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jinn

Also known as djinny, jinni, jin, genie, jann, djin, djinn, djinni

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.

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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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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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Commons category: Genies
Unicode character: 🧞‍♂️
native label: جِنِّيَّات
described at URL: www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198609810.001.0001/acref-9780198609810-e-3713
Stack Exchange tag: islam.stackexchange.com/tags/jinn

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Contents

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

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.