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Originally posted by beltemps
Originally posted by ShadowZion
Djinn is arabic for demon, i know i live in an arabic country Nuff said.
I didn't know that just living in an arabic country makes you an expert on djinn/demons....
well actually djinn and demons are not exactly the same since demons always represent the concept of evil while djinn can represent both...
moreover according to th quran djinn were created as a race of its own, after the angels and before man... according to western beliefs demons are fallen angels...
I concur though that in middle east djinn are commonly referred to as being evil in the same way as westerners use the term demon...
Jinn (Arabic: جن ǧinn, singular جني ǧinnī ; variant spelling djinn) or genies are supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings which occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. Together, jinn, humans and angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. According to the Qur’ān, there are two creations that have free will[citation needed]: humans and jinn. Religious sources say barely anything about them; however, the Qur’an mentions that jinn are made of smokeless flame or "scorching fire".[1] Like human beings, the jinn can also be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent.[2]
The jinn are mentioned frequently in the Qur’ān, and there is a surah entitled Sūrat al-Jinn in the Qur’ān.
The Javanese
They came from Java in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia). In the 1931 Population Census, the number of Javanese in Singapore was 16,063. The 1981 Population Census, however, showed that they made up 6% of the Malay population.
However, many Javanese had actually registered themselves as 'Malay'. It is likely that the actual percentage of the Javanese within the Malay population was much higher. The Javanese came to Singapore in stages. In the mid-19th century, they came and worked as ironsmiths, leather makers as well as spice merchants and religious books dealers. There were also a group of Javanese printers and publishers in the Arab Street area. There were also community of pilgrim brokers that played an important role in encouraging the migration of the Javanese to Singapore.
The political situation in the Dutch East Indies created by the Dutch government caused many Javanese go through Singapore to travel to Mecca to perform the hajj. From the mid-19th century until 1910, between 2,000 to 7,000 Javanese travelled to Mecca through Singapore until the regulations were eased (Roff 1967:39). Usually, these pilgrims would work in Singapore for several months or years before or after performing the hajj to earn money or pay their debts to their pilgrim brokers. Many of them stayed on in Singapore and became part of the Muslim community in the city (Roff, 1967:43).
First the word Jinn as it appears in Quran is unique. What I mean is, it never existed in the Arabic language in it's Quranic form and content UNTIL the Quran! This is amazing! In other words Allah pretty much invented this word for a purpose. It is mentioned 36 times in Al Quran and each time in its base form it is a proper noun describing a type of people.
he Arabic word Jinn falls into a unique Quranic catagory as it has no known Arabic roots. That is the worrd itself is absent in pre Islamic Arabia. Many modern scholars tie the word to the Arabic root JNN which means hidden and this root has been used in Al Quran in words like Jannah which usually is translated as paradise or the gardens of heaven. And as we all know, this metaphysuical place is indeed hidden from human eyes.
Originally posted by ShadowZion
reply to post by beltemps
There is, because all of the other muslim countries apart from singapore, the only one of which i do not have friends from, all agree with what i am saying and i have spoken to my m8s again and they have proven my statements.
Singapore may be the odd one out with a different theory but all the other arabic countries which if i must say have more convincing evidence than singapore, as they more known for their muslim heritage or so far as i have been told.
i know your trying to write a script about this and i am sure it will be good but i could compare what your saying to as to writing a play on hitler when one person has told you he is russian.
The word Jinn derives from Arabs.
it is their word for demon.
You want to understand the reasons behind it you need to learn arabic and arabic folklore from the beduins (people who live in the desert) not from singapore.
I respect Singapore as a muslim country, and as i christian i dont have the right to judge them as i am not trying to do.
but i do believe that you need to analyze your research from the beduin people.
here is a little fact of muslims in singapore, im sure you can find more.
The Javanese
They came from Java in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia). In the 1931 Population Census, the number of Javanese in Singapore was 16,063. The 1981 Population Census, however, showed that they made up 6% of the Malay population.
However, many Javanese had actually registered themselves as 'Malay'. It is likely that the actual percentage of the Javanese within the Malay population was much higher. The Javanese came to Singapore in stages. In the mid-19th century, they came and worked as ironsmiths, leather makers as well as spice merchants and religious books dealers. There were also a group of Javanese printers and publishers in the Arab Street area. There were also community of pilgrim brokers that played an important role in encouraging the migration of the Javanese to Singapore.
