Reality of Jinn according to the Quran and Hadith

The literal meaning of jinn is to hide and conceal. The word jinn came from the word janna which means to hide in Arabic.

Jinn and angels are the supernatural creatures of Almighty Allah. Unlike humans, jinn are the invisible beings, and humans have no such powers to see them, they are invisible to naked human eye. In the Quran, Allah says about the existence of jinn in various instances. The making and existence of jinn is mentioned in the Quran in the following verses, like in Surah Al Hijr verse 27 , Allah says:

“And the jinn We created before from scorching fire”.

It is also mentioned in Surah Rahman, verse 15 :

“And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire”.

Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) also said the same thing mentioned in the above verses that,

> “The Angels were created from light and the Jinn from smokeless fire.” (Sahih Muslim)

Jinn are also asked to worship Allah as Humans do. Their purpose of life is not very different from the humans as they are ordered by Allah to do the same good deeds as humans do and they are supposed to obey and worship one and only God “Allah”. Like in humans there are two broader categories, Muslims and Non-Muslims, similarly in jinn there are the same two main divisions (the Muslims and Non-Muslims).

Allah says in Surah Al-Dhariyat, verse 56 :

“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me”.

The above verse shows the same core purpose of life for both the humans and the jinn.

Many Non-Muslims enter into the religion Islam despite of having a Non-Muslim background because of some influence towards the religion Islam. Same is the case with jinn; the Non-Muslim jinn can also turn Muslims if they get inspired by the religion Islam.

At the time of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H), a group of jinn were turned into Muslims when they heard the recitation of Holy Quran. At that time Allah revealed the following verses of Surah Jinn on Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H),

Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone. [72:1-2]

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