al-Jann
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Etymology and meaning
Jann (from the Semitic root JNN) is an Arabic term, whose primary meaning is "to hide" and can also refer to an agile snake.[2] It is a neuter singular for jinn, while Jinni and Jinniyya(h) are either adjectives, or masculine and feminine singulars or both. The term designate a supernatural creature or a serpent.[3]
Lisan al-'Arab, by Ibn Manzur, gives the following account on the term: "Creatures called jânn lived on earth but they caused mischief in it and shed blood, so God sent his angels who drove them away from the earth; and it is said that these angels became the inhabitants of the earth after the jânn.[4]
Amira el-Zein reports that the term jann is used to specify when the term jinn covers both angels and jinn in meaning.[5]
Quran and hadiths
In the
In Surah 27:10, it is related to the staff of Moses while turning into a serpent.[9]
Sahih Muslim describes al-Jann as being created out of a mixture of fire, contrasted with the angels created from light and humans created from clay-mud.[10] Another hadith, mentioned in the collection of Al-Tirmidhi, reports that Muhammad sought refuge in God from al-Jann, the father of jinn, until Surah Al-Nas and Surah Al-Falaq had been revealed.[11]
Pre-Adamite Era
Quranic exegesis links the angels' complaining about the creation of
In
In another account, attributed to Abu Bakr al-Shibli, the pre-Adamite jinn are all referred to as jânn. They would have battled angelic jinn under the command of Iblis, but were driven away from the surface of the earth.[17]
Many Arabic legends regard the Pyramids of Giza as remains of the works done under the rule of Jann ibn Jann.[18]
Kalām
The Medieval
The insan (human being) was conceived by God as an exterior, as a body which perceives and sees. He created it from earth, from the densest of elements. In it, there is dryness which resembles clay and solidity which resembles the bones being the support of the body. And He created the jan as the interior of the human being, as its animal soul which is hidden from senses. This jan is the father of the jinn. He is the origin of animal powers. The strongest of these powers and the most noble among them is illusion. Illusion is materialized in Satan who is called also Iblis. He is among the descendants of jan, created out of marij, out of a subtle and pure flame of fire.
See also
- Dev (mythology)
- Tannin (monster)
References
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- ^ Edward Westermarck Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. I (Routledge Revivals) Routledge, 23 Apr 2014 p. 369
- ^ Amira El Zein: The Evolution of the Concept of Jinn from Pre-Islam to Islam'. p. 247