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Does jins and supernatural things really present or its just our imagination?

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Do jinns angels exists

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Ref: Jinns

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 55 Surah Rahmaan verses 14-15:

14 He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery.

15 And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 51 Surah Dhariyat verse 56:

I have not created the Jinn and men except for this that they should worship Me alone.

The literal meaning of the Arabic term ‘Jinn’ means something which is hidden or unseen.

Dear and Beloved Brother, the ‘Jinns’ are amongst the ‘unseen’, and whatever is amongst the ‘unseen’, its exact nature is known to none save Allah Subhanah, the Creator of everything in existence. The only knowledge one has of the ‘unseen’ in Truth can only be what has been made known to man by their Lord through His Message and His Messenger (saws); and everything other than these two Divine Sources of Knowledge has to be nothing but guess-works and conjecture.

Allah and His Messenger (saws) have made it known that the Jinns, like everything else in creation, are a creation of Allah Subhanah, they were created from a flame of smokeless fire, and like the human beings are bestowed with limited intelligence and a ‘free will’ and thus involved in a test of one short life to choose between obedience or disobedience, righteousness or evil, belief or disbelief. They too, like the humans, will be resurrected again after their death and called to account in the Presence of the Majestic Creator on the Inevitable Day of Judgment, and the righteous amongst them will be rewarded with Eternal Mercy and Paradise and the evil amongst them will earn the Everlasting Wrath and Anger of the Lord and thus the Fire of Hell. These are amongst the things our Lord and His Messenger (saws) have made it known to the believers of the creation of the Jinns, and in Allah and His Messenger (saws) the believers do believe.

The information regarding where exactly the Jinns live and reside, what is the exact nature of their life, what exactly is permissible and impermissible for them to eat or drink, what is their exact system of family and governance, what is the exact nature of their appearance, etc. has not been provided or made known to the humans, nor did the All-Wise, All-Knowing Lord Determine such information was necessary for the guidance of mankind. For had this information been necessary for the guidance of mankind, the Lord would definitely have made it known to us! When the The All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord did not Will to make any information of the ‘unseen’ known to man, it is safe to assume that this information was neither beneficial nor useful for the guidance of mankind.

Ref: ‘other super-natural beings’

Other than the Human and the Jinn race, the Lord Creator mentions the creation and existence in Truth of the noble and obedient Angels in His Glorious Qruan, who unlike the human beings and Jinns do not possess a ‘free-will’, nor are they involved in a test, nor will they be punished or rewarded in the Hereafter.

Each of the Angels have been assigned a duty by their Lord, and it is in the created nature of the Angels that they never ever fail in their duties.

Sahih Muslim HadithH 7134 Narrated by Aisha

Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘The Angels were created out of ‘noor’ (light), and the Jinns were created out of the flame of fire, and Adam was created as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you (i.e. he is fashioned out of clay).’

Each amongst the Angels have been assigned a specific duty by their Lord, which they fulfill exactly as they are commanded by their Lord. Allah Subhanah Alone has Perfect Knowledge of the number of Angels He has created, and He Alone has the Perfect Knowledge of the errands and the duties He has commanded them to fulfill.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 19 Surah Maryam verse 64:

64 (The Angels say:) "We descend not but by command of thy Lord: to Him belongeth what is before us, and what is behind us, and what is between: and thy Lord never doth forget"

Some amongst them are appointed by their Lord to breathe life into the unborn human baby when still in their mother’s womb.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.315 Narrated by Anas bin Malik

The Prophet (saws) said, "At every womb Allah appoints an Angel who says, 'O Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of flesh." Then if Allah wishes (to complete) its creation, the Angel asks, ‘(O Lord!) Will it be a male or female, a wretched or a blessed, and how much will his provision be? And what will his age be?' So all that is written while the child is still in the mother's womb."

Some amongst them are appointed by their Lord as Angels of Death, who take the souls of the human beings when the term decreed for each has expired.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 79 Surah Naziaat verses 1-2:

1 By the (Angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

2 By those (Angels) who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 61:

61 He (Allah) is the Irresistible (watching) from above over his worshippers and He sets guardians (Angels) over you. At length when death approaches one of you, Our Angels take his soul, and they never fail in their duty.

Some amongst them are appointed to bear the Throne of the Majestic Lord.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 60 Surah Haaqaah verses 15-18:

15 On that Day (of Judgment) shall the (Great) Event come to pass

16 And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will on that Day be flimsy

17 And the Angels will be on its sides, and eight will that Day bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.

18 That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.

Some amongst them have been appointed by their Lord to protect mankind.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad verse 11:

11 For each (such person) there are (Angels) in succession before and behind him: they (the Angels) guard him by command of Allah.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 82 Surah Infitar verses 10-12:

10 But verily over you (are appointed Angels) to protect you

11 Kind and honorable, writing down (your deeds):

12 They know all that ye do.

Some amongst them have been appointed by their Lord to bring destruction to a people or nation at the command of their Lord.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 51 Surah Dhariyat verses 31-34:

31 (Abraham) said: "And what O ye Messengers (Angels) is your errand (now)?"

32 They (the Angels) said "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin

33 To bring on on them (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone)

34 Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah Ankabut verse 29:

31 When Our Messengers (Angels) came to Abraham with the good news, they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township (of Prophet Lut): for truly they are (addicted to) crime."

Some amongst them are appointed by their Lord to document the deeds of each and every human being.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah Qaaf verses 16-18:

16 It was We who created man and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.

17 Behold two (guardian Angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and note them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.

18 Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel (Angel) by him ready (to note it).

Some amongst them are appointed by their Lord to protect the gates of the Hell Fire.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 74 Surah Mudhatthir verse 31:

31 And We have set none but Angels as guardians of the Fire;

Some amongst the Angels are appointed by their Lord to constantly seek forgiveness from the Lord Most Merciful for the believers.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 42 Surah Shuraa verse 5:

5 The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by His Glory): and the Angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.

And some amongst them are appointed to deliver the Lord’s Message to the appointed Messengers amongst mankind at the command of their Lord.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verse 2

2 He doth send down His Angels with inspiration of His Command to such of His servants as He pleaseth (saying): "Warn (man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me."

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 81 Surah Taqvir verses 18-21:

19 Verily this (Quran) is the word of a most honorable Messenger (Arch-Angel Gabriel (a.s.))

20 Endued with Power and with Rank before the Lord of the Throne

21 With authority there, (and) faithful of his trust.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verse 102:

102 Say the Holy Spirit (Arch-Angel Gabriel (a.s.)) has brought the Revelation (Al-Quran) from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe and as a guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 26 Surah Ash-Shuaraa verses 192-195:

192 Verily this (Al-Quran) is a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds:

193 With it came down the Spirit of Faith and Truth (Arch-Angel Gabriel (a.s.))

194 To thy (The Prophet’s (saws)) heart and mind ,that thou mayest admonish

195 In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

Thus in conclusion brother, there is overwhelming evidence in the Glorious Quran regarding the creation and existence of the Jinns and the Angels.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan