![]() The Quran condemns the pre-Islamic Arabian practice of worshipping or seeking protection from them. To assert a strict monotheism and the Islamic concept of tawhid, Islam denies all affinities between the jinn and God, thus placing the jinn parallel to humans, also subject to God's judgment and afterlife. Jinn are not a strictly Islamic concept they may represent several pagan beliefs integrated into Islam. Since jinn are neither innately evil nor innately good, Islam acknowledged spirits from other religions and was able to adapt them during its expansion. ![]() Like humans, they are accountable for their deeds, can be either believers ( muslims) or unbelievers ( kafir) depending on whether they accept God's guidance. Jinn ( Arabic: جن, jinn) – also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies – are invisible creatures in early religion in pre-Islamic Arabia and later in Islamic culture and beliefs. ![]() Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia, Islamic folklore Illustration in an illuminated manuscript of the Iranian epic Shahnameh Jinn, recognisable by their characteristic hooves, gather to do battle with the hero Faramarz.
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