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Given the passage from Gleanings p.156-157,
“The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of
guiding mankind to the p.157 straight Path of Truth. The purpose underlying
Their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may, at t
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In Islamic lore, Jinn can be good or bad entities. There is a verse in the
Qur'an that says some of the Jinn became Muslims upon hearing the recitation
of the Qur'an at a person's home. But they are often depicted as
troublemaking spirits in other Islamic literature. As
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Thanks Susan,
They are alive people here, or ded people (souls) in the other world:
Sanctified people = angels
Very smart people = jinns?
How to know if one is jinn or a normal person?
El lun, 5/31/10, Susan Maneck escribió:
De: Susan Maneck
Asunto: Re: Jinn
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> Can some explain a bit more? We talk about angels, jinns, Satan, i.e.,
> metaphysical figures, but, at the same time, we don't believe they exist. As
> a bahá'í of "2nd generation" since child I >don't believe in this beings.
> Angels are sanctified human souls, no?
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Hi,
Can some explain a bit more? We talk about angels, jinns, Satan, i.e.,
metaphysical figures, but, at the same time, we don't believe they exist. As a
bahá'í of "2nd generation" since child I don't believe in this beings. Angels
are sanctified human souls, no?
T
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> As far as I remember,Satan[Iblis] has been a Jinn.After several thousand
> years of worship of >God,he was given -by honor- the stage of Angles.
There is nothing in the Qur'an which says this. My guess is that this
was an explanation people came up with to reconcile
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dear friends,
As far as I remember,Satan[Iblis] has been a Jinn.After several thousand years
of worship of God,he was given -by honor- the stage of Angles.He was n't a true
Angle.After his disobediance ,he was expelled.I will try to find the ref of
this article.
thank
