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A '''jinn''' (Arabic: جن), also romanized as '''djinn''' or anglicized as '''genie''', is a class of sentient beings according to [[Arabia]] | A '''jinn''' (Arabic: جن), also romanized as '''djinn''' or anglicized as '''genie''', is a class of sentient beings according to [[Arabia|Arab]] culture. In [[Islam]], they are believed to be a third category of intelligent life alongside {{wiki|angel}}s and [[human]]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|Quran}} 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 [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine 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 for [him] to order around".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' – [[The Hidden Party]]</ref> | Stories of djinn's interactions with humans are replete throughout the {{wiki|Quran}} 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 [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine 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 for [him] to order around".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' – [[The Hidden Party]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:19, 12 March 2024
A jinn (Arabic: جن), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genie, is a class of sentient beings according to Arab culture. In Islam, they are believed to be a third category of intelligent life alongside angels and humans, 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".[1]
Stories of djinn's interactions with humans are replete throughout the Quran and works of folklore like One Thousand and One Nights. Among these are accounts of djinn being captured and enslaved by humans.[1] The Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad alluded to such tales in 1190 when he retorted to Ayman, a man he was interrogating, that he was not a "djinn for [him] to order around".[2]
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.[1] In the 9th century, the young thief-turned-Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq struggled with nightmarish visions of a djinn[3] which were later revealed to be repressed traumatic memories of the incarnated Loki when the Isu was imprisoned in the vault that was later known as the Alamut Temple.[4]
Gallery
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A djinn in Basim's Memory Corridors -
Concept art of a djinn in Basim's Memory Corridor -
Concept art of a djinn's face -
A djinn's face -
Close-up of the djinn character model -
Torso shot of the djinn model -
Full body shot of the djinn model -
Detail of the djinn's hand -
Front view of the djinn model's coloring and lighting -
Back view of the djinn model's coloring and lighting -
Detail of the djinn model's hand coloring and lighting -
Detai of the djinn model's face coloring and lighting -
Concept model of the djinn -
Concept model of the djinn's unclothed head -
Various djinn concepts -
Basim face-to-face with a djinn
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: The Golden City (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 el-Zein, Amira (2009). Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles – The Hidden Party
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Master Thief of Anbar
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – In Pursuit of Truth