As we learned in the recent article "Exorcism is Islam," Muslims
believe that evil djinn can sometimes possess human beings, as
some Christians believe demons can possess people. But what are
the djinn? Our Muslim contact, who we identify only as M.M., and
who provided the video of the exorcism, answers questions about
these spirit beings. Q: How were the djinn created? A: Verses of
the Koran and the Hadiths show unambiguously that the djinns
were created of fire without smoke. According to Ibn ' Abbas,
the expression "without smoke" means "end of the flame." Other
scientists think that this expression means the purest of fires.
What's important to know, quite simply, is that that the djinn
were created of fire and therefore have a constitution
completely different from ours. The djinn were created before
man. While the djinn were made of fire, man was made of clay and
angels created of light. In this way, the djinn are invisible.
So if they are invisible how do we know they exist? Many things
exist that our