¶ Door Number Eighteen
¶ The Jinn
¶ “And the jinn we created before from a scorching flame.”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) once said to me, “If the reasons are known, then wonderment ceases.” From the dawn of history, human beings have wondered and wandered across many inexplicable experiences or what science has called paranormal activities. We have tried to explain our strange experiences through religion, science, and other folk tales. While making the strange familiar can be challenging, it is what the Prophets, Messengers, and Sages have always done. From King Solomon (PBUH) summoning invisible beings, to Jesus (PBUH) exorcizing demons, to Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) preaching to an assembly of jinn, the topic of hidden living creatures, spirits, or jinn has been the subject of intrigue throughout human history.
Jinn is a word used to describe a group of extradimensional species of creatures that reside on the planet. They are an intelligent species and have free will. Some are disbelievers and others are believers. There is an entire Chapter (Surah) in the Holy Qur’an named after them. Some have the ability to possess human beings and other creatures, to shapeshift, and to appear in different forms. Some jinn have helped human beings while others have caused them harm. One example is the jinn Qatmir who accompanied the Companions of the Cave (Ashab Al-Kahf) and returns as a servant with the Riser/Qaim. Qatmir had the ability to strike fear into the hearts of men and he protected the Seven Sleepers (Companions of the Cave) during their slumber. Other jinn are evil and misguide and torture people, creating ailments and sicknesses, like those that Jesus (PBUH) and his disciples used to banish.
¶ Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men
Here we provide an excerpt from the Holy Bible to demonstrate how Jesus (PBUH) healed ailments and diseases caused by demonic possession:
When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?” Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
You notice that the demons or jinn had asked Jesus (PBUH) why he was to torture them before the Appointed Time. The Appointed Time is the Day of the Rise of the Qaim/Riser, the same Appointed Time set for Iblis, their father. The Holy Qur’an said:
“[Iblis (Satan)] said: “O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected.” Allah said: “Then, verily, you are of those reprieved, Till the Day of the time appointed.”
It is in the time of the Qaim/Riser that all of the evil spirits of humans and jinn return and are punished at the hands of the Qaim/Riser and his companions.
¶ Jinn and the Science of Magic
Solomon (PBUH) too used his knowledge to communicate with and use the jinn for various works. This knowledge is often referred to as “magic.” Even the Jews admit in their own sources that Solomon (PBUH) was a great magician and had a powerful ring of magic. In the book The Legends of the Jews, it states:
After some time, Solomon received a letter from Adares, the king of Arabia. He begged the Jewish king to deliver his land from an evil spirit, who was doing great mischief, and who could not be caught and made harmless, because he appeared in the form of wind. Solomon gave his magic ring and a leather bottle to one of his slaves, and sent him into Arabia. The messenger succeeded in confining the spirit in the bottle. A few days later, when Solomon entered the Temple, he was not a little astonished to see a bottle walk toward him, and bow down reverently before him; it was the bottle in which the spirit was shut up. This same spirit once did Solomon a great service. Assisted by demons, he raised a gigantic stone out of the Red Sea. Neither human beings nor demons could move it, but he carried it to the Temple, where it was used as a cornerstone.
The Qaim/Riser rises with the same ring of Solomon (PBUH) and he controls armies of jinn. Abi Ja’far (From Him is Peace) said:
“When the Riser (PBUH) appears, he appears with the Banner of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH & His Family), the Ring of Solomon (PBUH) and the Stone of Moses (PBUH) and his staff. ”
And the two angels Harut and Marut taught people magic as a form of self-defense against evil magicians and magic in Babel, rather we find the angels teaching a Prophet and that Prophet teaching his people magic! Imam Al-Sadiq (From Him is Peace) said:
“After Noah there were many magicians and tricksters, so God Almighty sent forth two angels to the Prophet of that time to teach him the magic used by the magicians and how to make their magic ineffective and how to counter their plot, so the Prophet received it from the angels and delivered it to the servants of God by the command of God, and he instructed his people to [use it] to stop magic and make it ineffective, and he forbade them to put magic spells on people, and [he showed them] what is used for poison, and what is used to push it away, so it would be said to the one who is learning: ‘This is the poison, so if you see somebody poisoned, push it away with such and such, and never kill anybody with poison.’ ”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said: “Learning magic is not forbidden (haram) and it is a science like any other science. What is forbidden is using black magic which causes harm or afflicts other human beings. Many of the Prophets and Messengers such as Solomon (PBUH) were great magicians. The best magician to ever walk the earth was Abraham (PBUH).” This does not mean that the miracles and the other abilities that were given to the Prophets and Messengers were performed through magic, but we are stating that they had knowledge of magic.
