The Jinn
He created man of clay like the potter's,
And the Jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
Which is it, of the favors of your Lord, that ye deny?
-- The Noble Qur'an
He created man of clay like the potter's,
And the Jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
Which is it, of the favors of your Lord, that ye deny?
-- The Noble Qur'an
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Arson in Saudi Arabia or the Evil Work of the Jinn? You Decide.
Quoted by the Saudi Arabic language daily Okaz, two Saudi brothers in the southern town of Bisha are reportedly being haunted by the Jinn. The two brothers left their home after a serious of mysterious fires destroyed parts of the house. After moving to another house, the fires continued at the old house and there was a large fire at the new home. The brothers are convinced that the Jinn are haunting (and following) them. A Muslim cleric witnessed one of the fires and agrees that the Jinn are to blame. Saudi Civil Defense authorities aren't so convinced that it's the Jinn and are now calling it arson. Read more about the story here and decide for yourself.
Man Abducted, Held Hostage by the Jinn in Oman
When people think of Oman, what mostly comes to mind are its trendy beach resort destinations. Few think or even know of the "old" Oman with its ancient villages dotting the mountainous countryside and the well-worn donkey trails winding their way around the bases of towering stone cliffs. Locals have known for centuries that the beautiful mountains and deep canyons of Oman are haunted by the Jinn. Perhaps that's why Oman's tourism industry touts its beaches but downplays the jagged, stark terrain of its interior. Most recently, a young Omani man went for a leisurely motorbike ride to one of the mountains near his village. He's now missing and the Jinn are to blame. After an extensive search for the man by authorities, a sheikh spoke to one of the Jinn that inhabit the particular mountain. The Jinn revealed that the young man is being kept captive in a grotto. There's no word yet on what the Jinn want, but at least the man is alive--for now... A large number of Omanis have visited the mountain, some of them offering sacrifices, but the Jinn thus far have refused to release the young man. You can read the official newspaper report here.
Egyptian Woman Possessed by Jinn Beaten to Death in Exorcism
A healer attempting to exorcise a Jinn from an Egyptian woman apparently went a little too far and beat the woman to death in the process. Hey, whatever happened to gentle rugyahs, surahs, and du'as with some nice sandalwood incense? Well, anyway, the woman is dead and the "healer" is sitting in an Egyptian jail. Read more about him here.
Jinn Haunting Reveals Black Magic Death of Young Saudi Girl
A Saudi family says a Jinn that haunted them has confirmed an Asian housekeeper used black magic to kill the family's young daughter. Saudi Arabia’s feared religious police arrested the maid after the Saudi family accused her of causing the death of their child and seeking to destroy the family through witchcraft. The family learned of the maid's nefarious activities after a Jinn that was haunting the dead girl was exorcised and confessed to the maid's involvement. Read more about The Jinn here and more about this troubling story here.
What Readers Are Saying About The Jinn
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"...a really good and unique scare"
"A horrifying page turner"
"...the story moves along quickly and some parts were so creepy that it really did give me goosebumps"
"Good horror story with some creepy moments"
"...intermixes Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and the occult in a way that's scarily interesting"
"Uniquely scary!"
"...the right amount of scare combined with supernatural thriller for a quick pace"
"...makes for some creepy reading..."
"...a really good and unique scare"
"A horrifying page turner"
"...the story moves along quickly and some parts were so creepy that it really did give me goosebumps"
"Good horror story with some creepy moments"
"...intermixes Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and the occult in a way that's scarily interesting"
"Uniquely scary!"
"...the right amount of scare combined with supernatural thriller for a quick pace"
"...makes for some creepy reading..."
Dead Bodies of Children Desecrated for Jinn Worship
A grisly find reveals Indonesia’s fixation with black magic and the Jinn. In the Bonasari area, the graves of 24 children in three separate cemeteries were mysteriously dug up at the same time. The remains of the dead children vanished and authorities have no leads on who did it. But they do have an idea why: for black magic and to worship evil Jinn. Read more about the story here and read more about the Jinn here.
The Jinn Explained: Legend, Fact, and Fiction
I’ve mentioned before that much of what is described in The Jinn actually exists in reality or in legend. In many ways, The Jinn is a story that was just waiting to be discovered and told. I was merely a scrivener, creating the fictional characters and linking them to the story that unfolded before me. The following paragraphs describe those realities or legends.
