Editing Djinn

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A '''jinn''' (جن), also romanized as '''djinn''' or anglicized as '''genie''', is a class of sentient beings according to [[Arabia]]n culture. In [[Islam]], they are believed to be a third category of intelligent life alongside [[human]]s and {{wiki|angel}}s, occupying the intermediate space between the spiritual and physical, for which reason they are invisible entities with the ability to shape-shift. Like humans, they have the free will to be either good or evil in contrast to angels, which are intrinsically perfect at the cost of free will. Unlike humans, who are thought to have been made of clay, djinn are said to have been created from "smokeless fire" and "scorching winds".<ref name="el-Zein 2009">el-Zein, Amira (2009). ''Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn''. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.</ref> 

Stories of djinn's interactions with humans are replete throughout the {{wiki|Qur'an}} and works of folklore like ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''. Among these are accounts of djinn being captured and enslaved by humans.<ref name="el-Zein 2009" /> The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] alluded to such tales in 1190 when he retorted to [[Ayman]], a man he was [[interrogation|interrogating]], that he was not a "djinn. . .to order around".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' – [[The Hidden Party]]</ref>

Diseases and disorders of the mind have also been attributed to attacks by malicious djinn as though they were malevolent spirits taking possession of the body.<ref name="el-Zein 2009" /> In the 9th century, seventeen-year-old [[thief]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] struggled with nightmarish visions<ref name="Trailer">{{Youtube|video=x55lAlFtXmw|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage: Cinematic World Premiere <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|channel=Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref> of a djinn<ref name="TrailerBreakdown">{{Youtube|video=dKox5i_T6XA|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage: Developer Trailer Breakdown <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|channel=Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft|quote=So we are 20 years before Valhalla, around 20 years. Basim is around 17 years old, on the trailer here. It's actually the beginning of the game.}}</ref> as a consequence of Loki's consciousness manifesting within his mind.{{Fact|23 March 2023}}

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''

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