A029
Surah: 046 - Ayah: 029
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46:29
The Jinni Representatives of the Holy Prophet:
In Qur'anic descriptions of the believing are hidden the great secrets of spirituality and recognition, and therefore all related verses should be studied, particularly, verses (46:29-32 and 72:1-15). Also study Appendix 1 of my book "Coolness of the Eye", so that you can be reassured that jinn are not what people commonly think. Jinn is the result and model of the physical and spiritual ascension and elevation of man and when the jinn is a mumin and pious, then by being a subtle creature, it is the treasure of spiritual knowledge, and in fact is an angel. As the Qur'an says: "Behold, We turned a party of jinn towards you to listen to the Qur'an and, when they came to it (i.e. spirituality of the Qur'an), they said: Listen in silence. When it (spiritual recitation and observation) was over they returned to their people, warning them (about the punishment)'1 (46:29).
Tawili wisdom: It is obvious that these jinns had not come to the Holy Prophet of their own accord, but they had been guided and it is from God that the sun of guidance continues to rise from the hudud-i din. This means that they were made to rise step by step on the ladder and had become able to hear the spiritual recitation of the Holy Prophet and see the spiritual miracles of the Qur'an. They benefitted for a long time from these observations and teachings of knowledge and recognition and then returned to their community so that they could perform the duty of the hujjats of the night (hidden hujjats) on behalf of the Holy Prophet. A bright proof of this fact is their presence in the spirit and spirituality of the Qur'an (hadaruhu), in which is observed the renewal of similitudes of spiritual and intellectual miracles in detail.
In ancient times jinns, i.e. subtle men, used to live on the planet earth. If this is said in the context of majority and predominance, then it can also be said that some in dense body used to live there too, but in a minority. Today there is a predominance of men in a dense body on the earth, but it would be wrong to say that there is no trace of jinns in our world, for according to the Qur'an, jinns also exist in this world (46:29). It is also possible that all people may have been transformed from dense body into subtle body (55:26). In such a case, specimens of dense bodies would remain on another planet, because for material things Divine treasures are on other planets. Thus, it is necessary for dense bodies to be on some of them. The most clear proof of this is that God, the Knowing, the Wise, never completely destroys a thing, rather He enfolds and unfolds it, as has been mentioned many times.
Q4. Sometimes people complain that a jinn has entered their house, due to which they are always frightened, is this true or is it just imagination? If it is true, why did this jinn come to the populated area from a desert or a mountain? What can be the cure of such an occurrence?
A4. It is possible that a jinn may enter a home, and on the other hand it is also possible for it to be just imagination. If it is truly a jinn, he goes away by reading the Holy Qur'an abundantly, as this wisdom is alluded to in verse (46:29). It is also mentioned as a trial by every kind of fear in verse (2:155).
Q518 In the light of the mighty Qur’an, would you please elaborate on the fact that there are subtle human beings including the hudud-i din in this world who do not appear to us.
A518
- Study carefully verses (46:29-32; 72:1-15) which show that the jinns who had come to the presence of the holy Prophet, were in reality the hujjats of the jazirahs. They are subtle human beings but are called jinns because they are invisible.
- The hujjats of the night who are these same jinns are also among the hudud-i din.
This verse has been referred 2 times.