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We made every living thing from water. Are Jinns "living" things?
No,we already know that angels are made up of light and jinns are made up of fire.
The word 'everything' is according to the context of that verse. In that verse Arabic word for 'everything' used is '...
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Will Allah forgive the Satan (Al-Shaytan/Iblis) if he decided to repent to Allah?
Consider that this was Allah's (ﷻ) response to Pharaoh (Firown) when he "repented" after all his evil and the punishment overtook him: "Now? And you had disobeyed [Him] before and were of the ...
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Was the throne of Sheba brought by a Jinn or Human?
Let's start our investigation one verse earlier in 27:38 Solomon addresses an assembly or some chiefs or commandants as the word al-mal' الملأ was also translated. And we have an idea of the ...
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Should we not pray at 12 o clock in the night?
Times when praying is foribidden
Times when praying (an optional prayer) is forbidden are defined by this two ahadith (based on this Arabic fatwa):
Uqba b. 'Amir said:
There were three times at which ...
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Can Jinns possess humans?
There are a couple of scholars who rejected the Idea of Jinn controlling or taking possession of humans further than the Quran and sahih sunnah allows. You can find some of them listed in this answer ...
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Are meteors really missiles thrown at jinns by angels?
This a tafsir of the ayah:
This does not mean that the stars themselves are pelted at the Satans, nor that the meteorites shoot out only to drive away the Satans, but it means that the countless ...
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We made every living thing from water. Are Jinns "living" things?
I can't help but point out that water is literally produced from fire:
Flames consist primarily of carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen. (Wikipedia)
E.g. for methane combustion, we ...
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Is henotheism also a sin in Islam?
The following are the Islamic beliefs about God:
لا إله إلا الله
There is no god, except Allah 47:19
الله أحد
Allah is One112:1
وحده لا شريك له
He is Alone, and has no partners or associates6:163 ,...
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Did suleiman take help from evil jinns?
Prophet Solomon didn't take their help, they were made subservient to him by Allah. The Quran mentions that the devils were included:
Quran 21:81-82 And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing
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Is there any Prophet among Jinn?
There's a verse in the Quran that allows the interpretation of Messengers among Jinn:
"O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses ...
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Can human and jinn marry, and is it permissible?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, Most Merciful
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. We cannot find words to praise Him, as He only sees fit how laudation should be ...
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Which scholars deny possession of humans by jinn?
If you want a list of scholars that may end up short as salafi pretend having consensus on the matter ;):
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The fact that a ...
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How can I tell if a person or animal is actually a jinn?
There is no such thing as a test to figure out whether something is a jinn. There is nothing of the sort in Quran or Hadith or anywhere else.
Proof?
In the conditions of Marriage, there is no ...
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Does the Qur'an indicate vampires, werewolves, and aliens exist?
Questions of the form Is X in the Qur'an? can be answered by searching for quran X in a search engine. Everything in the Qur'an has been written about extensively online, so there's invariably many ...
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Is it allowed to be friends with a muslim Jinn?
The Qur'an tells us that there are indeed some Jinn's that are believers. But I wonder if we can even meet Jinn and contact them first to be able to find a Muslim one. This sounds weird and rather ...
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Is it permissible to ask allah to have a Muslim jinn friend And can you ask it to do favours that humans can do such as homework
Islam forbids us from taking or using the service of Jinn as it is haram in the Islamic law.
Asking for help from the jinn will make them even more arrogant and worse. Allah Almighty says:
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Who were the prophets of jinn?
This verse does not necessarily imply that there were separate prophets for the Jinn.
Ibn Abbas, Mujahid ibn Jabr and others held the opinion that the Messengers here were all human - rather some of ...
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Can animals see the angels and jinn and hear the cries of the dead?
I have heard incidents where the Prophet has mentioned that animals can hear the cries of the people. Is it true?
Yes.
Sahih Bukhari:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a human being is ...
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Can Jinn have sex with my wife?
All perfect praise be to Allah
So, after a few days of this question and without a proper answer, i decided to gather some references which i could from internet and compile them here.
As i have ...
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How does Shaitan travel around the world?
Leader of devils, ibleez has a huge army.
“Verily, he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them” (Quran, Surah Al-Aaraf: 27).
Shayateen (evil ...
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Was the throne of Sheba brought by a Jinn or Human?
Wa Alekum Asalam,
The person who had knowledge from the book was a human named Asif bin Barkhiya'. Sulaiman asked everyone to show that Asif is his successor.
References can be found in this ...
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Do Jinns ever sleep / rest?
We learn a couple of things about the nature of the Jinn from the Sunnah.
Do they rest? - Yes.
Tha’labah al-Khushani said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ...
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Is seeking the help of angels permissible in Islam?
Anyone who reads the Qur'an and understands it at a basic level would not make the mistake of calling to anyone other than Allah alone. You should encourage her to read the Qur'an and also reference ...
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Is the answer given by the angels in (34:41) to be taken literally?
It's literal.
The answer the Angels give in 34:41 is a direct answer to the literal question asked in 34:40:
ويوم يحشرهم جميعا ثم يقول للملائكة أهؤلاء إياكم كانوا يعبدون ("And [mention] the Day ...
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Is the answer given by the angels in (34:41) to be taken literally?
As for those who strive against Allah's verses or signs: there's no mentioning of specific people or a tribe or so the verse seem to address all those who stand against the true path and hinder people ...
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Is it permissible to get real signs from Allah, angels or jinns that islam is the true religion?
Allah (ﷻ) placed signs all throughout creation that Islam is the true religion. Qur'an 45:3:
إن في السماوات والأرض لآيات للمؤمنين (Indeed, within the heavens and earth are signs for the believers)
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Who or what are 'mugharribun'?
In the hadith the Prophet ﷺ explained the meaning of 'mugharribun' as follows:
الذين يشترك فيهم الجن
Those in whom the Jinn have a share
This can be a paraphrasing of the Quranic verse regarding a ...
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If Jinn can manipulate real life objects as in Solomon story, why don't they conquer us?
Jinns are not really superior to us. From Quran alone we can understand that humans are the noblest and therefore superior in creation. It was Adam who was "taught all the names" by Allah and created ...
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Can Jinns shape-shift into Prophets/Messengers?
Jinn cannot appear like the Prophet Muhammad (SAW):
The Prophet said: "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me in shape." (Sahih al-Bukhari)
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Can jinns move objects from your house?
It has been prescribed in Islamic mythology that the genie can in fact move things. They call this Genie, the Ifreet. While from my studies the a-hadith and Quran do not mention this specifically, it ...
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