signorformica:Detail of two jinns (Arabic: الجن, al-jinn): in early Arabian demonology, extended l
signorformica: Detail of two jinns (Arabic: الجن, al-jinn): in early Arabian demonology, extended later to the entire Islamic world, supernatural creatures created from “mārijin min nar” (smokeless fire) according to the Qur'an, that, by virtue of their free will, can obey God or Iblis, the devil. By Khadim Ali (born 1978 Quetta, Pakistan) • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB Below: some other strange, colourful illuminations of djinns and ifrits taken from ancient Islamic manuscripts Detail of a djinn serving the Prophet and his angels. ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt: The Marvels of Creation and the Oddities of Existence’. Persia ~ 16th century Details of mesmerizing black jinns, or ifrīts; just like Clive Barker’s Cenobites: demons to some, angels to others. Mehmed Siyah-Kalem, aka The Master of the Black Pen ~ late 14th/early 15th century. Topkapi Palace Istanbul Jinns, from a copy of the legendary manuscript ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt’ —Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing. Zakariya al-Qazwini, b. Qazvín, Persia ~ 1200s A group of diverse jinns moving on their own in somewhere in the Middle East. Book of the Wonders of the Land and the Seas, Ajayib al-Dahr. Persia ~ 17th century Jinns tormenting sinners in hell, by Khadim Ali (born 1978 Quetta, Pakistan) Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt, Iṣfahān, Central Iran, early 20th century.: a Persian illuminated manuscript from the Princeton Library that depicts the most comprehensive and amazing collection of ifrits or jinns Jinns, from a copy of the legendary manuscript ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt’ —Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing. Zakariya al-Qazwini, b. Qazvín, Persia ~ 1200s Chance meeting with an Ifrit in the lands of the One Thousand and One Nights. The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang ~ 1903 -- source link