The political situation in the Dutch East Indies created by the Dutch government caused many Javanese go through Singapore to travel to Mecca to perform the hajj. From the mid-19th century until 1910, between 2,000 to 7,000 Javanese travelled to Mecca through Singapore until the regulations were eased (Roff 1967:39). Usually, these pilgrims would work in Singapore for several months or years before or after performing the hajj to earn money or pay their debts to their pilgrim brokers. Many of them stayed on in Singapore and became part of the Muslim community in the city (Roff, 1967:43).
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First the word Jinn as it appears in Quran is unique. What I mean is, it never existed in the Arabic language in it's Quranic form and content UNTIL the Quran! This is amazing! In other words Allah pretty much invented this word for a purpose. It is mentioned 36 times in Al Quran and each time in its base form it is a proper noun describing a type of people.
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he Arabic word Jinn falls into a unique Quranic catagory as it has no known Arabic roots. That is the worrd itself is absent in pre Islamic Arabia. Many modern scholars tie the word to the Arabic root JNN which means hidden and this root has been used in Al Quran in words like Jannah which usually is translated as paradise or the gardens of heaven. And as we all know, this metaphysuical place is indeed hidden from human eyes.
Im not too sure about the reliability of these links because they go against what i have been telling i have been told, but i hope you find them useful anyway.
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Originally posted by richter13
Hi Beltemps and everyone else
My first ever post in these forums so please do be kind. some very interesting posts here, i thought i would offer my two cents on this as well.
I am not subscribed & sold to my opinions & beliefs in such a way that i would be averse to admit contrasting/opposing views. nothing makes me happier than to be corrected, for then i have gained something new, knowledge-wise.
My understanding of how islam views the jinns is as follows. The "evil" amongst the jinn of Islam, and Demons of judeo-christianity to me, appear to refer to the same entities. however, not all Jinn are evil. before man came, the angels and the jinn were already created. angels were the "noori" entities, created from the light or the sacred flame. jinn were the "nari" entities, created from smokeless fire. angels without freewill, jinn with freewill.
Iblis/Lucifer, in the time before time, was one of the created beings closest to God. being born of fire, the element was dominant in his nature as well, where his understanding that none loved God more than he, was a source of pride. this was unlike the angels, who were void of emotions of this nature.
however, he was not the only jinn to be created, though their chief. while there are different types of Jinn, these classifications seem to have emerged much later. these include janns, ghuls, ifrit, sila, marid, shaitans, as well as qareen/hamzad which may come close to the notion of the familiar spirit as understood in the west. All of these jinns have particular characteristics, dominions and provinces. I can elaborate on this, if needed/requested. iblis/lucifer was a member of ifrit. ghul, ifreet and shaitan are violently opposed to the mortals. Marid, though fewest in numbers, are the oldest and most powerful of the tribes. they are powerful enough to have confronted and defeated the aforementioned three tribes, when the war to choose sides either with or against mortals erupted. this does not mean marids are in love with mortals, at best they cherish non-interference and simple disregard for mortals.
there is a school of thought within islamic sufism, but very fringe if i might add, that does interpret the first great war in heaven in a slightly different light. the view is that when Adam was brought forth, and the angels/jinn were asked to bow down to Adam, the reason iblis/lucifer refused was because he would only bow down to the one beloved he ever had, which was God. vanity, pride, passion, motives, whatever the cause, is not for me to speculate, as I can only relate what i have read & understood. when he was banished from the heavens and cast down because of this, his commit was that if man indeed is worthy of greater love, then he will ensure that man earns it. he will beguile, misdirect, tempt and corrupt every mortal until the end of time, and only the truly worthy of the men will stand fast & pass the test, live life as God would want. In the end, iblis would make the ultimate sacrifice of being consigned to eternal damnation. Nevertheless, he would ensure that only the worthy obtain the affinity & proximity of God.
i have always viewed this interpretation with reservations, since an all compassionate & benevolent God does indeed retain it within his jurisdiction to forgive and accept all mortals, in-spite of what they have done. and besides, it was not up-to iblis to provide the litmus test of the worthiness. but as i said, none of the above is an opinion, only a mention of a certain school of thought, for the benefit of those who might be interested.
I have second hand accounts from certain people who have completed what we call the 40 day "chilla", to capture these entities. extremely dangerous. some of the depictions of how the entities manifest, reminded me of the depictions i saw and read in the lesser keys of Solomon.
the evil amongst the jinn resonate with the concept of fallen angels in Judeo-Christianity. corporeal like the demons. their world exists parallel to ours, with us simply being "out of tune" with that dimension and thus not having sight and sound of it. however, select, elect few do get a window into it. at the turn of the last century, the magician Henry Slade created quite an uproar with claims/admissions of feats that could only be completed by some one who could access the fourth dimension, like tying a knot in a circle of rope without cutting it. Michio Kaku, the prominent physicist, makes a passing mention of this in his "Hyperspace".
i know of a few people whose failure in the "chilla", cost them, literally, their sanity. they are empty shells of who they were, and seem to have become out of tune with even this reality. though i know of none who died, first hand, second hand accounts of this have been flagged to me by certain friends of that circle.
