max Malini, born in Poland in 1873, who practiced his art until
his death in 1942, as well as Meyer Kessler, Ruth Iris Wachsman, Bamberg
family (who comprised six generations of magicians spanning 200 years) and
Horace Goldin (Hyman Golstein) who was considered the greatest magic
performer of the 19th century. Nostradamus (famous soothsayer
of the 16th Century) too was a Jew. Throughout
history, Jews have performed the insidious arts of Black Magic going back to
biblical times. Jewish magicians have graced the stages of worlds theatres,
they have entertained the royalty of many countries, and performed from
early times - in the pyramids of Egypt, on the backs of covered wagons, in
famous music halls, and popular vaudeville shows. Such practitioner
will often take the credit for all these alleged stunts/illusions, in
reality they are simply in contact with the realm of the Jinn’s whom they
perform in concert with together. This also reminds me of a case of
possession not so long ago in Saudi Arabia in which a young man under went
an exorcism during which the Jinn emerged from within him and spoke
mentioning several names of people within the United States that were very
powerful in the dark art of magic and the control of Jinn’s (David
Copperfield name was one of them). It was also a Jewish man called
Lubaid Ben Al-Aasim who was responsible for performing Black Magic against
the Prophet of Islam Muhammed (pbuh).
Satan used to worship Allah along with the angels before he became an
ingrate. Only then did he become evil and sought it even though he was well
aware that it would be the cause of his punishment in the hereafter. Is it
possible for a devil to embrace Islam?
According to the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa salam, it is possible for a
devil to embrace Islam. The hadeeth was interpreted in many different ways.
However, there is evidence that the devil encountered by the Prophet,
sallallahu alayhe wa salam, embraced Islam. There are some who believe that
the word Shaitan (devil) is only used to describe a disbeliever of the jinn.
But this does not mean that a devil cannot be converted to Islam This is a
brief summary about the jinn and their nature and characteristics. Allah is
the Best of protectors and the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
