Jinn
Jinn (Arabic: الجن, al-jinn), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. An individual member of the jinn is known as a jinni, djinni, or genie (الجني, al-jinnī). They are mentioned frequently in the Quran (the 72nd sura is titled Sūrat al-Jinn) and other Islamic texts and inhabit an unseen world, another universe beyond the known universe. The Quran says that the jinn are made of a smokeless and "scorching fire", but are also physical in nature, being able to interact in a tactile manner with people and objects and likewise be acted upon. The jinn, humans, and angels make up the three known sapient creations of God. Like human beings, the jinn can be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent and hence have free will like humans. The shaytan jinn are akin to demons in Christian tradition, but the jinn are not angels and the Quran draws a clear distinction between the two creations. The Quran states in Sūrat al-Kahf (The Cave), Ayah 50, that Iblis (Azazel) is one of the jinn.
Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, genies are outsiders composed in part of the element of their native Elemental Planes.
Publication history
Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)
The djinn and the efreet first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The djinn and efreet appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977). The word "genie" was not yet used to classify them, although it is mentioned under each race's entry that they are each other's enemies. The dao, the jann and the marid first appeared in Dragon #66 (October 1982). "Featured Creatures" was an ongoing series of articles where Gary Gygax released information on official creatures before their release in the upcoming Monster Manual II. The dao and marid then appeared in the adventure module The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982), and the dao, jann, and marid appeared in the original Monster Manual II (1983). The Pasha of the Efreet, Vizier of the Fire Sultan appeared in the adventure module Pharaoh (1982), and appeared with Aeraldoth, Vizier to the Caliph of the Djinn in Oasis of the White Palm (1983).
Genie (disambiguation)
A genie or jinn is a spiritual creature mentioned in Islamic theology. The English word derives from the Latin genius and is also used for this kind of guardian spirit from ancient Roman religion.
Genie may also refer to:
Companies
Fictional characters
People
Technology
Vex
Vex may refer to:
Technology
Fiction
Other uses
See also
- Z.Vex Fuzz Factory, a brand of fuzz box used for musical effects
Vex (album)
Vex is a reggae album released by Steel Pulse in September, 1994. It is Steel Pulse's ninth studio album. It was their first album without founding member Alphonso Martin.
The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top Reggae Album charts.
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References
Vex, Switzerland
Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Geography
Vex has an area, as of 2009, of 13 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). Of this area, 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) or 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) or 47.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 6.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.2% is used for growing crops and 18.3% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 11.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.7% is unproductive vegetation.
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