Free The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies by Philip J. Imbrogno, Rosemary Ellen Guiley Page A

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    [72.25] Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which
ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it
a distant term.
    [72.26] "He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does he make
any one acquainted with His Mysteries,-
    [72.27] "Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then
He makes a band of watchers march before and behind him,
    [72.28] "That He may know that they have (truly) brought
and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all
the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every
single thing."
    Comments: This is a remarkable chapter, for the djinn seem to be
the ones speaking. They make it clear that only the followers of
Iblis are evil and there are many djinn who are Islamic, Christian, and followers of other religions. They also indicate that they have the ability to fly and in the past have often gone up to heaven to eavesdrop on the angels, but then were blocked by "fire" or some type of energy barrier. In the Bible and other Judeo-Christian literature, angels are depicted as being, or being surrounded by, pillars of fire. The cherubim, a high order of angel, wield swords of fire to guard access to the Trees of Life and and Knowledge, and the gates of Eden-in other words, the secrets of heaven.

    THE QUR'AN-AL-HIJR (STONE LAND, ROCK CITY) 15.26-40
    [15.26] And indeed, we created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.
    [15.27] And the djinn race, we created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire.
    [15.28] And remember when your Lord said to the angels: "I am going to create a man (Adam) from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;
    [15.29] So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him the soul which I created for him, then fall down prostrating yourselves unto him."
    [15.30] So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together. Except Iblis (Satan),-he refused to be among the pros- trators.
    [15.31] Allah said: "0 Iblis! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?
    [15.32] Iblis said: I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom you created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.
    [15.33] Allah said: Then, get out from here, for verily, you are rajim.'
    [15.34] And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of Resurrection.

    [15.35] Iblis said: 0 my Lord! Give me then respite till the day the dead will be resurrected.
    [15.36] Allah said: Then, verily, you are of those reprieved, Till the Day of the time appointed.
    [15.37] Iblis (Satan) said: 0 my Lord! because you misled me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for mankind on the earth, and I shall mislead them all.
    [15.38] Accept you are chosen among them.
    [15.39] Allah said: This is the Way which will lead straight to me.
    [15.40] Certainly, you shall have no authority over my chosen ones, except those who follow you of the ghawin.2
    Additional References to Djinn in the Qur'an
    THE QUR'AN-AL-ANAAM (CATTLE AND LIVESTOCK) 6.ioo, 112, 128, 130
    [6.100] And they make the djinn associates with Allah, while He created them, and they falsely attribute to Him sons and daughters without knowledge; glory be to Him, and highly exalted is He above what they ascribe.
    [6.112] And thus did we make for every prophet an enemy, the shaitans3 from among men and djinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive, and had your Lord pleased they would not have done it, therefore leave them and that which they forge.
    [6.128] And on the day when he shall gather them all together: 0 assembly of djinn! You took away a great part of mankind. And their friends from among the men shall say: Our Lord! Some of us profited by others and we have reached our appointed term which Thou didst appoint for us. He shall say: The fire is your abode, to abide in it, except as Allah is pleased;
surely your Lord is wise, knowing.

    [6.130] "0 ye assembly of Jinns and men! came there not unto you messengers from amongst you,