Jinn

Jinn (Arabic: الجن‎, al-jinn), also Romanized as djinn or Anglicized as genies (with the more broad meaning of spirits or demons, depending on source), are supernatural creatures in Islamic mythology and theology as well as early pre-Islamic Arabian mythology. Besides the jinn, Islam acknowledges the existence of demons (Shayāṭīn). The lines between demons and jinn are blurred, since malevolent jinn are also called shayāṭīn.

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I lost two mobiles and two watches from different places of my room in the middle of the night while I was asleep. I am sure that no one could have entered my room. Is it possible that a Jinn may be responsible? If so, how can I get those items back?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 6 years ago

We should not blame Jinn when we lose or misplace our items. Jinns have their own world which is different from ours and we are been taught to recite Quranic verses to avoid any harm from bad Jinns and bad people i.e. Sura Al Falaq and Sura An Naas and Ayatul Kursi.

You should search properly for the lost items and pray to Allah (SWT) to guide you to find what you have lost or misplaced.

Reciting Sura Al-Fatiha and gifting the reward to the mother of Imam Al-Ridha (AS) is useful to find lost or misplaced items.

Wassalam.

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Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 6 years ago

It is not impossible but it is deeply, deeply unlikely. Unless you have a specific reason to think this is the case, it is better to focus on other explanations since it is easy to get paranoid about jinn doing things. How often do jinn get blamed for the acts of men!

You should look around very carefully since things do sometimes get misplaced and also ask around where you live. Also, do not underestimate the capability of the human being for thievery. Human beings have much more use for your mobile phones and watches than jinn, as, last time I checked, no one has sighted any jinn wearing watches or using mobile phones.

However if you wished to genuinely pursue this, you would have to try to find out what happened and take it from there. Eg if a person who lives with you takes something, you can sometimes get it back by asking. If someone living in another country sneaks in, steals something, and sells it on eBay, it is a different case. This is not any different. How similar are the creations of Allah to one another!

However I still think that human beings are responsible here.

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Jinn . Satan

Is Jinn a material being like humans or is it a metaphysical being or a Satanic being that is unseen?

Jinn are creatures like us, created by our Creator, Allah, who created every thing, but their world and situation, is not like us. They are not metaphysic but they are true existence in their own world. Jinn are not Satanic beings because we read in Quran about Jinns saying: There are among us that are righteous, and there are contrary, we are groups of different ways) Sura 72, Verse 11.

Jinns are unseen by us, because of our limitations, but there existing just like us in their own world. We are not responsible to go through details of Jinns world, on the contrary, we should avoid trying to get any help from Jinns because that will cause more hardships. ( Sura 72, Verse 6).

Wassalam.

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Jinn . Surat al-Jinn

Is it true that reciting Surah al-Jinn can treat Jinn possessions?

Anything is possible if Allah wills, especially if one is appealing to Allah and the Book of Allah. However there is no guarantee.

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Can Jinn possess human beings?

Allah The Glorious did create for humans and Jinns two different worlds. Human world is for us and Jinn world for the Jinns. No Jinn can be a human and no human can be a Jinn.

In Quran, we read about those humans who wanted help from the Jinns but got more hardships from the Jinns. (وأنه كان رجال من الإنس يعوذون برجال من الجن فزادوهم رهقا )(Sura Al-Jinn: 6).

Jinns have no control over human beings in usual cases, but there are some wrong acts which make the human being so weak that some Jinn can harm him.

Many disliked acts are mentioned in Hadeeths can cause such weakness. Sleeping in wrong time e.g. between Asr and Maghrib, or urinating inside water, eating Najis food etc.

Jinn can not posses a human being in usual cases. Allah (SWT) did not leave us unprotected from the harm of bad Jinns.

Many people think that or others are under the posses by Jinns, but it is not the reality all the times. It can be a mental or psychological case which they think it from the Jinns. So, we can not believe any one who thinks in this way blaming Jinns.

Even those who due to bad acts became very weak in front of Jinns, can easily go out of their control by reciting Quran and Du'a. Reciting Ayatul Kursi and Sura Falaq and Sura Naas has great benefits in protection, prevention and cure. Also reciting Verse 35 in Sura Ar- Rahman in clear or loud voice is very useful in removing the bad effect of Jinns and driving them away.

Repeating the names of Allah (SWT) and Salawaat and Istighfaar are always best protection from any harm.

Wassalam.

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Can Jinn possess human beings?

It is rare.

The human being is built in such a manner that this sort of thing is possible.

However, most often, when people think that someone is possessed, it is usually the case that either (a) the person is acting according to their free will and other people around them refuse to accept that, or (b) there is undiagnosed mental illness (and often an unwillingness to look into the possibility of mental illness due to fear of stigma). Of course, all these things can work together, but don't blame jinn for things that are not their fault!

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Animals . Angels . Jinn . Wolf

Is it true that some animals, such as wolves, can see Jinns and Angels?

It is mentioned in Sunni books like Bukhari Vol 11 : (Donkey sees Shaitan) but I did not find it in our authentic books.

Nevertheless, what difference does it make for us in our worldly and religious life whether it is true or not?

The world of Jinns is completely different world frm ours and we ae not allowed to seek any help from them as we read in Quran (And some men from humans were seeking refuge of the Jinn and the Jinns added on their hardships)(Al-Jinn ; 6).

About angles, we read in Quran ( Say: If there were on the earth, Angles walking in peace, We should certainly have sent on them from the sky an angel as a messenger ) Sura Al-Israa, 95.

Wassalam

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God (Allah) . Life . Angels . Jinn . Planets

Are Angels, Jinn and mankind the only creation of God or could there be life on other planets? Have the Prophet (s) or Imams (a) spoken of other such forms of life?

This is a good question. As a wise scholar once said, it is likely that, in the Qur'an, Allah focuses on angels and jinn as the main sentient creatures other than humans since they are the ones we are most likely to have some sort of interaction with. However, this does not preclude the possibility (or, indeed, likelihood) of the creation of other beings.

It is narrated from Imam al-Baqir (A): ‘Perhaps you think that Allah has only created this single world, and you think that Allah has not created anyone other than yourselves! Nay by Allah, Allah has created a million worlds and a million Adams and you are in the latest of these worlds and of the latest Adams.' - Tawhid al-Saduq

There is a hadith from one of the Imams saying that Allah has a planet with a different length of day from Earth on which the inhabitants do not know that Allah is disobeyed anywhere. (I do not have the reference offhand, but perhaps someone can add it.)

Best wishes!

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