The story begins over three thousand years ago with a Jinn—the most feared demons of Islam—stealing the magical ring that King Solomon used to control the Jinn and nature’s elements. The Jinn, Sakhr, attempted to overthrow King Solomon, but was captured. King Solomon entombed the demon Sakhr in an iron chest using his ring, the Seal of Solomon. The King ordered the tomb to be cast into an abyss in a distant land. In the Bible, there is a vague reference to a demon who was sealed in a tomb, but the seal lasts only one thousand years. It is very possible that this is a reference to the demon Sakhr. Without the tomb being resealed, the demon Sakhr could be freed and rejoin his master, Iblis the Shaitan, one of the most powerful of the Jinn. If it is true that the tomb needs to be resealed every thousand years, the Seal of Solomon—King Solomon’s magical ring—would be needed for that purpose.
Coincidentally, the pentagram on the flag of Morocco comes directly from the Seal of Solomon. Why is it that the Moroccan flag is linked to this ancient seal? Is it possible that Morocco is that distant land identified by King Solomon as the place of exile for the demon Sakhr? Based on my research, that's very likely.
Oujda, Morocco was once a bustling border city on the Algerian-Morocco trade route, but the border was closed in the 1990s as a result of the centuries-long tense relationship between Morocco and Algeria. The ancient history of Oujda, however, is far worse. Despite the mostly hardscrabble life of Oujda’s current inhabitants, it is nothing compared to the centuries of human slaughter that Oujda experienced at the hands of warring Berbers, Arabs, and Turks. Since its founding in the tenth century as an "official" city, Oujda was destroyed by war so often that it became known as Madinat al-Hairah—the City of Fear—by lucky survivors. In Oujda, near one of the large souks, there is an ancient city gate nicknamed the Gate of the Heads. Until the French Occupation of Oujda in the 1940s, it was common practice for the decapitated heads of invaders and criminals to be displayed on this gate. I actually have a picture of an old postcard which shows heads being displayed on the gate.
Throughout the book, a certain Jinn named Asmodeus seeks to ensure that the tomb of the demon Sakhr is not resealed. Asmodeus is a particularly powerful Jinn and is known in both Islam and Judaism. The characters in The Jinn seek out certain information and clues contained in old magical texts, known as grimoires. Some of these grimoires were reportedly written by King Solomon, who is also an important figure in Islam known as Sulayman.
Sidi Yahia, an oasis on the outskirts of Oujda is the site of a mosque which reportedly contains the tombs of certain important religious figures in Islam. One is Yahia Ben Younes, better known in Christianity as John the Baptist. John the Baptist was reputed to be extremely humble, eschewing the wearing of linen and instead preferring a camel-hair tunic. It seems a little incredulous to think that the tomb of John the Baptist is at this modest place, however, it has long been rumored that the Sidi Yahia mosque was built atop the ruins of an ancient church. Interestingly enough, despite having lived almost exactly one thousand years apart, there is a strong connection between King Solomon and John the Baptist. This connection is now a secret known only to the Freemasons, who revere both King Solomon and John the Baptist.
Another interesting landmark near Oujda is Le Grotte du Chameau or “Cave of the Camel.” It is a large cave in the Beni-Snassen Mountains, approximately sixty kilometers from Oujda. A massive rock formation, which has an uncanny resemblance to a camel, sits atop the cave. The cave contains many unexplored caverns and deep abysses.
Almost exactly three thousand years after the time of King Solomon, the quest for the characters in The Jinn, should they survive the horrors of the Jinn, is to find the Seal of Solomon and the location of the demon Sakhr’s tomb. Even with King Solomon’s ring, the grimoires show that only a descendant of the King has the power to use the ring.
Will the Jinns be stopped in time or will Sakhr be freed from his tomb to unleash his revenge on the earth?
Get your copy of The Jinn and find out.
The story begins over three thousand years ago with a Jinn—the most feared demons of Islam—stealing the magical ring that King Solomon used to control the Jinn and nature’s elements. The Jinn, Sakhr, attempted to overthrow King Solomon, but was captured. King Solomon entombed the demon Sakhr in an iron chest using his ring, the Seal of Solomon. The King ordered the tomb to be cast into an abyss in a distant land. In the Bible, there is a vague reference to a demon who was sealed in a tomb, but the seal lasts only one thousand years. It is very possible that this is a reference to the demon Sakhr. Without the tomb being resealed, the demon Sakhr could be freed and rejoin his master, Iblis the Shaitan, one of the most powerful of the Jinn. If it is true that the tomb needs to be resealed every thousand years, the Seal of Solomon—King Solomon’s magical ring—would be needed for that purpose.
