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Jinn or genie are supernatural creature made of smokeless fire.

Jinn(Arabic: جن‎ ǧinn, singular جني ǧinnī ; variant spelling djinn) or genies are supernatural creatures as mentioned in the Qur'an and often referred to in Arab folklore and Islamic mythology that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur'an mentions that Jinn are made of smokeless flame or "scorching fire". Like human beings, the Jinn can also be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent.

The jinn are mentioned frequently in the Qur'an, and there is a surah entitled Sūrat al-Jinn in the Qur'an. It is in the 72nd chapter of the Qur'an. In many modern cultures, a Genie is portrayed as a magical being that grants wishes. The earliest of such Jinn stories in folklore originate in the book of the One Thousand and One Nights.

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Does reading the Qur'an while alone attract jinn?

I used to recite The Holy Quran all the night in a room, doors closed, at our house, for the whole night until the time of Fajr prayer. My parents stopped me from doing so. The reason behind their worry is that they think a person reciting Holy…
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Can Jinns be controlled by humans?

In the story quoted below, 'I' means it's me. I remember an old person from my mother's hometown. He was some Peer or Murid, I guess. He always wore Black Kurta with a white Izaar and a green turban. He was close to my maternal relatives. Whenever…
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How can I tell if a person or animal is actually a jinn?

As I understand it, jinn can become physical beings, for some indefinite period of time. During this time period, they may or may not act in line with the normal behaviors of creature they are mimicking. So in theory, any given animal or person…
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Are Jinns real and can they harm you?

In many Islamic countries they believe that one can get possesed by jins. However non muslims do not believe this and they say it is just a health (mental) problem when someone behave in a not so normal manner. If jinns are real how can we avoid…
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Can a jinn do something for you?

My friend told me that a man in his town control a jinn and the jinn advices him at any time. When he wants to do something, he contacts the jinn and gets advice from him. Is this true?
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Could I have unwittingly run over a jinn while driving?

Maybe this is a strange question, but... The Quran says that the jinn were created from a smokeless and "scorching fire", but are also physical in nature, being able to interact in a tactile manner with people and objects and likewise be acted…
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If Jinn can manipulate real life objects as in Solomon story, why don't they conquer us?

In Story of Soleiman, a jinn of his brought something to happen at near instant speed in a distant country. If Jinn can do that why don't we see instances of them messing with the human world, levitating objects and scaring us, or even conquering…
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Why Can't We Feel A Jinni?

I understand Jinn are physical in nature. If this is true then why can't we feel them when we interfere with their lives constantly?
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What is a jinn?

As far as I know, a Jinn is of a race that Allah has made out of (pure, smokeless) fire just like humans where made by Him out of clay. Reading recent questions, and old ones "botted up" by the Community Bot, most of them looking like asking for…
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Traveling with newborn before Aqiqa

Salam. Is it safe to travel with a newborn before Aqiqa? I have heard that there's a fear of Jinn as the roads and tracks taken to travel could be affected by them.
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What are the verses and ahadith that support the idea of possession by a jinn?

So I know there is a verse in the Quran that those who indulge in riba are going to be standing on Day of Judgement as if they were beaten into insanity by Shaytan. However, I don't think this verse can exactly justify jinn possession. Is there any…
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Can jinns move objects from your house?

Can jinns take things from your house, even insignificant things that you don't want just to cause confusion? If they wanted to misguide people could they move images/idols?
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Do Jinns ever sleep / rest?

I know it's an awkward question, but let me put a little introduction of how this question came up. While reading the quran surah Al Baqarah ayah 255 which says: "Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all]…
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Qareen allocated to each person

Salams to all, i would like to know if it is possible to "get rid" of the jinn (qareen) that is allocated to each person as every person has their own that whispers to them. Some of us know and may have witnessed jinn being "taken out of people"…
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I had a dream with a jin

First off I have to say that I am not a muslim. I'm an orthodox Christian. Some time ago I dreamt that I was in my bedroom and there was something like a ghost that I could sense, I was feeling comfortable and protected like i had some kind of…
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