This is one of the weirdest chainmails I've ever seen.

Question: From the Islamic POV, what difference does it make if a Jew (or
Christian or Zoroastrian for that matter) sells his soul to Ibliss? Isn't
he/she damned anyway?

                                                             Andreas

Quoting Wesley Parish <[log in to unmask]>:

> Some world-building possibilities here?  If you doubt the attraction of the
> idea, goto http://masalai.free.fr/Monature.html
>
> I think Tolkien may have had the same idea for the Quendi.
>
> And that was _well_ before I received this email.
>
> Wesley Parish
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> Subject: [Let_It_Be_Forever_Islam] THE WORLD OF THE JINN
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 07:21
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>  The World of the Jinn
>
> 1. The World of the Jinn
> 2. Existence
> 3. Abilities
> 4. The Occult
> 5. Footnotes
>
>  Throughout history man has always had a deep attraction for the
> supernatural
>  and the unseen. The existence of a world parallel to our own has always
>  fascinated people. This world is commonly referred to as the spirit world,
>  and almost every set of people have some concept of one. With some people,
>  these spirits are no more then the souls of dead people- or ghosts. With
>  others, spirits are either the forces of good or the forces of evil - both
>  battling against one another to gain influence over humanity. However, both
>  of these explanations are more in tune with folk tales and fantasy. The
> true
>  explanation of such a world comes from Islam. Like every other way, Islam
>  also claims to explain this realm of the unseen. It is from this realm that
>  Islam explains to us about the world of the Jinn. The Islamic explanation
> of
>  the Jinn provides us with so many answers to modem day mysteries. Without
>  the knowledge of this world, the Muslims would become like the non-Muslims
>  and be running around looking for any old answer to come their way. So, who
>  or what are the Jinn? Existence
> The Jinn are beings created with free will, living on earth in a world
>  parallel to mankind. The Arabic word Jinn is from the verb 'Janna' which
>  means to hide or conceal. Thus, they are physically invisible from man as
>  their description suggests. This invisibility is one of the reasons why
> some
>  people have denied their existence. However, (as will be seen) the affect
>  which the world of the Jinn has upon our world, is enough to refute this
>  modem denial of one of Allah's creation. The origins of the Jinn can be
>  traced from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Allah says: "Indeed We created man
>  from dried clay of black smooth mud. And We created the Jinn before that
>  from the smokeless flame of fire" (Surah Al-Hijr 15:26-27)
> Thus the Jinn were created before man. As for their physical origin, then
> the
>  Prophet (saws) has confirmed the above verse when he said: "The Angels were
>  created from light and the Jinn from smokeless fire"[1]. It is this
>  description of the Jinn which tells us so much about them. Because they
> were
>  created from fire, their nature has generally been fiery and thus their
>  relationship with man has been built upon this. Like humans, they too are
>  required to worship Allah and follow Islam. Their purpose in life is
> exactly
>  the same as ours, as Allah says: "I did not create the Jinn and mankind
>  except to worship Me"
> (Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:56)
> Jinns can thus be Muslims or non-Muslims. However, due to their fiery nature
>  the majority of them are non-Muslims. All these non-Muslim Jinns form a
> part
>  of the army of the most famous Jinn, Iblis- the Shaytan[2]. Consequently,
>  these disbelieving Jinns are also called Shaytans (devils). As for the
> Jinns
>  who become Muslims, then the first of them did so in the time of the
> Prophet
>  (saws) when a group of them were amazed by the recitation of the Qur'an.
