An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
An invisible spirit mentioned in the Quran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
If you say that the genie is out of the bottle or that someone has let the genie out of the bottle, you mean that something has happened which has made a great and permanent change in people's lives, especially a bad change. a magical creature in old Arabian stories that will do what you want when you call it (génie, from jinniy)
According to the Quran, there are three categories of rational creatures: Angels (and demons), jinn(s) and humans The jinn may be good or evil and occupy a middle position between angels and humans
A class of creation in some ways similar to human beings Though they are non-physical beings, they possess, like humans, a free will Thus, they may choose to obey or disobey Gods commandments, and will ultimately be held accountable for their actions Occasionally they involve themselves in the lives of human beings, causing confusion and fright, though not all jinns are believed to be malevolent
() From French génie (“genius", "genie”)
(used to translate Arabic جِنّ (jinn) based on similarity of sound and sense) from Latin genius (“household guardian spirit”)