jinni


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(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

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In this essay, I use jinn as plural, jinni or jann as singular.
The Golem and the Jinni is an impressive debut, bursting with ambition and magical in all kinds of ways." CARMELA CIURARU
Jinni will also be taking part in the drama "Qit'ah Min Rouhi" (A Part of My Soul) that will be filmed in the US, her new daughter's place of birth.
Amanda Bell of Lancome has made up stars including Sienna Miller and Jodi Kidd and the supermodels for London Fashion Week, while Versace's Jinni Brogeda often makes up A-list stars such as Naomi Campbell and is to do Kelly Brook's wedding make-up.
until Jinni settled down again to a guttural rumble.
Ahmad barters his soul to the mighty jinni to free her.
A small example is the way he casually sprinkles the text with etymological gems: the relatedness of "healing" and "holiness" (84) in the chapter on faith and medicine, the fact that the force responsible for iii health in Islam ("jinn," plural "jinni") is the source of our word "genie" (93), the origin of the word (indeed, the entire concept) of "quarantine" (126) in the 14th century, the literal meaning of "autopsy" (177 - and elsewhere; he repeats himself occasionally), what "diabetes" means, and so on.
In Islamic traditin, jinn (singular jinni) are supernatural creatures that cannot be seen by human beings, but can see humans and have the ability to possess or control them.
In medieval times, during a war between the humans and jinni, sixteen-year-old Najwa lives below the world's surface in the cavern of crystal, fire, and water, training to be a jinni who can spy on the humans living above them.
Unknown to Sharat, he is half human, half jinni, and indeed the Prince of Jinnis, almost the only free survivor of the enslavement.
Summary: The Syrian actress Jinni Isbar finished filming the new historic television ...
Singer Jinni and Egyptian music poet and composer Amir Taymah were secretly married and went to Paris to spend their honeymoon.
Summary: Singer Jinni and Egyptian music poet and composer Amir Taymah were secretly married and went to Paris to spend their honeymoon
Music artist Jinni survived a nearly fatal car accident on her way to meet composer Muhammad Rahim.