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) what real magic is. He said it is the use of jinn, subliminal messages, certain hand gestures, certain symbols or movements to control the mind, behavior, or decisions of an individual. Even language and speech could be used to affect the behavior and minds of humans, for Prophet Mohammed (PBUH & His Family) said:
“Verily some of speech is magic.”
Indeed, we now know that one of the most effective forms of mind control is repetition. The Imam (From Him is Peace) said that there is black magic and white magic. Black magic typically involves blood sacrifices in order to make deals with evil jinn for the purpose of controlling or harming human beings. This type of magic is forbidden (haram). Just as we have in this time, the return of the best of creation, the Prophets and Messengers and Saints, we have the return of the worst of the worst, the demons of humans and jinn. Just as we shall see in this age all the supernatural forces of good, the miracles of the Prophets and Messengers repeated, we shall also face and are facing the worst of the supernatural forces of evil, the efforts and magic of the tyrants and demons. Today, humanity is a victim of all kinds of weapons and mind control technologies and magic that is worse than in the days of Abraham and Solomon (PBUT). We shall expand more on this in the Door related to the Antichrist Dajjal and his system.
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “What about the things which are written in some of these old Arab books and manuscripts and grimoires? Is it true, for example, when they say whoever takes the skin of a crocodile and writes on it such and such shall not drown?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No, that is not true. The most learned people in the arts of real magic today are the Moroccans and the Indians.”
¶ What Are the Jinn?
One day I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “What are the jinn, my Father? What is its substance?”
He (From Him is Peace) responded, “The fire.”
I asked, “But is it wind or electricity or plasma or just a fire like the normal fire?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) responded, “Its base is the fire and no, it is something else which is not present on Earth.”
I said, “So they are not from Earth?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) responded, “Of course they are not from Earth.”
I said, “So they are from another planet? Are they extraterrestrials?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Their origin is not from Earth. The jinn are from worlds that intersect with our world (other dimensions).”
¶ Simbas: The Father of Iblis
The topic of creatures originating from worlds off this planet was something my Father (From Him is Peace) had already previously made clear to me. One day I had asked him about the father of Iblis.
He (From Him is Peace) said, “The father of Iblis was a creature who was more impure than him.”
I asked, “What was his name?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “His name was Simbas (God’s curse be upon him).”
I said, “Was he from Earth?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “He came from another world off this planet, and after his son Iblis was born, Iblis killed him.”
Clearly, the story of Iblis is a complex one and shrouded in mystery. As the Imam (From Him is Peace) reveals more about him, we will better understand the intricacies of his personality development, and character, and appreciate the roots of his conflict with humanity. It is interesting to see how Iblis murders his own father and later becomes the most obedient of children to his God and Lord, serving Him and worshiping Him and raising in degrees until he becomes His most beloved son. This valued relationship is threatened with the appointment of Adam (PBUH), and in the same manner as a child who is jealous of his newborn sibling, Iblis rebels against his Father and Lord once again, although this time he knows he cannot kill Him.
¶ Witnessing Jinn: Meteor Showers, Nations, Religions & Tribes
So, the jinn are a species who originated from another world which is in another dimension that intersects with ours. One night, many years ago, the Imam (From Him is Peace) came to me and said,
“On Sunday night going into Monday watch the skies.”
I said, “What shall happen?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) responded, “Meteors shall come down heavily. I hope that you can see it from your area.”
I said, “What is the reason behind it?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “It is stoning of the devils for they have become many these days.”
I said, “Glory be to God, the Most High, the Most Great. Are the devils that are sent here those who spy and steal news from the heavens?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes.”
I said, “Are they the devils as we have imagined them or are they evil extraterrestrials?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They are both kinds, but I meant the jinn. Between 11 pm and midnight and all the way until daybreak, and also watch on Monday night going into Tuesday. Either Sunday night going into Monday, or Monday night going into Tuesday, you shall see dozens and perhaps hundreds of meteors, depending on the areas that have devils in it.”
I said, “My Father, are they in the image of people with wings like depicted in art?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “No, but rather their images are ugly, their true forms.”
I said, “What does the fire that they are made of resemble?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They are from a fire like the fire of volcanoes.”
