Djin

On the topic of Djin

I understand they are spiritual beings and that a sura was written about them.

Considering they are not referenced in any Jewish or Christian text, those texts provide info to the contrary, where did the concept of Djin originate?
I am suspicious it is the result of cultural influence of the early Bedouin people. I would like to have more info on said subject.

@Protestant

Indeed I would pretty much agree.
When you read through Islamic texts written by educated Muslims you rarely find any references to Jinns. I think that they play about the same role in Islam as Exorcism does in Christianity. There are obviously still some people that believe in their existence but the mainstream shies away from the subject. My personal impression is actually very close to yours: The Jinns are a disguised recrystallisation of the polytheistic world Muhammad happened to grow up in.

I also dare to predict that you will not get [m]any [valuable] replies to your question here.

Airmano


Edited by airmano - 07 February 2015 at 3:10am

Abu Loren

For your information angels are made from light, Jinn from smokeless fire and mankind from clay.

If angels are made from light how on earth could Gabriel shake Mohamed in his cave ? Was it radiation pressure ? (This would have evaporated Mohamed at the same time) ! So what was it than ? How did the light/angel get into the cave in the first place ?
If we are made out of clay why don't we swell under the rain ?


And if Jinns were made out of fire we could get rid of them using a good fire extinguisher.


Problem solved: MacGuyver


Edited by airmano - 07 February 2015 at 1:54pm