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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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?
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 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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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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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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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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Intense fear when focusing infront of me during salah
Uthman b. Abu al-'As reported that he came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
and said:
Allah's Messenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and
my reciting of the Qur'an and he confounds ...
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Does the Qur'an indicate vampires, werewolves, and aliens exist?
There is no reference to vampires or werewolves in the Quran.
With respect to aliens, I assume you mean extra terrestrials and not angels & jinns.
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ ...
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Will Allah forgive the Satan (Al-Shaytan/Iblis) if he decided to repent to Allah?
Allah forgives Adam and Eve by teaching them the Dua.
That is because they only disobeyed.
Iblees Was among angels when commanded to prostrate to
Adam. All angels obeyed but Iblees refused claiming he ...
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Is it possible for an angel in the present time to manifest itself in human form to us?
Yes, it is possible for an angel to manifest itself in human form. A word of caution: it is also possible for jinn (Muslims and disbelievers) to manifest themselves as human beings. All such ...
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Is a belief in djinns shirk?
Starting with the Wikipedia definition:
In Islam, shirk is the sin of practicing idolatry or polytheism, i.e. the deification or worship of anyone or anything other than the singular God i.e. Allah....
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How can Jinns be controlled by humans?
In Islamic belief, Jinns are spiritual beings created from smokeless flame, who coexist alongside humans on earth. They have free will, just like humans, and can choose to be good or evil. According ...
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