"And the Jinn we created before from scorching fire." (Al-Hijr: 27)
THE DEFINITION OF JINN
The word jinn, al jaan, al jinna occurs 29 times in the Qur'an.
Jinn in Arabic literally means "hidden from sight" and is derived from the Arabic root j'n'n (pronounced:jann-junn meaning "to hide" or "be hidden". Other words derived from this root are majnun 'mad' ('one whose intellect is hidden'), junuun 'madness', and janin, 'embryo, fetus' ('hidden inside the womb'). Al Jawhari (the author of Al-Sihaah al hakeem; page 19) explains: "Al-jann is the father of the jinn, the plural of which is jeenaan". All of that which is concealed from you is Junna'anka (concealed from you). Janna al-layl means the darkness of the night. Al-jaan is the plural of Al-Jinn. Jannahu al-laylmeans the night covered him. The above is the root meaning of the word Jinn. This material above is extracted from the works of Ashibly and Al-jawhari.
ENMITY TOWARDS THE PROPHETS
And thus we have made for every prophet an enemy, devils from mankind and jinn.
ومنها ما يتحدث عن إرسال الرسل إليهم، في قوله تعالى: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنْسِ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِنْكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي وَيُنْذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا قَالُوا شَهِدْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا وَشَهِدُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَافِرِينَ.
PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS WERE SENT CALLING THEM TO TAWHEED
"O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you my verses and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours?" They will say, "we bear witness against ourselves"; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers (6:130)
وعن عجزهم عن الإتيان بمثل القرآن الكريم، قوله تعالى: قُلْ لَئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا
THEIR WEAKNESS OF BRINGING THE LIKE OF THE QU'RAN
Allah Says, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it even if they were to each others assistants.
وعن صرف بعض الجن إلى النبي (ص) يستمعون القرآن، قوله تعالى: وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنَّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنْصِتُوا فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ مُنْذِرِينَ
Some jinn were directed to the Prophet. [mention, O Muhammad], when we directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as Warner's.
وفي القرآن الكريم، أن قريشاً جعلت بين الله وبين الجن نسباً : وَجَعَلُوا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ، وأنها جعلت الجن شركاء له: وَجَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ الْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ وَخَرَقُوا لَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ. أَي جعلوا الله الجن شركاء في عبادتهم إياه؛ فافتعلوا له بنين وبنات جهلاً وكذباً. وزعم كفار قريش أن الله تزوج الجن، وإن الملائكة هم بناته من هذا الزواج. " فقد روي أن كفار
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