Do jinns actually exist, or are they folklore? Dr. Shabir Ally says that from the Quranic perspective, jinns do exist, but the Quran is silent about whether they can possess people. Dr. Shabir says that it's hard to imagine that God would have given jinns power to overcome human beings. Human beings have a responsibility before God for their actions. If they can claim that a jinn possessed them when doing wrong, no one would be able to disprove that claim. He says that the most commonly cited ha

Originating from the middle eastern beliefs, jinns are an invisible spirit mentioned in the Quran and believed to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. They constitute into three types, Ghūl (treacherous spirits of changing shape; ghouls), ʿifrīt (diabolical, evil spirits), and siʿlā (treacherous spirits of invariable form) constitute classes of jinn. | Morbid Curiosity