“The
truth of the matter is that the father
of the jinn is other than Satan,
although Satan does belong to the
species of the jinn. The father of the
jinn is a hermaphrodite [khuntha]…There
is no benefit in spending time with
them, and their company is positively
harmful. Since they are created of fire
and air, their principal attributes are
pride and rebelliousness. Those who
frequent them are thereby infected with
arrogance and conceit…Warfare amongst
them is not rare, since their essential
attributes are boastfulness, asserting
superiority over one another, arrogance
and overbearing tyranny…On the Day of
resurrection, those of them who deserve
punishment are thrown in to the cold
hell, since they are not affected by
fire.”
The
author of Rashahat writes, “One day, the
subject of the jinn was being discussed.
The venerable Mawlana [Jami] quoted a
saying of the venerable Shaykh Muhyi-d-Din
‘Arabi: “Is Satan the father of the
jinn, or is he not? There is
disagreement on this question.” Mawlana
[Jami] also said:

