Salaamun Alaykum
<< is there any mentioning of "paranormal"
beings in the Qur'an.>>
If your question is whether there are entities other than humans and other
known entities on earth, then the answer is yes, there are.
[16:8]
.............Additionally, He creates what you do not know.
[56:60-61]
We have predetermined death for you. Nothing can stop us - from substituting
new generations in your place, and establishing what you do not know.
We also learn from Quran that God sends angels on earth to carry out certain
activities. For example:
[2:248]
Their prophet said to them, "The sign of his kingship is that the Ark
of the Covenant will be restored to you, bringing assurances from your Lord,
and relics left by the people of Moses and the people of Aaron. It will be
carried by the angels. This should be a convincing sign for you, if you are
really believers."
[3:39] The angels called him when he was praying in the sanctuary: "GOD gives
you good news of John; a believer in the word of GOD, honorable, moral, and
a righteous prophet."
God tells us that He sends invisible soldiers to help His messengers and
the believers.
[9:26] Then GOD sent down contentment
upon His messenger and upon the believers. And He sent down invisible
soldiers; He thus punished those who disbelieved. This is the requital for
the disbelievers.
[9:40] If you fail to support him (the messenger), GOD has already supported
him. Thus, when the disbelievers chased him, and he was one of two in the
cave, he said to his friend, "Do not worry; GOD is with us." GOD then sent
down contentment and security upon him, and supported him with invisible
soldiers. He made the word of the disbelievers lowly. GOD's word reigns supreme.
GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
[33:9] O you who believe, remember GOD's blessing upon you; when soldiers
attacked you, we sent upon them violent wind and invisible soldiers. GOD
is Seer of everything you do.
Further, we learn from Quran that Solomon had jinns/devils working for him.
[21:81-82]
For Solomon, we committed the wind gusting and blowing at his disposal.
He could direct it as he wished, to whatever land he chose, and we blessed
such land for him. We are fully aware of all things. And of the devils there
were those who would dive for him (to harvest the sea), or do whatever else
he commanded them to do. We committed them in his service.
[34:12-13]
To Solomon we committed the wind at his disposal, traveling one month
coming and one month going. And we caused a spring of oil to gush out for
him. Also, the jinns worked for him, by his Lord's leave. Any one of them
who disregarded our commands, we subjected him to a severe retribution. They
made for him anything he wanted - niches, statues, deep pools, and heavy
cooking pots. O family of David, work (righteousness) to show your appreciation.
Only a few of My servants are appreciative.
<<Is it possible to interact with jinns? Can
we derive power from jinn beings?>>
God tells us in [72:6]
" `Human beings used to seek power through jinn beings, but they only
afflicted them with a lot of adversity.
From the above we learn that humans do contact jinns and that there could
be interaction between humans and jinns.
We also learn from Quran that there are righteous as well as unrighteous
jinns:
[72:11]
" `Some of us are righteous, and some are less than righteous; we follow
various paths.
[72:13]
" `When we heard the guidance, we believed therein. Anyone who believes
in his Lord will never fear any injustice, nor any affliction.
[72:14]
" `Among us are the submitters, and among us are the compromisers.' "
As for those who submitted, they are on the right path.
Yes, one can interact with jinns and some may even want to seek power from
jinns. But before attempting that one should know what is in store for him/her
ahead by being in touch with jinns.
Jinns by definition are fallen angel (18:50) and are descendants of Satan.
The majority (disbelievers among them) constantly promote Satan's
point of view. God tells us in so many verses that Satan is our ardent enemy
-2:208, 6:142, etc. Satan has powers (obviously given by God) and can definitely
enforce these if we choose him as our master or Lord. With his powers Satan
is capable of doing things which would cause us to go astray and which will
surely lead us to Hell. Actually Satan has no power over
the believers. The people give Satan power by not choosing
God as our Lord and Master. See 16:100 - His power is limited to those who
choose him as their master, those who choose him as their god.
As stated earlier God says in [72:6]
" `Human beings used to seek power through jinn beings, but they only
afflicted them with a lot of adversity.
This verse indicates that seeking power through jinn beings will only afflict
we humans with adversity. Satan misleads his human victims, if we decide
to ally with him.
[22:3-4]
Among the people, there are those who argue about GOD without knowledge,
and follow every rebellious devil. It is decreed that anyone who allies himself
with him, he will mislead him and guide him to the agony of Hell.
The promises Satan makes are always broken as stated below:
[14:22]
And the devil will say, after the judgment had been issued, "GOD has
promised you the truthful promise, and I promised you, but I broke my promise.
I had no power over you; I simply invited you, and you accepted my invitation.
Therefore, do not blame me, and blame only yourselves. My complaining cannot
help you, nor can your complaining help me. I have disbelieved in your idolizing
me. The transgressors have incurred a painful retribution."
Further, their knowledge is limited, they do not know the future / the unseen.
Anyway, believing that any thing or any entity has any power independent
of God would constitute idol-worship, which is an unforgivable offense if
maintained till death.
[34:14]
When the appointed time for his death came, they had no clue that he
had died. Not until one of the animals tried to eat his staff, and he fell
down, did the jinns realized that he was dead. They thus realized that if
they really knew the unseen, they would have stopped working so hard as soon
as he died.
[72:10]
" `We have no idea if something bad is intended for the inhabitants of
Earth, or if their Lord wills to redeem them.
The only example we can find in Quran of righteous people using jinns is
that of Solomon -see verses 21:81-82 and 34:12-13 quoted above. But he had
God's authorization to do so.
Taking all the above into consideration one must avoid being in touch with
jinns. It is a great risk on our souls to be in touch with entities that
are Satan's representative. Like in 5:90, we are prohibited intoxicants,
games of chances, etc. because these are abominations of devil.
I hope that above answers your questions, God willing.
May God bless and be with all of us and guide us to Him.
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