15 Preface وَخَلَقَ الجانَّ مِن مارِجٍ مِن نارٍYusuf AliAnd He created Jinns1 from fire free of smoke:For the meaning of Jinn, see n. 929 to 6:100. They are spirits, and therefore subtle like a flame of fire. Their being free from smoke implies that they are free from grossness, for smoke is the grosser accompaniment of fire. (R).