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Jinns, Djinns or Jinnis. No one can seem to agree on the spelling.
Since Jinns are creatures of this world just like we are, they say that they're originated from the Middle East. Probably because the Arab countries are where this belief comes from. The two most famous jinns you've probably heard of are the Muslim Jinn, also known as Shaytan (Satan) or the Genie in the lamp - that'll, fortunately, grant all your wishes.
What exactly are jinns?
Jinn are supernatural tricksters from the Arabian mythology that are below angels and devils in the hierarchy. They're creatures of fire who use objects or people to dwell themselves within. It's said that Jinn can change shape at will. They delight in punishing humans for any harm they cause. If you know your ways, you can even force a jinn to do your bidding. I believe that Jinns have been living in this world before the creation of mankind, which is also mentioned in the Quran (the holy book of Islam).
Studying about Jinns, I've learned that there are five types of jinns:
Marids: They're the most powerful jinn, described as "the classic genies of folklore". They're often portrayed as men with booming voices".
Effrits: These fiery creatures possess spectacular magical powers and are quite cunning. If consumed with the right procedures, you can have them perform tasks for you.
Ghouls: These undead creatures, also known as zombies, haunt graveyards and prey on human flesh.
Sila: Most often portrayed as female. They're known to seduce their victims and are the most intelligent of them all.
Vetalas: Vampiric creatures that possess human corpses. They can see the future, read your thoughts and gain insights into the past.
What are they capable of!?
The jinns create an alternate world for the corpse they posses. The jinn can alter reality, shaping the past, present or the future as it sees fit. If it all seems too good to be true, that's because it is.
Unlike your fictional "genies", the jinns don't grant your wishes. It only makes you think it has; you're really tied up somewhere as it feeds upon your blood, slowly draining your life away.
How does one defeat it!?
They say that a silver knife dipped in lamb's blood can get the job done.
Perhaps it has something to do with God's plague during the time of Moses. Where the households were asked to smear lamb's blood on the doors of their households, so Pharoh wouldn't be able to sacrifice the firstborn sons in those households.
Across the Muslim world, jinn stories are told like old folk tales. Everyone has a story about some kind of jinn interaction. I asked my mom if she had any from when I was a kid. Good for y'all, you are about to hear one linked to me.
So this was around the time when I was a year or two and we used to live in an isolated place with nothing around our building but flat ground. It was midnight, when my parents decided to take me for a walk outside and all of a sudden, I burst out crying and nothing seemed to calm me down. In less than a minute, my parents were approached by a young man who insisted that my parents should take me back home since there are things (in this case a Jinn) that only children can see or interact with and that there was something bothering me. My parents turned back to me since I had stopped crying. The moment they turned around to thank the young man, he was nowhere to be seen.
Where can one disappear in a radius of a good 200 meters of flat ground, within a matter of seconds?
This had me believe that not only do Jinns exist, but there aren't only bad jinns in this world. Jinns are a parallel existence of beings that have been living in the same world as us and hence, have both; good and bad in them.
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