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Sura 55
Aya 15
15
وَخَلَقَ الجانَّ مِن مارِجٍ مِن نارٍ

Muhammad Asad

whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire.1
  • Cf. 15:27 - "the fire of scorching winds (nar as-samum)" - thus stressing their non-corporeal origin and composition. The significance of the term jinn ("invisible beings") has been touched upon briefly in note 86 on 6:100 and note 67 on 37:158; for a more detailed explanation. see Appendix III.