Were messengers sent to the jinn?
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Q20: Did Allah send messengers to the jinn before the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
A20: What the Qur'an and the Sunnah indicate is that the jinn are obligated to believe and to follow the laws, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to the two groups: humans and jinn. Among them are believers and disbelievers, and righteous and wicked. The destination of the believers among them is Paradise, and the abode of the disbelievers is the Fire. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:107], and He said: [Adh-Dhariyat 51:56]. And He said: [Al-An'am 6:130],
The exegetes said: The messengers are from among the humans only, and they are for the two groups of jinn and humans. And Allah said regarding the jinn of Nasibin:[Al-Ahqaf 46:30]. Likewise, the gathering of the previous messengers indicates that the Qur'an showed they conveyed their message to both humans and jinn. He the Exalted says: [Al-An'am 6:128-129][Al-An'am 6:130]. Thus, He informed about all the jinn and humans: that the messengers conveyed to them the message of Allah, which is His verses, and that they warned them of the meeting of their Day. And likewise His saying the Exalted: [Al-A'raf 7:38],
This indicates that among the nations, there are disbelievers from the jinn in the Fire, and this only occurs after the proof is established against them through the message. Therefore, the message of the prophets before our Prophet included both humans and jinn.
A20: What the Qur'an and the Sunnah indicate is that the jinn are obligated to believe and to follow the laws, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to the two groups: humans and jinn. Among them are believers and disbelievers, and righteous and wicked. The destination of the believers among them is Paradise, and the abode of the disbelievers is the Fire. Allah the Exalted said:
And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلاَّ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَAnd I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِO company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?
يَامَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِنْكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي وَيُنْذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَاThe exegetes said: The messengers are from among the humans only, and they are for the two groups of jinn and humans. And Allah said regarding the jinn of Nasibin:
indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.
إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُوسَى مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَى طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ(128) And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term, which you appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allah wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing." (129) And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for what they used to earn.
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَامَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُمْ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمْ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِي أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ (128) وَكَذَلِكَ نُوَلِّي بَعْضَ الظَّالِمِينَ بَعْضًا بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ"O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "We bear witness against ourselves"; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
يَامَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِنْكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي وَيُنْذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا قَالُوا شَهِدْنَا عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا وَشَهِدُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَافِرِينَ[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire."
قَالَ ادْخُلُوا فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ فِي النَّارِThis indicates that among the nations, there are disbelievers from the jinn in the Fire, and this only occurs after the proof is established against them through the message. Therefore, the message of the prophets before our Prophet included both humans and jinn.
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