Skip to main content

Frequently asked Questions on Jinns

Who is a Jinn?

There is no English equivalent for the word jinn, therefore we will refer to its Arabic. The Jinn (الجن‎ al-jinn, singular; الجني al-jinnī) are beings created by Allah, who created them from fire and with a free will, as opposed to the angels. The Jinn live on earth in a world parallel to mankind but they are invisible to us. The word jinn is an Arabic word derived from the word 'janna', meaning to hide or conceal. It is commonly believed that most of the jinn are found among places contaminated with ritual impurity such as bathrooms, garbage dumps, and animal yards. (See Du'aa for entering the toilet) The 72nd surah of the Qur'an is titled . In it there is detailed accounts of some activities of Jinn.

In the Qur'an, 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," 15:26-27.

Just as humans, Jinn are also required to worship Allah and follow Islam. In Qur'an, Surah Ad-Dhariyat says, "I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me." In many ways, the jinn are are like humans in that they have a free will, eat & drink, marry, have children, die, and are judged on the Final Day of Reckoning by Allah the Most High. They will be present with mankind on that Day and will either go to Jannah (Paradise) or Jahannam (Hell). The jinn have a free will, therefore they can either be Muslim or non-Muslim, with the majority of them being non-Muslim due to their nature of being created from fire.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Wives of Muhammad PUBH (Azwaj-e-Mutahirat)

Muhammad's wives, or the wives of Muhammad, were the women married to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muslims often use the term "Mothers of the Believers" prominently before or after referring to them as a sign of respect, a term derived from Quran 33:6.[1][2] Muhammad was monogamous for 25 years when married to his first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. After her death in 619 CE, he over time married a number of women. His life is traditionally delineated by two epochs: pre-hijra (emigration) in Mecca, a city in western Arabia, from the year 570 to 622 CE, and post-hijra in Medina, from 622 until his death in 632. All but two of his marriages were contracted after the Hegira (or Hijra - migration to Medina). Of his 13 wives, only two bore him children: Khadija and Maria al-Qibtiyya. Women and girls in Islam are encouraged to follow their footsteps to succeed in existing life and the life hereafter. Prophet Muhammed PBUH has been awarded the highest category amongst all...
Post a Comment
Read more

What is a religion and what is it for?

Definition of religion differs with the faith and common beliefs in a society.  However, a more acceptable and common explanation of Religion is a system of beliefs and practices by means of which a group of people struggle with the ultimate problem of human life. Religion is that system of activities and beliefs directed toward that which is perceived to be of sacred value and transforming power. There are over 7.6 billion people on the planet earth.  Most of them would declare that they are religious in some way.  Rough estimates are made that place people in the various traditions . Christianity: 2.3 billion Islam: 1.8 billion Hinduism: 1.2 billion Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 850 million Buddhism: 500 million Chinese traditional religion: 225 million primal-indigenous: 190 million Sikhism: 23 million Yoruba religion: 20 million Juche: 19 million Spiritism: 14 million Judaism: 14 million Baha'i: 6 million Jainism: 4 mil...
1 comment
Read more

Khulfa-e-Rashideen (Rashidun Caliphate)

The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ ‎, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first of the four major caliphates established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs (successors) of Muhammad after his death in 632 CE (AH 11). These caliphs are collectively known in Sunni Islam as the Rashidun, or "Rightly Guided" caliphs ( اَلْخُلَفَاءُ ٱلرَّاشِدُونَ al-Khulafāʾ ar-Rāšidūn).[4] The Rashidun Caliphate is characterized by a twenty-five year period of rapid military expansion, followed by a five-year period of internal strife. The Rashidun Army at its peak numbered more than 100,000 men. By the 650s, the caliphate in addition to the Arabian Peninsula had subjugated the Levant, to the Transcaucasus in the north; North Africa from Egypt to present-day Tunisia in the west; and the Iranian plateau to parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the east. The caliphate arose out of the death of Muhammad in 63...
Post a Comment
Read more