DID ALLAH SWT RAISED PROPHECTS FROM AMONGS THE JINNKIND?

In Allah’s name, the most gracious the especially Merciful.

Part of the cretions of Allah is the jinkind. And they are found amongs human on earth. According to Muhammad Ash-Shahawi, the jins exist and the proof is that Allah has revealed a whole sura/chapter about the truth of their existence and activities. The prophet Muhammad Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam has also narrated a number of hadith about them.

In addition, Muslims are required to belief in their existence amongs us even tbough invisible to us.

Allah says in Suratul-Hijr:27, "And we created the jin before that from the smokeless flame."

Also, the jinn are of different kinds, these are;

1. Those only living(Jinni).
2. Those that lives amongs humans( Aamir- Ummaar).
3. Those that antagonize mankind (Arwaah).
4. The evil omes who harm mankind (Maarid).
5. Those who show hostitlity to mankind( Shaytaan-Shayaayeen).
6. Those who caurse intemse harm to mankind. (Ifreet-Afaareet).

Muhammad Ash-Shahawi continue to report from the prophet Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam that there are types of jinns. Thus, from Al-Khusani RA: "The Messenger of Allah Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam said: 'the jinn are of three types:the first types have wings and fly through the air;the second look like snakes and dogs;and the third type stop for a rest, and then resume their Journey". From Ibn Hibban:6123,al-Hakim:2/456 and others.

Further, the Jinnkind also have believers and disbelievers amongs them. And have the power to turn into different forms, posses things, animals amd humans. And they are of males and and females.

Messengers of the Jinn

Acoording to Abd Al-Salam Bali, the jins have amongs them believers and non-believers. They have evil onces and good once amongs them.

Again, amongs the muslims in them, they have all kinds of sects just like that of mankind. The wrong doers amomgs them will end up in hell and the righly guided once amongs them willl enter paradise just like what will happen to mankind.

Allah says in Suratu-An'am:130. "Company of jinn and men, did not messengers come to you from amongs yourselves relating My signs to you of the encounter of ths day of yours?"

This saying of Allah proof that messengers were sent to the jinns too.

Also, the prophets sent to mankind were the same prophets sent to the jinns at the same time. Proof of this is because of the number of times Allah has merge both Human beings and Jinns in one verse alerting us about the fact that messengers were semt to us and we both ought to follow their teachings. And also a number of hadiths from the prophet Muhammad Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam about the fact that he Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam was sent to both manking and jinkind.

In a hadith narated by Jabir bin Abdullah reported by Al-Tirmidhi(5/73), the prophet Salallahu-alayhim-wa-salam said after reciting suratul arahman to his companions "I recited this before the jinn on the night of Jinn, and their response was better than that of yours. When i came to these words: (Which of the blessings of your lord do then you deny?) They said:" Lord, there is nothing that we deny of your blessings; to you all praise is due.".

Lastly, Shaykh al-Hanooti a member of the north American fiqh council when asked about whether Allah raised messengers from amongs the jinns, he answered : "“We have no Qur’anic verse or Hadith to the effect that Allah has raised Prophets or Messengers from among the Jinn. Here, I refer you to verse 130 of surat Al-An`am: “Oh you assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you Messengers of your own…”

I therefore conclude that the prophets from amongs mankind also served as messengers to the jins at the same time.

SUMMARY

• There exist a Jinnkind.
• They Jinns are of different kings amd types.
• The jinns are of believers amd non-believers.
• Prophets from amomgs human were sent to the jinns too.
• There were no messengers from amongs the jinns.

REFERENCES

Muhammad Ash-Shahawi, Expelling Jinn from your home, the world of jinn in the Quran and Sunnah, london, pg 11-34

Shaykh Abd al-Salaam Bali, Protect yourself from the jinn amd Shaytan, Do jin have religious obligation?, London, pg 25-27

Shaykh al-Hanooti, Did Allah Raise Prophets from among the Jinn?, https://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/fatwa_prophets.html.