>  Allah orders the Prophet to tell the people of this event: "Say (O'
>  Muhammed): It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinn listened and
>  said; 'Indeed we have heard a marvellous Qur'an. It guides unto
>  righteousness so we have believed in it, and we will never make partners
>  with our lord'" (Surah Al-Jinn 72:1-2)
> In many aspects of their world, the Jinn are very similar to us. They eat
> and
>  drink, they marry, have children and they die. The life span however, is
> far
>  greater then ours. Like us, they will also be subject to a Final Reckoning
>  by Allah the Most High. They will be present with mankind on the Day of
>  Judgement and will either go to Paradise or Hell. Abilities
> That which clearly distinguishes the Jinn from mankind, are their powers and
>  abilities. Allah has given them these powers as a test for them. If they
>  oppress others with them, then they will be held accountable. By knowing of
>  their powers, we can often make sense of much of the mysteries which go on
>  around us. One of the powers of the Jinn, is that they are able to take on
>  any physical form they like. Thus, they can appear as humans, animals trees
>  and anything else. Over the last few years the interest in the subject of
>  aliens and UFO's has become heightened. Programmes such as the X-files and
>  the Outer limits have increased the popularity of the theory that aliens
>  exist. Thousands of people have sighted strange looking creatures all over
>  the world. These sightings however, have still not proven substantially
> that
>  aliens exist. Rather - and it seems more plausible all the sightings of
> such
>  creatures were just Jinns parading in different forms. So the next time you
>  see something that looks like E.T, its most probably just a wicked Jinn
>  trying to scare and confuse you! The ability to possess and take over the
>  minds and bodies of other creatures is also a power which the Jinn have
>  utilised greatly over the centuries. This however, is something which has
>  been prohibited to them as it is a great oppression to possess another
>  being. Human possession is something which has always brought about great
>  attention. But the true knowledge of this subject is rare amongst the
>  people. Over the last 3 decades the subject of possession has become very
>  commercialised. During the 70's films such as The Exorcist and Rosemary's
>  Baby were used to educate people about possession. However, because such
>  institutions (the film industry) were heavily influenced by Christianity,
>  knowledge of the subject was non-existent. Rather then educate people about
>  Jinn possession, films such as The Exorcist just tended to scare the living
>  daylights out of us![3] Only through Islam can we understand such a
>  phenomena. We know as Muslims, that Jinns possess people for many reasons.
>  Sometimes it is because the Jinn or its family has been hurt accidentally.
>  It could be because the Jinn has fallen in love with the person. However,
>  most of the time possession occurs because the Jinn is simply malicious and
>  wicked. For this reason we have been told by the Prophet (saws) not to
>  loiter in those places where the Jinns reside, e.g. graveyards, ruins,
>  deserts, market places etc. We have also been commanded to recite the
> Qur'an
>  frequently in our houses as the Prophet (saws) said: 'Indeed, the shaytan
>  flees from the house in which Surah AI-Baqarah (the 2nd chapter of the
>  Qur'an) is recited"[4]. If a person does become possessed, then the name of
>  Allah has to be used in expelling the Jinn. If we look at the practice of
>  the Prophet and his companions, we find many duas (supplications) to
>  exorcise the Jinn. All these duas invoke Allah to help the possessed
> person.
>  How contrary this is to many modern-day exorcists. Many exorcists, Muslim
>  and non-Muslim, often invoke the names of others besides Allah to exorcise
>  the Jinn[5]. When the Jinn does leave, these people believe that their way
>  was successful. However, this is a ploy of the Jinn, as it knows that if it
>  obeys the exorcist, then it has succeeded in making him worship others
>  besides Allah i.e. commit shirk. The Jinn often returns when the exorcist
>  leaves, as it knows that nothing except the words of Allah can stop it from
>  oppressing others. It is not only humans which are possessed, but also
>  animals, trees and other objects. By doing this, the evil Jinn hope to make
>  people worship others besides Allah. The possession of idols is one way to
>  do this. Not so long ago the world-wide phenomenon of Hindu idols drinking
>  milk, shocked the world. From Bombay to London, Delhi to California,
>  countless idols were lapping up milk. Ganesh[6] the elephant god, Hanuman
>  the monkey god and even Shiva lingam, the male private organ(!), all seemed
>  to guzzle down the milk as if there was no tomorrow! Unfortunately people
>  were taken in by this (including Muslims) and many flocked to feed (?) the
>  Hindu gods. Anyone who knows about Jinn possession, will undoubtedly know
>  that this is a classic attempt to make people commit shirk. And it worked,
>  as many people started to worship these lifeless pieces of wood and marble.
>  Anyone with half a brain would say to themselves, 'why on earth does a god
>  need to be fed?!! Surely if Ganesh, Hanuman or Shiva were divine then they
>  wouldn't need feeding?' However, such common sense seemed to be lacking as
>  the Jinns played havoc with these gullible people. The Occult
> Through their powers of flying and invisibility, the Jinn are the chief
>  component in occult activities. Voodoo, Black magic, Poltergeists,
>  Witchcraft and Mediums can all be explained through the world of the Jinn.
