Page 182 - General Knowledge from the Qur'an

180 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

JINN TRANSMIT THE QUR'AN TO THEIR PEOPLE
And We diverted a group of jinn towards you to listen to the Qur'an.
When they were in earshot of it they said, 'Be quiet and listen.' When it
was over they went back to their people, warning them. They said,
'Our people, we have heard a Book which was sent down after Musa,
confirming what came before it, guiding to the truth and to a straight
path. Our people, respond to Allah's caller and believe in Him. He will
forgive you some of your wrong actions and save you from a painful
punishment. Those who do not respond to Allah's caller cannot thwart
Allah on earth and have no protectors apart from Him. Such people
are clearly misguided.' (Surat al-Ahqaf, 29-32)

JINN ARE WARNED IN THE WORLD
On the Day We gather them all together: 'Company of jinn, you
gained many followers among mankind.' And their friends among
mankind will say, 'Our Lord, we benefited from one another, and now
we have reached the term which You determined for us.' He will say,
'The Fire is your home. You will be in it timelessly, for ever, except as
Allah wills. Your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.' In that way We make
the wrongdoers friends of one another because of what they have
done. Company of jinn and men! Did not Messengers come to you
from among yourselves relating My Signs to you and warning you of
the encounter of this Day of yours? They will say, 'We testify against
ourselves.' The life of "this world deluded them and they will testify
against themselves that they were disbelievers. (Surat al-Anam, 128-
130)

JINN AT THE SERVICE OF MESSENGERS
AND THEIR SERVICES
An imp of the jinn said, 'I will bring it to you before you get up from
your seat. I am strong and trustworthy enough to do it.' (Surat an-
Naml, 39)
And We gave Sulayman power over the wind – a month's journey in
the morning and a month in the evening. And We made a fount of