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− dry article close at hand to clean themselves. We can safely infer therefore, that what he referred to as was nothing other than some jinn invisible organisms, which feed on rotting bones, dung etc. Remember that the concept of bacteria and viruses was not till then born. No man had even the vaguest idea about the existence of such invisible tiny creatures. Amazingly, it is to these that the Holy Prophet referred. The Arabic sa language could offer him no better, more appropriate expression than the word. jinn Another important observation made by the Qur’an is in relation to − the creation of the They are described as having been born out of jinn. blasts of fire (From the cosmos). ÌÀn»A iBÃ Å¿ ½J³ Å¿ ÉÄ´¼a ÆFV»AË ,’ ê æ å ì ê ì æ ê å æ ä æ ê å Ð æ ä ä ì ä æ ä wal ja anna khalaqnahu min qablu minnarissamum − − − − And the Jinn We had created earlier from the fire of blazing winds. (15:28) Here the adjective used to describe the nature of the particular fire from which the were created is which means a blazing fire jinns Samum, − or a blast that has no smoke. We find a similar statement in another Qur’anic verse: − iBÃ Å¿ XiB¿ Å¿ ÆFV»A μ¼aË , ô î ì æ ê é î ê ì æ ê ê ì ä æ ä ä ä ä wa khalaqal ja anna mimmari jimminnar − − − And the Jinn He created from the flame of fire (55:16) Having established that the word applies here to some type of jinn bacterial organisms, let us again turn our attention to the verses quoted above that speak of the as having been created out of fire. The prime jinn 477