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Previously we read about ‘What are Jinn and Demons’. When Jinn are Good Jinn then we simply refer to them as Jinn and Spirits; and when they (Jinn) are bad and evil, then we call them Demons and Devils. But now the question – ‘When were they created?’ Qur’an, Surah Hijr; verse number 26 & 27: “Verily We created man of potter’s clay of dark mud altered. And the Jinn did We create aforetime of a smokeless flame of fire” (Al-Hijr: 26-27). Science tells us that our planet is some million years old. Jinn came into existence before Human was created. That confirms the incidence of Iblees (Lucifer – Our next article Insha’Allah). A few scholars, however, say that Jinn were created only a thousand years before Human. But only Allah knows best. We cannot put forth our personal opinions in such matters. We can only look into Allah’s revelations for guidance. Coming to their Origin: “And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire” (al-Hijr: 27) “And the jinn He did create of a smokele...

The jinn are a world of their own, different from that of the humans or the angels . They do, however, possess some characteristics in common with humans, such as the ability to think and reflect. similarly, they also have the ability to chose between the path of good and the path of evil in the same manner as humans. they, though, differ from humans in other characteristics, including one very important characteristic: their origin. They are called jinn because they are obscured from human sight,  (INNA HOO YARLA KUM HOO WA WA qabeela hOO MIN HAISOO LAA TARAO NA HUM)  "  Lo ! He SeeS you , he and his tribe, from whence you seem not"  (al-Araaf  2 7 ). Their Origin Allah has informed us that the jinn have been created from fire as He Says in the Quran,  (a'al ja'aanna khalaqna hoo min qablu min'naari assamoo mi) '' And the jinn did we creat aforetime of essential fire" (al-hijr 27). in Surah al-Rahman (Ver...