Djinn
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A jinn (جن), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genie, is a class of sentient beings according to Arabian 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 Qur'an and works of folklore like One Thousand and One Nights. Among these are accounts of djinn being captured and enslaved by humans.[1] The 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 in fact repressed memories of his past life as the Isu Loki.[4]
Gallery
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![A djinn as seen in Basim Ibn Ishaq's Memory Corridors]]](/images/thumb/a/a7/ACMir_Djinn_Memory_Corridor_Trailer.png/180px-ACMir_Djinn_Memory_Corridor_Trailer.png)
A djinn as seen in Basim Ibn Ishaq's Memory Corridors]] -
Concept art of a djinn in the Memory Corridor -
Concept art of a djinn's face -
A djinn's face -
Basim face-to-face with a djinn
![A djinn as seen in Basim Ibn Ishaq's Memory Corridors]]](/wiki/File:ACMir_Djinn_Memory_Corridor_Trailer.png)
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)
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