jinn

supernatural spirits integrated in Islamic beliefs
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jinn

Summary

jinn ranks in the top 0.13% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,031 views/month, #101 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • jinn is a type of mythic humanoid[2].
  • jinn is a type of spirit[3].
  • jinn is part of Abrahamic religion[4].
  • jinn is part of Islam[5].
  • jinn's Commons category is recorded as Genies[6].
  • jinn's said to be the same as is recorded as Jann[7].
  • jinn's said to be the same as is recorded as demon[8].
  • jinn's Unicode character is recorded as 🧞‍[9].
  • jinn's Unicode character is recorded as 🧞‍♀️[10].
  • jinn's Unicode character is recorded as 🧞‍♂️[11].
  • jinn comprises Iblis[12].
  • jinn comprises Ifrit[13].
  • jinn comprises Marid[14].
  • jinn comprises Shayatin[15].
  • jinn comprises Satan[16].
  • jinn comprises devil[17].
  • jinn comprises ghoul[18].
  • jinn comprises Um as-Sibyan[19].
  • jinn comprises Qareen[20].
  • jinn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jinn[21].
  • jinn's described at URL is recorded as https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198609810.001.0001/acref-9780198609810-e-3713[22].
  • jinn's depicted by is recorded as demonology in Islam[23].
  • jinn's depicted by is recorded as discernment of Spirits in Islam[24].
  • jinn's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • jinn's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mythic humanoid[2] and spirit[3].

Use and Application

Components include Iblis[12], a jinn[27]; Ifrit[13], a jinn[28]; Marid[14], a mythical creature[29]; Shayatin[15], a jinn[30]; Satan[16], a fallen angel[31]; and devil[17], a personification[32]. Part of include Abrahamic religion[4], a religion type[33], founded in -2000[34] and Islam[5], a major religious group[35], founded in 0631[36].

Influence

Things named for jinn include Djinn[37], a film[38], directed by Tobe Hooper[39] and Al-Jinn[40], a surah[41].

Why It Matters

jinn ranks in the top 0.13% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,031 views/month, #101 of 77,819).[1] jinn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] jinn is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for jinn include Djinn[37], a film[38], directed by Tobe Hooper[39] and Al-Jinn[40], a surah[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopedic Lexicon +7
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