When these entities finally manifest, it is usually during the last 10 days of the "Cilla", where they become increasingly violent, just as the threat to their freedom becomes increasingly pronounced with the chilla nearing completion. the discourse with these entities is riddled with minefields, and one has to be extremely prudent/cautious. intellectual challenge to them is a lost cause, and not without reason. having existed far longer than humans, having the ability to, .. shall i say, phase-shift between the parallel realities, they have obviously seen more than any mortal would ever have. the challenge must be spiritual, and driven by faith. if it becomes a contest of who is smarter, the mortal is a write-off. except, of-course, whom God decrees to prevail.
there is much more to write on this, but i am already having second thoughts on whether anyone would be interested in the gibberish i have committed here. but i ll be happy to answer any queries, if my knowledge permits. please note that my primary areas of interest are astrophysics and quantum mechanics, demonology is a mere fascination, thus i am in no way an authority on the subject. just a curious, inquisitive soul who disregards no possibility or probability on any subject, no matter how outrageous. whether it is Richard Dawkins, Aleister Crowley, Brian Greene or the Scriptures, i approach each with equal zeal.
Peace.edit on 4-7-2011 by richter13 because: Correction
ghul, ifreet and shaitan are violently opposed to the mortals
Originally posted by maung
reply to post by beltemps
I dont have any fotos of djin but ever saw few fotos that seems real. And i saw few times of them , some bad, some good, and few attack from them too. I have some friends that can see them. My good friend often interact with them and can see them clearly even got things from them, mostly weapons, stones and few artifact that hundreds or thousand year old.
About people put djin inside them, it happen often enough, like when im in high school, a close friend of mine just want to have a special ability, a knife or sword proof. He go to this town cianjur with my other close friend and met this old guy, a shaman.
Then this shaman do something to him that need not much time about 2 hour or so and its done. That time ( 1993 ) he must pay him about more or less us $ 7, but he gut that ability for 3 month and can be extended with some charges of course. Minus thing what he had if someone attack him with 2 knife stab his body in the same time, only one knife that cant hurt him but the other can cos he only pay for lower ability.
For stuff like ancient weapons or stones it is common in here that they would put the price on it base of the ability ( if someone want to sell it but it is not often for high grade weapons and must follow some "spiritual" rule ).
Basically the power are for fighting ( attack and defend ), to lure in any form include improve someone image and charm, for healing, to have spiritual ability, to curse, for protection, to get more money in certain way and some black weapons or stones are just bad that only want blood or life without nothing for return.
For example a first class merah/mirah delima stone ( red ruby )in any level would have at least sharp object proof ability when someone wear it. In here they called it hair cut proof cos thats the easy way to proof it, just hold that stone and someone cut your hair and see if they can.
Then they put it to a small chlotes bag and wear it on a chicken, then shoot that chicken with a gun to test if it has a bullet proof ability for higher level.
Then someone wanna sell a keris ( traditional weapon ) that have anti bullet proof ability, so they will try to cut that chicken to proof it. I have seen that that really work, quite amazing, but that things will be so expensive.
The basic rule of selling this stuffs that both part and the middle man must have met agreement and warranty from the seller that it wont disappear for some times ( depends of the agreement ) cuz when it disappear, it will go back to the previous owner and it considered as cheating. Most case when it happen simply the djinn refused to stay with new owner so the deal is broken and seller must give the money back.
Originally posted by DrJay1975
reply to post by beltemps
Demons... Spiritual beings not of human origin. Some are attached to particular religions. Some predate humanity and religion all together. I've never had an encounter with one that was a positive force. But then again if you are a Christian you know angels can be good or evil... So demons are probably primarily evil with some exceptions. Djinn is really just an Islamic demon. Different cultures have different names and superstitions regarding them.
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: astheneia
Phonetic Spelling: (as-then'-i-ah)
Short Definition: want of strength, weakness, illness
Definition: want of strength, weakness, illness, suffering, calamity, frailty.
Cognate: 769 asthéneia – properly, without strength (negating the root sthenos, "strength"). See 772 (asthenēs).
769 /asthéneia ("weakness, sickness") refers to an ailment that deprives someoneof enjoying or accomplishing what they would like to do. 769 (asthéneia) focuses on the handicaps that go with the weakness.
[769 (asthéneia) expresses the weakening influences of the illness or a particular problem, especially as someone becomeswrongly (overly) dependent.]