The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies (5 page)

Although the idea of djinn closely observing us may seem ridiculous to the paranormal investigators who research haunted places, it
must be considered nevertheless. We must also take it into account
that only certain djinn may have the ability to peer into our world
when near geographic locations where their reality crosses ours. We believe their restricted entry points could account for the number
of locations around the world that are considered as paranormal
hot spots. Some of these may include Sedona, Arizona; the Bermuda Triangle; the Hudson Valley of New York; and the Bridgewa-
ter Triangle in Massachusetts, just to name a few.

The djinn world is very complex and may also be the home of a
number of other living creatures. According to Turkish mythology,
the djinn (known there as the cinn) have a variety of pets. The pets
are said to be much different than our cats and dogs and are described as horrible monsters you wouldn't want to meet in a dark
alley. Perhaps the sightings of strange creatures throughout time
are nothing more than a djinni's stray pet.

Since the home of the djinn is beyond the fourth dimension,
time in this other reality is most likely different from ours. One
thousand years in our world may be only a year there. Whether the
djinn can enter the fourth dimension and travel back and forth in
time is also unknown, but they are reportedly able to tell the future.
On the other hand, other accounts say the djinn cannot really tell
the future-they only appear to have this ability. Some of the more
powerful djinn receive their "gift" of prophecy by traveling to the
higher realms and eavesdropping on the angels who occasionally
meet to discuss future plans for humanity on planet earth.

The concept of the djinn and all these extra dimensions and
parallel universes opens up a great number of possibilities for paranormal investigators. To fully understand the hidden secrets of the
multiverse and the world of the djinn, we must change our view
of reality and open our minds to new possibilities. Our thinking
must no longer be rigid and two-dimensional. Rather, we must
take our conscious minds beyond the confines of the physical body
and use our deeper inner intelligence to help us perceive and understand what our five senses cannot. When we are able to achieve
this, we will learn more about not only our own reality, but also
that of the djinn.

HE DJINN ARE CALLED "GOD'S other people" and the Qur'an
makes it very clear that they existed on this planet long before humans, but exactly how long ago, no one knows. According to most Islamic stories, the djinn were created by Allah sometime between one and two thousand years before the first humans
appeared on earth. It is hard to accept the notion that the djinn
were only masters of this planet for twenty centuries, and in that
time were able to create kingdoms and societies with an almost
supernatural technology. The early Islamic people believed that
with each passing millennium, great changes took place on earth
that affected all living things. Many human cultures throughout
time used the passage of a thousand years to mark the beginning
of a new age. For example, in the biblical book of Revelation, the
prophet John talks about a new age of man that will last for onethousand years after which the devil will be set free and once again
attempt to corrupt the human race. We must remember that before the fifteenth century a thousand years seemed like a very long
span of time; no one thought of time in terms of millions. The idea of millions of years was something that these people of long
ago could not fathom, since the common belief was that God created the earth only six thousand years earlier.

Though it's believed the djinn were around for a long period of
time before they were exiled from the physical universe, it's possible they appeared on this planet millions of years before mankind.
In fact, many of them could still be with us today. While traveling
through the Middle East, Phil gathered many tales of the djinn. A
considerable number of these stories were not written, but passed
orally from generation to generation. After listening to the many
djinn tales, he asked a question that the typical, skeptical westerners would pose: "If you have never seen djinn, how do you know
they exist?" The answer he got was always the same: "They are
mentioned in the Qur'an, the word of Allah, who does not lie."

The origin of the djinn is indeed mentioned in the Qur'an
in more than thirty verses, such as "He (Allah) created man from
sounding clay. The angels from light and the djinn from smokeless
flame of fire (Ar-Rahman 55.15). "The origin of the djinn also appears in Al-Hijr 15.26-42, but is slightly different: "And indeed,
Allah created man from sounding clay of altered black and smooth
mud. The djinn, Allah created aforetime from smokeless fire and the
angels from light. " No one really knows how long ago djinn were
created, or what their past and current population number could
be. However, there is a great deal of information about this ancient
race of beings in the mythologies of the cultures of the Far and
Middle East-but not in the Western Hemisphere.

Archaeologists agree that when dealing with the ancient legends
of a Middle Eastern culture, any spirit below an angel and not human can be referred to as a djinni. The idea of the djinn pre-dates
Islam. The ancient Persians believed injainni and jaini, evil spirits
of both genders who lived in an invisible world and often interacted with humans in different ways. They brought pleasures like fine food and gold, but also delivered disease and death. Inscriptions from northwest Arabia dating to three thousand years ago indicate worship of djinn-like beings called ginnaye, the "rewarding
gods," also known as the "gods of pleasure and pain." In most of
these early legends, these gods could be benevolent, but then suddenly without warning or cause, turn malevolent. These beings are
similar to early Western European concepts of demons, who were
summoned to teach the sciences and medicine, and locate buried
treasure. If the summoner didn't perform the proper ritual or exercise extreme caution, the demon could instantly change into a
hideous killing monster.