I said, “But they are invisible and exist in another world?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They can be visible or invisible, or partly visible.”
I said, “Are they the same ones that we see moving in the dark and are black and resemble shadows?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “They are different kinds son, and different shapes and tribes and nations. There are Arab jinn and Jewish jinn and Christian jinn, jinn from all parts of the world, just like us.”
So we can clearly see from this event that every celestial movement in the skies, including meteors and comets, has a purpose that goes beyond just being a random event or just rocks flying randomly in space or by coincidence. Rather, every single movement in the earth and the skies has a purpose, just as Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said: “There is no such thing as coincidence.” The meteor showers on that night were purposefully aimed at expelling extradimensional beings from our world. Just as our eyes only see a small percentage of reality around us, once our souls are released from the body, we will perceive greater realities, and the planets and the stars and the meteors and comets will all look different. We know from the Holy Qur’an that the purpose of these meteors and comets is to prevent extradimensional entities from operating on Earth or from spying on the stars. In the Holy Qur’an it states:
“And indeed, We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps, and made them ˹as missiles˺ for stoning ˹eavesdropping˺ devils,”
and it states:
“Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil. They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side, ˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment. But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.”
And it states:
“˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars. We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.”
And God Almighty says:
“Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see. And We protected it from every accursed devil, except the one eavesdropping, who is then pursued by a visible flare.”
Imam Al-Sadiq (From Him is Peace) said:
“When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH & His Family) was born, Iblis was veiled from the seven heavens and the devils were struck with stars.”
In another narration, Al-Ridha narrated from his Father, Al-Kathim who narrated from his Father, Al-Sadiq (From Them is Peace) who said in answer to the questioning of the Jews:
“The jinn were eavesdropping before the advent of the Prophet (PBUH & His Family), when his message started they were prevented by stoning and by stars falling upon them, and the work of magicians and priests was made invalid.”
¶ Yas: Guardian of the Children
On one occasion the Imam (From Him is Peace) pointed out to me a picture similar to Figure 1 and said,
“Is there something here that the light reflected off of?”
I said, “No, there is not. Not at all. What is that then?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Did you not pay attention? It is a righteous jinn, his name is Yas. He guards the children.”
Figure 1: An Image of an Orb
So you now know that jinn can be captured on film at times in the image of orbs.
¶ Sulaimani Stones and Jinn
In other times, the jinn appear in your surroundings as inanimate objects such as precious stones. They appear as stones but they are not, in reality they are jinn. The Imam (From Him is Peace) told me about what they call Sulaimani stones, and these stones are highly sought after in some parts of the Middle East. It is a stone that, if placed on top of wheat, grains, or salt, will proceed to move slowly on it and eat the grain or salt until it disappears. It is not a stone that is found in nature, but rather one that is found in the bellies of serpents. The way that they are extracted is as follows, if it is mating season and two serpents are found mating, throw a black cloth over them while they are in the process of mating, if there is a jinn within them, it will come out of the snake’s mouth in the form of a stone. The stone then, once extracted, could be used for a variety of things including and not limited to protection, influence, finding treasures, etc. Due to its numerous benefits, there are many who sell fake Sulaimani stones, and it is rare to find the original ones. There is also another type of stone which is in actuality a jinn and this type of stone or jinn is worn as an amulet or ring on a person and protects against bullets. If a person is shot at, the jinn creates an energy field around the person and the bullet is deflected.
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “So the stone itself is a jinn, correct?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Correct.”
There are also other stones that are not jinn, but rather serve as houses for jinn, much like the lamp that served as a house for the jinni in the story of Aladdin. In the shapes and forms of stones are benefits against evil jinn. For example, one day our brother Ahmed Abu Ibrahim gave me a gift, and he is always gifting me with precious stones as he knows I have always loved them. He gave me on that particular occasion a stone which was from the grave of Prophet Daniel (PBUH) and it was in the shape of a shield and on it he had carved the seal of Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) which is the star of David (Figure 2).
Figure 2: A Real Image of the Shield-Shaped Stone
I showed it later to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) and asked about the benefits of the shield shape. The Imam (From Him is Peace) said: “The best thing about this stone is its shield shape. The least of its benefits is protection against evil jinn.”
¶ Nightmares: Repelling Al-Khanas with Stainless Steel
Another item which demons are repelled by are knives that are made from stainless steel. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) had prescribed this for someone who was suffering from nightmares.
