What does Jinn mean?
Unseen beings created from smokeless fire, with free will like humans.
Jinn explained
The jinn eat, marry, and die; some are Muslims and some are not. Surah al-Jinn records a group of them hearing the Quran and believing. The Prophet ﷺ was sent to both mankind and jinn.
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Questions about Jinn
What does Jinn mean?
Jinn (جِنّ, Jinn) means: Unseen beings created from smokeless fire, with free will like humans.
How is Jinn written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written جِنّ and pronounced Jinn. It is also spelled Djinn.
Where does Jinn come from in the Quran or hadith?
The jinn eat, marry, and die; some are Muslims and some are not. Surah al-Jinn records a group of them hearing the Quran and believing. The Prophet ﷺ was sent to both mankind and jinn. Source: Ar-Rahman 55:15; Al-Jinn 72:1-2.
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