jinn
Sign in to saveJinn (Arabic: جِنّ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers (''Mu'minun) or unbelievers (kuffar''), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.
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Jinn are supernatural beings from Arabian and Islamic religious traditions, similar to what some English speakers call "genies." Like humans, they have moral agency and can choose to follow God's guidance or reject it, making them accountable for their actions.
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Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Jinn
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Djinn, jen, genies, Cin, Xhindi
- Mythical creature.image
- Shah Namah, the Persian Epic of the Kings Wellcome L0035191.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Jinn gather to do battle with the hero Faramarz. Illustration in an illuminated manuscript of the Iranian epic Shahnameh.
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Arab and Islamic
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Supernatural being
- Mythical creature.Region
- Muslim world
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- Etymology and translation
- Pre-Islamic era
- Fear and veneration
- Poetry and soothsaying
- Islam
- Quran
- Exegesis
- Jurisprudence
- Folklore
- Modern and post-modern era
- Post-modern literature and movies
- Prevalence of belief
- Visual art
- Architectural representation
- Talismanic representation
- In the ''Kitāb al-Bulhān''
- Magical practices
- Comparative mythology
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Jinn (Arabic: جِنّ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam. Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds and can be either believers (''Mu'minun) or unbelievers (kuffar''), depending on whether they accept God's guidance.
Since jinn are neither innately evil nor innately good, Islam acknowledged spirits from other religions and could adapt them during its expansion. Likewise, jinn are not a strictly Islamic concept; they may represent several pagan beliefs integrated into Islam. Islam places jinn and humans on the same plane in relation to God, with both being subject to divine judgement and an afterlife. The Quran condemns the pre-Islamic Arabian practice of worshipping or seeking protection from them.