genie for real?

chronix719 · Oct 20, 2009, 09:23 AM

are genie's real?

Jesushelper76 · Oct 24, 2009, 10:22 PM

Genie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edward55 · Nov 2, 2009, 09:46 PM

Genies are real but in another way. Genies are called Djinns which are like demons and are in hell. it is unknown if there is good ones!

firmbeliever · Nov 6, 2009, 12:07 PM

Hi Chronix,
Genie's as others have mentioned like the "Genie in the lamp" who grants wishes does not exist.

But Jinns as Edward mentioned do exist, and as per Islamic beliefs, Satan is also a Jinn.
It is believed that Jinns have both righteous ones and wrongdoers, but as their world is mostly invisible to humans, we cannot guess if we come across a good or bad one.
And yes, there have been reported sightings, sometimes heard but not seen.

Edward55 · Nov 9, 2009, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by firmbeliever

Hi Chronix,
Genie's as others have mentioned like the "Genie in the lamp" who grants wishes does not exist.

But Jinns as Edward mentioned do exist, and as per Islamic beliefs, Satan is also a Jinn.
It is believed that Jinns have both righteous ones and wrongdoers, but as their world is mostly invisible to humans, we cannot guess if we come across a good or bad one.
And yes, there have been reported sightings, sometimes heard but not seen.

Yes the Evil Genies are called Demons and the good ones are Genies!

firmbeliever · Nov 9, 2009, 05:35 AM

Edward,
Please refer link by Jesushelper76-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie

"The French translators of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights used gÃ©nie as a translation of jinnÄ« because it was similar to the Arabic word in sound and in meaning. This use was also adopted in English and has since become dominant.
The Arabic root JNN means "hidden, concealed", as in the verb janna "to hide, to conceal".

So no Genie is not used just for the good ones, it could be good or bad.

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