Genie facts for kids
Genies, also known as jinns or djinns, are magical beings with their own thoughts and choices. They come from old myths and stories, especially from the Middle East and Arabia.
Today, many people in Muslim countries believe in jinns. These countries include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran, parts of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Jinns are also famous in stories like One Thousand and One Nights.
The Quran, which is the holy book for Muslims, talks about jinns. It says they are made from fire or smoke. In the Quran, jinns, humans, devils, and angels are seen as four types of beings created by God. Just like people, jinns can be good or bad.
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Genies in Movies and TV Shows
Genies have appeared in many popular movies and television shows. They often have special powers.
The Story of Aladdin
- In the famous story Aladdin, a genie lives inside an old lamp. When someone rubs the lamp, the genie appears in a puff of smoke. This powerful genie can grant wishes to the person who rubbed the lamp.
I Dream of Jeannie
- I Dream of Jeannie was a popular TV show in the 1960s. It was about a female genie named Jeannie. She had magical powers and often caused funny situations.
The Thief of Bagdad
- The 1924 film The Thief of Bagdad showed many jinns with magical abilities. This movie was so popular that it was remade in 1940 and 1942.
Images for kids
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The 72nd chapter of the Qur'an entitled Al-Jinn (The Jinn), as well as the heading and introductory bismillah of the next chapter entitled al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One)
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The cave chamber Majlis al Jinn, believed to be a gathering place of the jinn in Omani lore
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The Singer Ibrahim and the jinn. Ibrahim has been imprisoned by his master Muhammad al-Amin and visited by a jinn in guise of an old man. The jinn offers him food and drink and is so impressed by Ibrahim's voice that he convinces Muhammad to free him.
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A Sinai desert cobra. Snakes are the animals most frequently associated with jinn. Black snakes are commonly believed to be evil jinn, whereas white snakes are held to be benign (Muslim) jinn.
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The red king of the djinns, Al-Ahmar, from the late 14th-century Book of Wonders.
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Ornamentation of intertwined serpents above the door of the Citadel of Aleppo.
See also
In Spanish: Genio para niños
