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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.

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