Shaykh Raslan:
The
Jinn have knowledge of construction and industrialization. And their
knowledge of construction and industrialization is greater than the
knowledge possessed by humans. They have specific means of building and
construction and likewise advancement in industrial development, and
inventions, which man has yet to reach.
Allah informed us that He made the Jinn
subservient to His Prophet Sulayman—peace be upon him. Thus they would
perform a great deal of work for him that requires strength,
intelligence skills and knowledge.
وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ
يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ
أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاء مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ
And
there were Jinn that worked in front of him, by the permission of his
Lord, and whosoever of them turned aside from Our command, We shall
cause him to taste of the torment of the blazing Fire. They made for him
what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, basins as large as
reservoirs, and stationary kettles. (Soorah Saba 34:12, 13)
Thus these things require skills and
ability. Perhaps they even reached the level of discovery and invention
such as the radio and television and other than that.
Shaykh of Islam ibn Taymiyyah said:
‘Some of the Shuyookh who used to keep contact with the Jinn informed
him that the Jinn showed them something shining resembling water and
glass, it would present an image inside of it for him, for whatever news
they requested from him and whatever news he requested from them.’
This was something resembling water and
glass, meaning like a television screen for example. Something shining,
resembling water and glass. And the device was with him. So when he
looked into it he could see what was desired from it. And he said that
was also a means for him to relay information to them, meaning to the
Jinn.
He said: So I would be informed of the
information from this thing resembling water and glass so I would inform
the people of the news which came to me. And the Jinn would relay to me
the speech of my friends who were seeking my help, so I would respond
to them.
Meaning this device was a means of
sending and receiving communications. This was a device used for sending
and receiving communications. And this device was with him and he would
see and hear the speech of the Jinn that were working with him. And his
brothers who were seeking his help could hear his voice. Shaykh of
Islam, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: The man said, ‘so I would
answer him’; meaning that I would hear the voice of my friends seeking
my help.
And this man was from the Shuyookh who
used to live with among the Jinn and travel with them. So if his friends
were to request directions from him, so they could go to him, one of
them would say, O so and so; and he would respond to them. How would he
respond to them and how would he hear them? By the communication device
which the Jinn invented during the era of Shaykh of Islam ibn Taymiyyah,
may Allah have mercy upon him.
And he (Shaykh of Islam ibn Taymiyyah),
may Allah have mercy upon him, said about himself, that some of his
companions came to him—and he is an Imaam of guidance, there was not
found in his heart a place for shirk and he was upright upon the
religion of Allah, may Allah have mercy upon him. Some of his companions
came to him and they said; ‘may Allah reward you with good our Shaykh,
and may Allah bless you. He responded: ‘and why do you say this’? They
said: ‘we were upon a journey and we became lost in the desert.’ (They
had become lost in the desert and the one who is lost in the desert will
die of hunger and thirst.) So we began to seek the help of Allah, the
Blessed and Exalted.
And then we heard your voice but we did
not see you. And you said to us; the path is in such and such direction.
(Meaning walk this way and then turn here and you will find the path
and the straightway) Thus we used your directions when we heard your
voice and we went in the direction you guided us to, so we found our
way; may Allah reward you with good. He (ibn Taymiyyah) responded: ‘By
Allah I did not hear anything nor did I say anything, and I did not
leave from my place; but rather that was a Jinn that loves us.’
That was a Jinn that loves us, and he was beloved even by the Jinn, may Allah have mercy upon him.
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
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