The word “jinn” literally means “the covered and hidden being, the unseen thing, unknown (ghaib)” in the dictionary. We do not have much information about the nature of these beings which cannot be perceived with sense organs of humans. Information on the existence and nature of jinns can be known only by means of revelation.
It is stated in the Holy Qur’an that jinns are created from scorching/smokeless flame of fire (See. Hijr, 15/27; Rahman, 55/15). Moreover, there is a surah named “Surah al-Jinn” in the Qur’an, and the jinns are mentioned in many more verses and authentic hadiths. In this respect, the existence of jinns is real and all Muslims have to believe in it.
As jinns are in an unseen dimension, it is not possible to make certain judgments on issues such as their way of living and relations with humans except the information given through revelation. On the other hand, jinns cannot know “the absolute unknown (ghaib)”. Because the information of the absolute ghaib belongs to Allah only. In this regard, Allah the Exalted states, “And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff.1 But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.” (Saba’, 34/14).
And it is stated in the 56th verse of Surah al-Dhariyat that jinns are, like humans, responsible for knowing and worshipping Allah.
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS
What does “Kiraman Katibin” mean?
