Judgment.
In their time in the physical universe, the djinn built great cities
ruled by powerful kings. The number of djinn who existed during
their time on earth is unknown, but it could have been in the billions. Each group of djinn belonged to clans rather than states or
countries, neither of which they had. According to the holy man,
the clans frequently fought, often going to war over trivial matters.
The wars lasted for thousands of years and polluted the environment. Before the djinn wars, earth was a paradise but their conflicts were turning it into a wasteland.
The djinn grew more powerful, using great and terrible weapons,
eventually reaching the point of irreversibly damaging the physical universe. Allah knew that unless the wars were stopped, the djinn
were also in danger of destroying themselves. Allah ordered an
army of angels to stop them, but the djinn gathered their armies
and engaged the angels in a war that lasted a thousand years. As the
war drew to an end, the older and more powerful djinn finally fell.
The djinn were cast into a parallel world close to our own. It is said
that most went willingly, but some did not. They remain in this
parallel dimension today.
Some of the djinn were allowed to stay in the physical universe
to help repair the damage done by their race so that Allah's new
creation, Adam, could populate the earth. These remaining djinn
were ordered to help humans in their early years, teaching them
language, the sciences, and the will of Allah. These groups of djinn
were known as amir to the human race and interacted with men
and women quite frequently. As time passed, many of the djinn
who were allowed to remain behind began to isolate themselves
from humans and became resentful. After many centuries, their resentment turned into hate and instead of helping humankind, they
set out to destroy us. The holy man said that these djinn were influenced by Iblis, an evil djinni who made it his mission to destroy
all the beings in the physical universe who were not djinn. The
amir were then quarantined (by angels) into certain geographic locations, where they remain today. These areas became their home,
and is the reason why many places on the planet are thought to
be haunted. These places are actually occupied by djinn who can
shapeshift into almost any form they please. The amir djinn's main
purpose is to keep humans out by terrifying them and preying
upon their impressionable nature.
WHAT ABOUT THE ROLE OF IBLIS?
I asked the holy man how Iblis fit into the story he had just told me. The holy man replied, "Iblis was the most powerful of the djinn; he was ascended and even associated with the angels. After the djinn wars, Iblis took the side of his race and refused to help prepare the world for humankind. When he refused, Iblis was cast out of heaven and could no longer associate with angels or other ascended beings."
The holy man said the majority of djinn have never seen Iblis and often debate whether he exists or not. Some of the djinn actually worship Iblis and look upon him as a savior who will help them reclaim the world they were forced to leave. To humans, Iblis is the greatest threat humanity will ever face, but to many djinn, he is considered a hero and a Christ-like figure.
The old man said that Iblis, still fearing the wrath of the angels, often takes a human form to conceal himself and lead the armies of man against each other in the hope of making them destroy themselves, thus leaving him and other djinn blameless. In one example, prior to a great battle, Allah saw that the leader of the evil army of men was really Iblis. Allah then sent the angel Jibril against Iblis.3 When Iblis saw the powerful angel descending from the sky, he yelled out, "I have nothing to do with this! I am not part of this army and this war is of no fault of mine!" He praised Allah and fled. The great battle was stopped, and thousands of human lives were saved.
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