DJINN - Under The Shadow

Supernatural beings who are shot from smokeless fire, also known as “Djinn”. The term “Djinn” is derived from Arabic and can be translated with the synonyms “demon” or “spirit”. “Dschunna”, the origin of the word “Djinn” means obsessed, insane.

Believing in the existence of Djinn is a major part of the Islamic faith, but its relevance to Islam is being discussed even in traditional circles, and Djinn belief is thus somewhere between fairy tale, superstition, and religion. The well-known in Islam and in Arab mythology named Djinn is called ‘Iblis’.

In contrast to angels, djinn have a free spirit, first given by God, in mythology. This free spirit not only removes them from God, but also causes discrepancies, which cause the djinn to war on earth. Iblis, however, does not see himself as a djinn, but as an angel shined by God and decides with his free spirit to join God and his angels. Iblis gains the trust of God, until the day when God shakes Adam, one who, unlike the djinn, can save peace on earth. Since Iblis sees himself as a ruler and protector of the world and does not approve of the appearance of a human being, the trust between God and Iblis breaks down with the birth of Adam and Iblis is sent to earth together with Adam from the kingdom of heaven. To this day, Iblis is to stay with his jealousy and his anger on earth. In order to return to God’s level and take his place as ruler, Iblis seeks to take possession of all humans, starting with Adam, to occupy their minds and drive them insane.