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Given the passage from Gleanings p.156-157,
“The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of
guiding mankind to the p.157 straight Path of Truth. The purpose underlying
Their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may, at
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Jinn could refer to a departed human soul which is not pure, sanctified and
detached but which somehow attempts to interfere (either positively or
negatively) with the progress of other souls (in this world or the next) or
the progress of human society generally,
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Although it is indeed intriguing to join the many scholars and thinkers
throughout the ages who have tried to delineate the stations and capacities of
spiritual beings (St. Thomas Acquinas having been one of the most thorough), I
am now coming to appreciate more
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Hi Matt,
It seems that Jinns, Satan, Angels, all are symbolic. S. Maneck quoted this
words from Shoghi Effendi:
Regarding your question as to the meaning of Jin or Genii referred to
in the Qur'an, these are not beings or creatures that are actually
living, but are
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Yes, actually in an Islamic site the terms were defined symbolically also.
Angels, those who submit to God.
Animals, those who rebel, but toss around the idea of repenting.
Humans, those who rebel, but generally tend to be between animals and jinn.
Jinn, those who rebel
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Hi,
Good is exists absolutely, evil relatively. It is sort of complicated to
explain what a relative reality is compared to a hallucination or an illusion.
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Also, I heard in some Islamic lore that people have Companion Jinn like
Guardian Angels, but not with the inherently good connotation.
In Islamic lore, Jinn can be good or bad entities. There is a verse in the
Qur'an that says some of the Jinn became Muslims upon
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74
THE NONEXISTENCE OF EVIL
The true explanation of this subject is very difficult. Know that beings are of
two kinds: material and spiritual, those perceptible to the senses and those
intellectual.
Things which are sensible are those which are perceived by the
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In several Hadith, various Suras are said to have miraculous benefits:
In fact, the power of Sura 1 is so great that it is said that if one were to
recite it 70 times over a dead body, you should not become surprised if that
body starts moving (ie. comes back to
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. As far as I understand it, Iblis is not depicted as a fallen angel in the
Qur'an, but as a Jinn
He is referred to as an angel in one verse of the Qur'an as well. I'd
posted here but I'm using a public computer without my Ocean.
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Lucifer is a Latin word (from the words lucem ferre), literally meaning
light-bearer, which in that language is used as a name for the dawn
appearance of the planet Venus, heralding daylight. Use of the word in this
sense is uncommon in English, in which Day Star or
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