The Jinn in the Arabic Literary Legacy: A Bibliographic Study

The Jinn in the Arabic Literary Legacy: A Bibliographic Study

Dr. Abdullah Sad R. Aldrees



Abstract

Human beings are interested in the study of the world of the jinn in order to discover its secrets. In Islamic history, human use of amulets was countered with Shariah injunctions. The author has studied the remnants of such superstitious beliefs in his paper entitled "Termites, the Bane of Manuscripts and Buildings and Superstitions Regarding Them". He then set about to collect whatever was written about the jinn in indexes and guides and collated them all in a single place with the title "The Jinn in the Arabic Literary Legacy: A Bibliographic Study". The study included 523 written materials, including 61 manuscripts, 50 articles, 85 research papers, 35 academic theses, including 23 Master's theses and 12 Doctoral dissertations. Reference was made to 37 journals.

The time frame for this study extends from the beginning of composition until the present day, AH 1444/2022. It sought to collate and document Arabic intellectual output regarding the world of the jinn and then to present the result to contemporary researchers, in recognition of their efforts, as well as to ascertain the gaps in our knowledge of this subject, thereby assisting libraries and information centers worldwide interested in the subject of the jinn in filling the gaps in their collections. countries. The author has also omitted compilation of Arabic tales of the jinn because of their great number as well as the inconsistency between their titles and their contents.