The Tribes of the Jinn
See Something Say Something
Ahmed Ali Akbar
4.8 • 550 Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Happy Halloween! Jinn, those mischievous beings made of smokeless fire, are one of three races featured in the Qur'an (humans and angels being the others). They're important figures in folklore too and a common indicator of the religion's adaption to local culture. Assistant Professor of History Ali A. Olomi joins the podcast to tell some spooky stories and to help us understand what the jinn really are.
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| 0:41.0 | Can't wait to hear more from you, |
| 0:42.5 | and hope you enjoy this week's episode. |
| 0:46.4 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:49.3 | I'm Amadale-Yagper, and this is See Something Say Something. |
| 0:53.7 | It's October, so you know what it's time for? |
| 0:56.0 | It's the return of the gin episode. |
| 1:07.5 | So if you've listened to our previous episodes, you know that the jinns are beings made of smokeless fire found in the Quran and the Hadith. |
| 1:11.7 | People like to think of them as the genie in the lamp or the Western devil, |
| 1:16.1 | but they're really their own thing. They're quite mischievous and interesting, and therefore a great source of stories. So this week we're going to talk to somebody who can help us |
| 1:20.3 | situate Jinns within the context of folklore and Islamic history. |
| 1:24.9 | If you see something, you. Thank you for having me. He is a professor at Penn State Abington and the host of the Head on History podcast. |
| 1:46.2 | Welcome to the show, Ali. |
| 1:47.6 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:48.5 | It's such a pleasure to be here. |
| 1:52.7 | So if you haven't heard of Ali before, |
| 1:54.9 | he did these really great Twitter threads |
| 1:57.2 | where he explained beings from Islamic folklore and sort of Islamic mythology. And they went |
| 2:05.5 | super viral. Can you tell us a little bit about those threads, Ali? Yeah, sure. I'm more than happy to. |
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