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Shadows of Smokeless Fire: Odyssey into the World of the Jinn - Softcover

Han, Omar

 
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Synopsis

In the Qur'an's account of Solomon's death, the jinn continue their labor until a staff gives way. They are powerful, yet they do not know the king is dead.

That unsettling image opens **Shadows of Smokeless Fire: Odyssey into the World of the Jinn**, Omar Han's journey through revelation, religious thought, storytelling, and the human experiences gathered around unseen creation.

The book follows the jinn who listen to the Qur'an, the rebel whose argument turns origin into pride, and Solomon's extraordinary gift. It enters Rumi's tale of a devil who recommends prayer, Ibn Arabi's subtle cosmology, the dangerous bargains of the Arabian Nights, painted courts, and petitions left at a Delhi ruin. Each encounter changes the question of what hidden power can mean.

The journey also reaches the frightened bedroom, the reported encounter, and the person seeking help. Published research and clinical accounts open a compassionate discussion of testimony, sleep, prayer, illness, and the responsibilities of care.

Written from an Islamic perspective with room for serious questions, this is an invitation to meet the jinn through their different sources—and to return with wonder, clearer judgment, and greater tenderness toward the living.

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