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Jul 12th, 2009 at 11:24am
 

Saudi 'genie' sued for harassment

A family in Saudi Arabia is taking a "genie" to court, accusing it of theft and harassment, reports say.

They accuse the spirit of threatening them, throwing stones and stealing mobile phones, Al Watan newspaper said.

The family have lived in the same house near the city of Medina for 15 years but say they only recently became aware of the spirit. They have now moved out.

A local court is investigating. In Islamic theology, genies are spirits that can harass or possess humans.

'Get out of the house'

"We began to hear strange sounds," the head of the family, who come from Mahd Al Dahab, told the Saudi daily. He did not want to be named.

"At first we did not take it seriously, but then stranger things started to happen and the children got particularly scared when the genie started throwing stones."

He added: "A woman spoke to me first, and then a man. They said we should get out of the house."

A local court says it is trying to verify the truthfulness of the claims "despite the difficulty" of doing so.

Many Westerners know the term genie from the tale of Aladdin and the magic lamp, or the 1960s American sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie.

But the BBC's Sebastian Usher says genies, or jinn, in Islamic theology can be a lot more sinister.

They are believed to be normally invisible but with the ability to assume human or animal form, and are often said to be motivated by revenge or jealousy.

There is a lingering belief in genies in the Muslim world that predates Islam, our correspondent says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8145862.stm

[I bet Abu has a genie]
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Re: Saudi Genie Sued
Reply #1 - Jul 12th, 2009 at 12:20pm
 
Calanen wrote on Jul 12th, 2009 at 11:24am:
[I bet Abu has a genie]






I'm betting Abu has a jinn [a demon].               Roll Eyes


[imo ....Most men, and women, have 'demons'.
i.e. a
desire
, which drives them, which blinds them, to its purpose.]





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Isaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
17  O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear?.....




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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31
 
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Reply #3 - Jul 12th, 2009 at 3:07pm
 
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I'm betting Abu has a jinn [a demon].               Roll Eyes

[imo ....Most men, and women, have 'demons


Not most, ALL.

And Jinni doesn't mean demon, a Jinni could be good or bad. This is a common misconception though.
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Reply #4 - Jul 13th, 2009 at 10:49am
 
abu_rashid wrote on Jul 12th, 2009 at 3:07pm:
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I'm betting Abu has a jinn [a demon].               Roll Eyes

[imo ....Most men, and women, have 'demons


Not most, ALL.

And Jinni doesn't mean demon, a Jinni could be good or bad. This is a common misconception though.




abu,

It is not difficult to know if our jinni [spirits] are good, or evil.

What desires do they [the jinni] have, and what actions do they entice us to express?

And what evil, will they convince us of, to do, to achieve our 'good' objectives?

Many jinni beguilingly tell us, "Let us do evil, that good may come."


Dictionary,
beguile = = charm or enchant. trick into doing something.




But
we
, are the 'gatekeepers' of our hearts.

That is our purpose, and that is our test.

We have discernment, and we should exercise that discernment, of what is good or evil!

Again, that is our purpose, and that is our test.



"And what is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good - need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M Pirsig







We are all God's [spirit] children, who [in this 'life'] inhabit this 'prison', our earthen bodies.

Why?

This life is a test.

This life is affliction.

How we respond to the afflictions that come upon us in this life, and the choices we make as a consequence of our afflictions, reveals our worth, and reveals our spiritual 'discernment',
....or lack thereof.



Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined thee [Israel], but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Proverbs 17:3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.


We are spiritual creatures, [and we are] prisoners within these earthen bodies [within this 'reality'], for a short time.



1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts....

Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Hebrews 4:13
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.




.....For in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
.....LOVINGKINDNESS, JUDGMENT, and RIGHTEOUSNESS.








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The Koran....

"Behold! they fold up their hearts, that they may lie hid from Him! Ah even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knoweth what they conceal, and what they reveal: for He knoweth well the (inmost secrets) of the hearts."

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/011.qmt.html#011.005


"Then, on the Day of Judgment,.....Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily Allah knoweth all that ye did;"

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/016.qmt.html#016.027
.v 27, 28



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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
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