>  Likewise, so can the illusions and feats of magicians. Because the Jinn can
>  traverse huge distances over a matter of seconds, their value to magicians
>  is great. In return for helping them in their magic, the Jinns often ask
> for
>  the magicians to sell their souls to them and even to Iblis. Thus the
>  magicians take the Jinn and Iblis as lords besides Allah. In our day, some
>  of the feats performed by magicians and entertainers are without doubt from
>  the assistance of the Jinn. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear, flying
>  across the Grand Canyon and retrieving a ship from the Bermuda Triangle[7],
>  have all been done by the Jewish magician David Copperfield. There is NO
> way
>  that a man could do such things without the assistance of the Jinn. It
> would
>  not be surprising therefore, if David Copperfield had sold his soul to
> Iblis
>  himself. Because of their involvement with the Jinn, and its result in
>  shirk, the Prophet (saws) said: "The prescribed punishment for the magician
>  is that he be executed by the sword"[8]. Some may argue that this is
>  barbaric, but if, the likes of David Copperfield truly had powers, then
> they
>  could just put theirheads back on again!! One of the most frequent
>  activities associated with the Jinn, is fortune telling. Before the advent
>  of the Prophet (saws) fortune-tellers and soothsayers were wide spread.
>  These people would use their associates from the Jinn to find out about the
>  future. The Jinns would go to the lowest heaven and listen to the Angels
>  conversing amongst themselves about events of the Future which they heard
>  from Allah. The Jinns would then inform the fortune-tellers. This is why
>  before the time of the Prophet (saws) many fortune-tellers were very
>  accurate in their predictions. However, upon the Prophet's arrival the
>  heavens were guarded intensely by the Angels, and any Jinn who tried to
>  listen was attacked by meteors (shooting stars): "And We have guarded it
>  (the heavens) from every accursed devil, except one who is able to snatch a
>  hearing and he is pursued by a brightly burning flame" (Surah Al-Hijr
> 15:18)
> The Prophet (saws) also said: "They (the Jinn) would pass the information
>  back down until it reaches the lips of a magician or forrtune-teller
>  Sometimes a meteor would overtake them before they could pass it on. If
> they
>  passed it on before being struck, they would add to it a hundred lies"[9].
>  Thus, it is clear from this as to how fortune-tellers get predictions of
> the
>  future right. It is also evident as to why they get so many wrong. Men like
>  Nostradamus[10] are an example, as some of his predictions of the future
>  were correct whilst many were completely wrong. Unfortunately, the amount
> of
>  fortune telling which occurs amongst the Muslims is also increasing. By
>  visiting Muslim lands such as Morocco, one is able to see as to how much
>  inter Jinn-fortune-teller activity there really is. If you look up at the
>  sky on a clear night in Morocco, you will see the heavens ablaze with
>  shooting stars! A clear display of the devils being chased away from the
>  heavens. Fortune-tellers also operate through the Qareen. The Qareen is the
>  Jinn companion which is assigned to every human being. It is this Jinn
> which
>  whispers to our base desires and constantly tries to divert us from
>  righteousness. The Prophet (saws) said: "Everyone of you has been assigned
> a
>  companion from the Jinn. The companions asked: Even you O' Messenger of
>  Allah? And the Prophet replied: Even me, except that Allah has helped me
>  against him and he has submitted. Now he only tells me to do good"'[11].
>  Because the Qareen is with a person all his life, it knows all that has
>  happened to the person from the cradle to the grave. By making contact with
>  the Qareen, the fortune-teller is thus able to make out that it is he who
>  knows about the person. He looks in his crystal ball or the palm of a
> person
>  and proceeds to amaze him with knowledge which no one else knows[12]. The
>  severity of going to a fortune-teller is such that the Prophet (saws) said:
>  "The prayer of one who approaches a fortune-teller and asks him about
>  anything, will not be accepted for forty days or nights"[13] and:
> "Whosoever
>  approaches a fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved
> in
>  what was revealed to Muhammed"[14] The effects of the Jinn are not just
>  limited to fortune-tellers. Other activities such as oujia boards and
>  seances, which are used to contact the dead, are manipulated by the Jinn.
>  'Are you there Charlie? Speak to us Charlie!!' are the sort of words spoken
>  by anxious relatives (names are obviously different!) seeking to make
>  contact with their loved ones. And it is when the Jinn starts to talk and
>  communicate as 'Charlie', that the people are truly fooled[15]. One of the
>  biggest manipulations of the Jinn is through visions. Through these visions
>  the Jinns are more likely to lead people away from the worship of Allah
> then
>  any other way. When a person sees a vision in front of his eyes it is
>  something which is very hard to explain away. Only by having knowledge of
>  the world of the Jinn and conviction in Allah, can a person fight such a
>  trial. The countless numbers of visions of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary
>  over the centuries has been a popular choice for the devils. It almost
> seems
>  as if leading Christians astray is the most easiest trick for the Jinns!
