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Jinn in the Qur'an 179

deviators. Those who have become Muslim are those who sought right
guidance; the deviators will be firewood for Hellfire."' If only they were
to go straight on the Path, We would give them abundant water to
drink so that We could test them by it. Whoever turns aside from the re-
membrance of his Lord, He will introduce him to an arduous punish-
ment. All the places of worhsip belong to Allah so do not call on anyone
else besides Allah. When the servant of Allah stands calling on Him,
they almost swarm all over him. Say: 'I call only upon my Lord and do
not associate anyone else with Him.' Say: 'I possess no power to do you
harm or to guide you right.' Say: 'No one can protect me from Allah and
I will never find any refuge apart from Him –only in transmitting from
Allah and His Messages. As for him who disobeys Allah and His Mes-
senger, he will have the Fire of Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever
and ever.' So that when they see what they were promised, they will
know who has less support and smaller numbers. Say: 'I do not know
whether what you are promised is close or whether my Lord will ap-
point a longer time before it.' He is the Knower of the Unseen, and does
not divulge His Unseen to anyone –except a Messenger with whom He
is well pleased, and then He posts sentinels before him and behind him,
so that He may know that they have indeed transmitted the Messages
of their Lord. He encompasses what is in their hands and has counted
the exact number of everything. (Surat al-Jinn, 1-28)

JINN HAVE LIMITED POWER
Company of jinn and men, if you are able to pierce through the con-
fines of the heavens and earth, pierce through them.You will not pierce
through except with a clear authority. So which of your Lord's bless-
ings do you both then deny? He will pursue you with a piercing flame
and fiery smoke, and you will not be helped. (Surat ar-Rahman, 33-35)

IBLIS IS ONE OF THE JINN
When We said to the angels, 'Prostrate yourselves to Adam,' they
prostrated with the exception of Iblis. He was one of the jinn and wan-
tonly deviated from his Lord's command. Do you take him and his off-
spring as protectors apart from Me when they are your enemy? How
evil is the exchange the wrongdoers make! (Surat al-Kahf, 50)