Coincidentally, the pentagram on the flag of Morocco comes directly from the Seal of Solomon. Why is it that the Moroccan flag is linked to this ancient seal? Is it possible that Morocco is that distant land identified by King Solomon as the place of exile for the demon Sakhr? Based on my research, that's very likely.
Oujda, Morocco was once a bustling border city on the Algerian-Morocco trade route, but the border was closed in the 1990s as a result of the centuries-long tense relationship between Morocco and Algeria. The ancient history of Oujda, however, is far worse. Despite the mostly hardscrabble life of Oujda’s current inhabitants, it is nothing compared to the centuries of human slaughter that Oujda experienced at the hands of warring Berbers, Arabs, and Turks. Since its founding in the tenth century as an "official" city, Oujda was destroyed by war so often that it became known as Madinat al-Hairah—the City of Fear—by lucky survivors. In Oujda, near one of the large souks, there is an ancient city gate nicknamed the Gate of the Heads. Until the French Occupation of Oujda in the 1940s, it was common practice for the decapitated heads of invaders and criminals to be displayed on this gate. I actually have a picture of an old postcard which shows heads being displayed on the gate.
Throughout the book, a certain Jinn named Asmodeus seeks to ensure that the tomb of the demon Sakhr is not resealed. Asmodeus is a particularly powerful Jinn and is known in both Islam and Judaism. The characters in The Jinn seek out certain information and clues contained in old magical texts, known as grimoires. Some of these grimoires were reportedly written by King Solomon, who is also an important figure in Islam known as Sulayman.
Sidi Yahia, an oasis on the outskirts of Oujda is the site of a mosque which reportedly contains the tombs of certain important religious figures in Islam. One is Yahia Ben Younes, better known in Christianity as John the Baptist. John the Baptist was reputed to be extremely humble, eschewing the wearing of linen and instead preferring a camel-hair tunic. It seems a little incredulous to think that the tomb of John the Baptist is at this modest place, however, it has long been rumored that the Sidi Yahia mosque was built atop the ruins of an ancient church. Interestingly enough, despite having lived almost exactly one thousand years apart, there is a strong connection between King Solomon and John the Baptist. This connection is now a secret known only to the Freemasons, who revere both King Solomon and John the Baptist.
Another interesting landmark near Oujda is Le Grotte du Chameau or “Cave of the Camel.” It is a large cave in the Beni-Snassen Mountains, approximately sixty kilometers from Oujda. A massive rock formation, which has an uncanny resemblance to a camel, sits atop the cave. The cave contains many unexplored caverns and deep abysses.
Almost exactly three thousand years after the time of King Solomon, the quest for the characters in The Jinn, should they survive the horrors of the Jinn, is to find the Seal of Solomon and the location of the demon Sakhr’s tomb. Even with King Solomon’s ring, the grimoires show that only a descendant of the King has the power to use the ring.
Will the Jinns be stopped in time or will Sakhr be freed from his tomb to unleash his revenge on the earth?
Get your copy of The Jinn and find out.
Is the Djinn Movie Really Going to be Released?
Conflicting statements in early 2012 have cast doubt on whether the Tobe Hooper Djinn movie will make it to audiences, but--interestingly--a long-form trailer has just been released. Check it out here. If you need to get your Jinn fix now, be sure to check out my horror thriller, The Jinn, where three American girls join the Peace Corps and travel to Oujda, Morocco where they face the horrors of the Jinn.
Are Jinn Hot and Cold?
Jinn are made from smokeless fire, but sometimes they get cold feet--as in the case of Tobe Hooper's horror movie, Djinn. At the start of 2012, there were rumors that Djinn would never see the light of day because the movie was considered politically incorrect from the UAE's point of view. Abu Dhabi Media, the parent of the Djinn's movie production company, was quick to squelch those rumors and said that the movie will be released in 2012. Here are the details on the hot and cold of the Djinn.
Saudi Lawyer Wants a Jinn to Testify in Court
A Saudi defense lawyer has asked a court to summon a Jinn claimed to have possessed a judge arrested on corruption charges. Seriously. Read more about it here.
The Jinn: A Horror Novel
Stephen R. Guth is an attorney in the Washington, D.C. area by day and a horror fan / writer by night.