> Not
>  only are Christians fooled by these visions, but often the Jinns possess
> and
>  begin to talk from their voices. To the Christians this is known as the
>  tongues of the Angels and thus a proof for their faith. However, the amount
>  of unintelligible nonsense and rubbish which is heard is a clear proof that
>  this is in fact the tongues of the devils! For other people, visions of
>  their parents or relatives are commonplace. By taking on the form of
> peoples
>  parents, the Jinns can convince people that the souls of dead people still
>  mix with the people of the earth. This is why so many people believe in
>  ghosts. The onslaught of satanic visions has also hit the Muslims. Many
>  Muslims claim to have seen visions of the Prophet Muhammed (saws) and even
>  Allah! By doing this, Shaytan is able to lead astray the weak Muslims.
>  Through such visions, Muslims are often told that the commands of Islam are
>  not applicable to them. The Jinns tell them that Prayer, Fasting, Hajj etc.
>  are not obligatory for them. It is a great deception and unfortunately one
>  which has been very effective. The extent of satanic visions still
> continues
>  to this day. The recent death of Diana Princess of Wales sparked off great
>  love and adoration for this woman. In fact the grief of the British people
>  was such, that it was as if Diana was something divine. No sooner had the
>  mourning of Diana reached its peak, that visions of her were already being
>  seen at Hampton Court Palace! If these visions did occur, the desire of
>  Iblis and his army of Jinn to capitalise on this event, was evident. Such
>  visions are clear attempts by Iblis to lead mankind away from the path of
>  Allah [16].
> The world of the Jinn is one which is both sinister and intriguing. By
>  knowing of this world we can explain many of the mysteries and issues which
>  bother us. By doing this we can avoid the extremes which the people have
>  gone to; nothing being more extreme then worshipping others besides Allah.
>  By learning the Tawheed of Allah, we defend ourselves from these hidden
>  allies of Iblis: "Indeed he (Iblis) and his tribe watch you from a position
>  where you cannot see them" (Surah Al-A'raf 7:27)
> Maybe there is a Jinn sitting in the corner of your room right now, or even
>  one behind you. If so, then how will you deal with this creation of Allah?
>  Learn Islam properly and you will be able to deal with all of Allah's
>  creation - and not just the Jinn. By becoming true Muslims and followers of
>  Islam, the fear of Iblis, Jinns and anything else will leave us - nothing
>  will touch the Believer unless Allah wills. Footnotes
> 1 Reported by Muslim - Eng. Trans. Vol. 4, p.1540, No.7134
> 2 It must be remembered that Iblis is a Jinn and not an Angel. The concept
> of
>  the Devil being a fallen Angel is from Christianity and not Islam. 3 In
> fact
>  when The Exorcist was first shown on cinema, it was so scary that many
>  people fainted and one even died! 4 Authentic - Reported by Tirmidhee
> 5 Whilst Christians invoke the name of Jesus, many Muslims invoke the name
> of
>  pious Muslim saints! The rituals which are conducted by many Muslims are
>  more akin to voodoo then the exorcism practised by the Prophet and his
>  companions!! 6 Ganesh, the elephant headed deity, seemed to be the biggest
>  drinker! In fact it didn't just stop at milk. At the time of these
>  occurrences, a woman in India decided to see if Ganesh would drink anything
>  else - so she offered him whiskey!! And Lo and behold Ganesh drank the
>  Whiskey!!! Suffice to say, the woman was kicked out of India. 7 The ship
>  which was recovered was more then 50 years old. It subsequently caught
>  alight and was conveniently destroyed. 8 Authentic - Reported by Tirmidhee
> 9 Reported by Bukhari - Eng. Trans. Vol.7, p.439, No.657
> 10 Michel de Nostradamus was a famous French soothsayer of the 16th century.
> 11 Reported by Muslim - Eng. Trans. Vol.4, p.1472, No.6757
> 12 The classic example of how fortune tellers can be wrong is the case of
>  Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. Both went to see a fortune teller
>  who told Diana that she would live a long and happy life. A few weeks
> later,
>  on August 31st 1997, Diana and Dodi Fayed were dead. After this the fortune
>  tellers flew for cover, as their evil art showed its decadence. 13 Reported
>  by Muslim - Eng. Trans. Vol.4, p.1211, No.5540
> 14 Authentic - Reported by Ahmed
> 15 Ouija boards are so misleading, that people have even managed to get in
>  touch with the spirit of Jack the Ripper!! 16 An informative book on the
>  world of the Jinn is 'Ibn Taymeeyah's Essay on the Jinn' translated by Abu
>  Ameenah Bilal Phillips.
>
> NOTE :- PLS. READ IT AND SEND TO OTHERS.
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