Home›Sources›Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnSourcesIslam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/islam-arabs-and-the-intelligent-world-of-the-jinn.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/islam-arabs-and-the-intelligent-world-of-the-jinnCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-islam-arabs-and-the-intelligent-world-of, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/islam-arabs-and-the-intelligent-world-of-the-jinn}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAmira El-Zein is a scholar of Islamic studies, and this academic book, published by Syracuse University Press, examines the jinn, the class of beings recognized in Islamic cosmology alongside humans and angels, tracing their treatment across the Quran, hadith and later Islamic intellectual and popular tradition. Its strength is bringing together theological, philosophical and folkloric sources on the jinn that are often treated separately, showing how a genuinely canonical concept also generated a rich popular tradition around it. Its limit is that popular belief about jinn varies considerably across different Muslim majority regions and cultures, and the book's synthesis, while grounded in textual sources, cannot fully capture every regional variant of jinn belief and practice.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (105 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedAmira El-ZeinPublisherWell-attestedSyracuse University PressPublication YearWell-attested2009URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/islam-arabs-and-the-intelligent-world-of-the-jinn-el-zein-amira-z-librarySource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Amira El-Zein's scholarly study, published by Syracuse University Press, of the jinn in Islamic thought.NotesWell-attestedAdded wave8: scholarly study of the jinn in Islamic thoughtCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithSyracuse, Cities Well-attested This source names Syracuse directly: "and this academic book, published by Syracuse University Press, examines the jinn, the class of beings recognized in Islamic cosmology alongside humans and angels, tracing their treatment across the..."Source Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnAmira El-Zeintier 1Claims Backed By This Source (105 claims)This source backs 105 claims across the atlas. As facts: 73 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 11 holds. Plus 20 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicMythical Creatures, 56 claims: 36 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 7 holds, 12 general references.Articles, 25 claims: 18 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Practices, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.Myths & Sacred Narratives, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Subcategories, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested73ArticlesA Jinn Defined by Power, Not by SpeciesA Word for Power, and How It DriftedBefore Islam: the Kaaba, the Jinn and the PoetsHalf a Traveler's Nightmare, Hopping in the SandHealing by RecitationMarid, the Strongest of the JinnQarin, the Companion Assigned to Every SoulShaitan, a Class of Being and a Common Noun at OnceSolomon's Servants, and the Western GenieThe Companion at Your ShoulderWhat the Hadith Says, and What Was Built on ItWhere the Legitimate Practice EndsMythical CreaturesDjinnIfritMaridNasnasQareenQarinShaitanMyths & Sacred NarrativesIblis's Refusal to BowPracticesRuqyahSourcesIslam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnSubcategoriesSpiritsScholarly debate1Mythical CreaturesIfritHolds11ArticlesMarid, the Strongest of the JinnQarin, the Companion Assigned to Every SoulShaitan, a Class of Being and a Common Noun at OnceMythical CreaturesMaridNasnasQarinShaitanSourcesIslam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the JinnGeneral References20ArticlesHalf a Traveler's Nightmare, Hopping in the SandMarid, the Strongest of the JinnQarin, the Companion Assigned to Every SoulShaitan, a Class of Being and a Common Noun at OnceCulturesArabsMythical CreaturesDjinnIfritMaridNasnasQareenQarinShaitanMyths & Sacred NarrativesIblis's Refusal to BowPracticesRuqyahSubcategoriesSpiritsComments (0)No comments yet. 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