I think its about time I put together some common folklore into a section, there a many folk-laws associated with the djinn, this is just a rough draft!
In Arabian and Muslim folklore jinns are often portrayed as ugly and evil demons having supernatural powers which they can bestow on persons having powers to call them up. In the Western world they are called genies.
King Soloman
Legend has it that King Solomon possessed a ring, probably a diamond, with which he called up jinns to help his armies in battle. (often djinn are bound to stones of value, but soloman lead the djinn who choose to follow allah though a djinn called zuba ) The concept that this king employed the help of jinns may have originated from 1 Kings 6:7, "And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought there, so there was neither hammer nor axe nor and tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building."
In Islam, jinns are fiery spirits, particularly associated with the desert. While they are disruptive of human life, they are considered worthy of being saved(religious stuff ! ). A person dying in a state of great sin may be changed into a jinni in the period of a barzakh, separation or barrier.
The highest of the jinns is Iblis, formerly called Azazel, the prince of darkness, or the Devil (father of all shaiytan). The jinns were thought by some to be spirits that are lower than angels because they are made of fire and are not immortal. They can take on human and animal shapes to influence men to do good or evil. They are quick to punish those indebted to them who do not follow their many rules.
Lamps
In the "Arabian Nights" jinns or genies came from Aladdin's Lamp.
Homeland
There are several myths concerning the home of the jinns. According to Persian mythology some of them live in a place called Jinnistan. Others say jinns live with other supernatural beings in the Kaf, mystical emerald mountains surrounding the earth
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