Djinn and Fallen Angels

The Christian faith believes a certain angel most beloved by God
was tired of serving and decided to do things his own way. This
rebel angel, known as Lucifer, conspired with other powerful angels to overthrow God and become the new masters of the universe. As a result, a war among the angels broke out. In the end,
Lucifer and one-third of the heavenly host were cast into hell. In
another version of this story, Lucifer and the angels of heaven were
forced by God to bow before man, His most perfect creation. Lucifer convinced a great number of other angels that they were the
true first-born, and that man should bow before them. God sensed
Lucifer's excessive pride and disobedience, and so he and his minions were thrown out of paradise. According to Roman Catholic
belief, after the Fall, God made a deal with Lucifer, allowing his
demonic horde to test the human race by using enticing, tempting
thoughts to encourage actions that would take humankind away
from the Creator's grace.

In the Islamic faith, there are no fallen angels. Muslim people
believe that angels were created from pure light and have no free
will. Thus, they are above sin and can only do the work of Allah (God). However, there is a similar story in the Qur'an of a powerful being who fell from God's grace and was shunned forever. This being, whose power was almost equal to an angel's, was a djinni named Iblis.'
The story goes that God orders all the angels to bow before Adam, the first human. All the angels obeyed God's command except for Iblis, the leader of the djinn, who had access to heaven. This lone djinni was proud and arrogant, and felt that he and the other djinn were superior to the new creation:

It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate.

(Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?"

(Iblis) said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay."

(Allah) said: "Get thee down from this: it is not for thee to be arrogant here: get out, for thou art of the meanest (of creatures). Be thou among those who have respite."

(Iblis) said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way: Then I will assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left. Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)."

(Allah) said: "Get out from this, degraced and expelled.

If any of them follow thee, Hell will I fill with you all."'

For this act, God cursed Iblis and all the djinn who followed him,
and banished them to hell for eternity. They were no longer allowed to visit heaven and mingle with angels. Iblis begged for forgiveness. God relented and gave him and all the disobedient djinn
until Judgment Day to mend their ways. Iblis obtained permission
from God to "prove" that humankind was unworthy of His love,
and was given the power to attempt to lead all men and women
astray. According to one Arabian story, after Iblis was thrown out of
paradise, his name was changed to Shaitan (meaning "adversary")
similar to Satan, as he is known in the West.

Just as in the Christian story of Lucifer, Iblis was allowed by God
to test the human race with the pleasures and thoughts that tempt
people to turn away from God's love. After centuries passed, Iblis
convinced many other djinn that God had in fact wronged them.
Iblis raised an army whose sole purpose is the downfall of the human race. He and his horde of renegade djinn have recruited many
humans to their cause, promising them power, wealth, and pleasures, the so-called wishes a genie grants. However, the price those
who make requests of the djinn must pay is not loyalty to Iblis, but
their very souls.

Iblis as an Angel

In some early Islamic accounts, Iblis was once a powerful angel
named Azazel. The name "Azazel" means "God strengthens" and
this angel may have originally been a Semitic god of shepherd's
flocks who became demonized as Abrahamic religions flourished.
Azazel is associated with the ritual of scapegoating as an expiation
of sin, as described in Leviticus 16. In verse nine, God tells Moses
that his brother Aaron shall take two goats and sacrifice them: one is
to the Lord for sin and the second is for Azazel, to be presented live
for atonement, and then sent into the wilderness supposedly to the
demon. This reference to the wilderness has led to beliefs that Azazel was a demon of the desert. Coincidentally, the desert is also considered to be Iblis' home when Allah permits him to enter our world.

In the apocryphal story The Apocalypse of Abraham, Azazel is
mentioned as the angel of disgrace, lies, evil, wrath, and trials. He
is the lord of hell, confined to earth by God because he became enamored with it. In Judaic lore, Azazel figures prominently in folk
tales, along with another fallen angel, Samyaza (sometimes spelled
Shemihazah or Shemhazai). Azazel refuses to bow to Adam when
presented to God and the heavenly hierarchies. Islamic lore also
tells of Azazel refusing to bow to Adam, and God casting him out
of heaven and changing him into Iblis as a result. Although the angelic origin of Iblis contradicts Islamic beliefs, it is still considered
by some scholars as a possible origin for this rebellious spirit.

According to Islamic belief, the evil that exists everywhere is due
to corrupt humans and djinn who have turned their backs on Allah. Demons, fairies, ghosts, demonic possession, and even sightings of extraterrestrial aliens are believed to be the work of djinn,
or in some cases, spiritually corrupt humans who have joined Iblis.
If we take into account the reality of the existence of djinn, we can
understand the paranormal's great diversity. Rarely do djinn present
their true identity to us. Instead, they enjoy taking on many disguises. Many djinn merely play a harmless game with us for their
amusement, but some have a more deadly agenda.