He (From Him is Peace) said to me one day, “This is not a jinn, this was a nightmare. Place under his head a small knife which is not sharp, even if his place of sleep changes.”
I asked the Imam (From Him is Peace), “Does placing a knife under the head or pillow repel nightmares?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes”
I said, “This is great knowledge.”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “But it has to be fully made of metal.”
I asked him (From Him is Peace), “What is the reason behind that, my Father? Does it scare the source of the nightmare? And if yes, is the source the jinn or what?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “Devils, Nightmares or Al-Khanas fear iron or stainless steel, that is because the substance of stainless steel has an energy that affects it and harms it.”
Amazed by what I heard I said, “Thank you, my Father, for this!”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) continued and said, “Most devils and Al-Khanas fear this.”
So I asked the Imam (From Him is Peace), “Does it work during the day as well and that I have it with me at all times?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, but during sleep is the best time, under the pillow.”
The jinn also come to the Imam (From Him is Peace) sometimes in the form of humans and there are jinn who have believed in this religion. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said: “They rarely appear to normal humans in the form of humans.” They also can appear in the form of cats or other animals and spy on humans. There have been many incidents that we have experienced over the years, but I will provide one as an example. One day, my brother and companion Mostafa Hallal was walking outside of my house, in the same area where the image of Yas was taken. It was dusk time, and he saw the silhouette of a man walking around the bushes. He hurried and jogged up behind him to see who it was, for he had not seen anything but a shadow-like silhouette and couldn’t make out who it was. When he reached around the bushes a mere few seconds after seeing the figure, he did not see any man anywhere in the vicinity, but rather he found staring at him on the ground a large black cat. The black cat remained staring at him and Mostafa knew instantly that it was a jinn. He rushed at it, and the jinn ran away.
¶ Reading Secrets in the Eyes
In the eyes of human beings are many secrets. Once, I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace),
“When I was working for a media company in Egypt, there was a man from the Egyptian Intelligence that came to the office, and this was before the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. He wanted to hire the company to make a promotional campaign for Hosni Mubarak. I was watching this man’s eyes because it was extremely strange, and he even noticed me staring at him, and he continued not looking at me for two hours as he was speaking. His pupils were extremely large. His iris was green and very thin (see Figure 3 for an illustration), and even though the light was on in the room, it seemed as if there was a black cloud around him, only in his area of the room, it seemed like the light was not on. It was extremely strange.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) replied, “Yes, my son. I understand. He is working with jinn from the netherworld, he is in contact with them.”
I said, “I seek refuge with God from the evil devil.”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “I have tried you on more than one occasion. You have the insight to see all these matters. But be sure to never be afraid in these events and challenge fear my son, because the devil has the ability to cause fear and terror to enter into the human being.”
I said, “My Father, how do I distinguish between the eyes, to know if I was speaking to a human or to my own self or to another creature?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “And perhaps you would talk to an angel too. Eyes, my son, you shall see in them something different, unnatural.”
I said, “Yes, but how can I tell which creature is in front of me?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The eyes of the jinn are always bulging and at times they are round and protruding. Always focus on the eyes, for verily in the eyes are many secrets.”
Below we have two illustrations. In Figure 3 we have a close illustration of the man’s eye depicted in the story above. Figure 4 is an illustration of a human with a “cat-like” eye.
Figure 3: A Close Illustration of the Man in the Story
Figure 4: An Illustration Depicting a Human with “Cat-like” Eye
One day I had mentioned to the Imam (From Him is Peace) an incident from when I was a child, where I had encountered a woman who had eyes that were slit like that of a serpent or cat. The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “The one who has eyes like a serpent has the characteristics of a serpent.”
¶ Sources
- Paranormal activity are phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding and are “not scientifically explainable.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 72 (Al-Jinn)
- The Holy Bible, Book of Matthew, Chapter 8, Verses 28-34
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 15 (Al-Hijr), Verses 36-38
- The Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg, Vol. 4, Chapter 5, p. 153
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 52, p. 351
- Tafsir Al-Safi, Fayd Kashani, Vol. 1, p. 171
- Sahih Al-Bukhari, Al-Bukhari, Book of Medicine, Hadith No. 5767
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 67 (Al-Mulk), Verse 5
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 37 (Al-Saffat), Verses 6-10
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 72 (Al-Jinn), Verses 8-9
- The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 15 (Al-Hijr), Verses 16-18
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 15, p. 257
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 17, p. 226
- Al-Khanas is a type of demon.