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Spirit Man Jinn AHMED HUL USI ^ 2 SPIRIT MAN JINN AHMED HULUSI ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN Our communication with everyone is according to the level of his or her understanding. AHMED HULUSI 3 If you are not able to reach the ripeness of having a perceiving mind, then try to refrain from the primitiveness of DENIAL. AHMED HULUSI If you ever wonder about the sort of life forms which are outside your COCOON and the way in which you communicate with them, please continue reading. AHMED HULUSI AHMED HUL USI ^ “Only ‘IBLEES’ (the Satan) did not prostrate himself, because he was one of the JINN.” (The Koran, 18:50) 4 “Allah has cursed the Satan! And the Satan said, ‘I shall take a portion of your servants to make a community of my own. I shall mislead them; I shall create in them false desires and fool them by giving them false suppositions. Whoever leaves Allah and chooses the Satan as a friend and guardian will definitely suffer a loss and disappointment! The Satan makes them promises, stirs in them false desires, and fools them; and the Satan’s promises are only deception.” (The Koran, 4:118-120) ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN Auzu-Billahi Minash-Shaitan Nir-Rajim Bismillahir Rahman’ir Rahiym I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 5 “HAVING A QUESTIONING MIND IS HALF WAY TO ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE.” Hz. Mohammed (a.s) Rabbi anniy massaniyyash shaiytanu binusbiyn wa adhaba. Rabbi auwzu biqa min hamasatish shaiyateyney wa auwzu biqa rabbi an yakhdhurun. Wa hifzan min kulli shaiytanin maarid. (The Koran, 38:41; 23:97-98, 37:7) AHMED HUL USI ^ CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE -------------------------------------- 12 IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE FOURTH EDITION ---- 18 ABOUT THE FIFTH EDITION ----------------------------------- 28 STARTING FROM THE HUMAN BODY ---------------------- 34 THE ANGELS ------------------------------------------------------ 40 6 PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION ------------------------- 46 PREFACE FOR THE TENTH EDITION ------------------------- 48 THE RELIGION AND SCIENCE --------------------------------- 50 THE HUMAN BEING WHO IS INCAPABLE OF PERCEIVING THE TV WAVES BY HIS FIVE SENSES! ----------------------- 54 THE UNIVERSE MADE UP OF LIGHT RAYS AND THE ASSUMED MULTIPLICITY -------------------------------------- 64 WHAT IS THE ‘SPIRIT’? ----------------------------------------- 74 THE HUMAN SPIRIT -------------------------------------------- 84 THE STRUCTURE OF THE ‘HUMAN’ AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS --------------------------------------------- 102 ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN THE STRUCTURE AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JINNS ------------------------------------------------------------- 120 THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF WHY THE LIVES OF THE JINNS ARE SO LONG; AND THEY HAVE VERY SHORT LIVES ------------------------------------------------------------- 126 ‘JINNS’ ACCORDING TO KORAN AND HADITHS -------- 130 THE EXPLANATION OF THE VERSES ----------------------- 136 SOME HADITHS ABOUT THE JINNS ----------------------- 142 7 THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THE HADITHS ----- 146 THE OPINIONS OF SOME ISLAMIC SCHOLARS ---------- 148 THE STATE OF THE MUSLIMS WHO DENY THE JINNS - 152 THE DECEPTION AND THE DOMINATION METHODS OF THE JINNS ------------------------------------------------------- 156 HOW DO JINNS ESTABLISH CONTACT BY INTRODUCING THEMSELVES --------------------------------------------------- 160 JINNS DOMINATING HUMAN BEINGS WITHOUT MAKING THEM AWARE ------------------------------------------------- 172 AHMAD QADIANI, THE PROMISED MESSIAH AND THE JESUS OF THE LAST ERA ------------------------------------- 180 MAHDI AND MAHDISM -------------------------------------- 186 AHMED HUL USI ^ WHY HAVE THE NUMBER OF THE MAHDIS INCREASED --------------------------------------------------------------------- 194 WHY SOME OF THE SAINTS ARE THOUGHT TO BE THE ‘MAHDI’? -------------------------------------------------------- 200 THE JINNS CHANNELLING HUMANS BY USING VARIOUS TITLES (THROUGH ISLAMIC WAY) -------------------------- 202 HOW DO THE JINNS RULE THE PEOPLE BY THE STORY OF SPIRITUALISM -------------------------------------------------- 212 ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST AND THE ANTICHRISTHOOD 216 8 DEALING WITH THE JINNS AND WITCHCRAFT ---------- 222 THE EFFECT OF RECITING PRAYERS ON THE JINNS ----- 234 THE TRICKERY OF REINCARNATION (TANASUKH) ------ 238 THE EXPLANATION OF THESE VERSES --------------------- 244 OUR SUBJECT IS THE ‘ALIENS’ ------------------------------- 264 NO SCIENTIST EVER EXIST ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ALIENS ------------------------------------------------------------ 268 OUR CONCLUDING WORDS ABOUT THIS BOOK -------- 284 SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION --------------------------------------------- 292 INNER FACE OF ALIENS ----------------------------------------------- 292 THE TRUTH BEHIND THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS --------- 294 ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN IS THERE REALLY A CONVERSATION GOING ON? WHO ARE BEING SPOKEN TO? ------------------------------------- 296 WHO ARE THE BEINGS THAT ARE CONTACTED THROUGH THE MEDIUMS? WHAT ARE THEIR CHARACTERISTICS? -------------------------------------------------------------------- 304 WHY ARE THEY HIDING THE FACT THAT THEY ARE JINNS! -------------------------------------------------------------------- 308 THE WAY JINNS DESCRIBE THEMSELVES IN THEIR OWN WORDS ---------------------------------------------------------- 312 9 THE GREATEST DECEPTION OF THE JINNS – THE ALIENS -------------------------------------------------------------------- 318 MOHAMMAD IS NOT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH! --- 322 MOHAMMAD MUSTAFA AND MUSTAFA KEMAL ARE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALS (THEY ARE JINNS) ---------------- 324 THE DOOMSDAY HAS COME! ------------------------------ 326 GODS, GODS AND GODS…LORDS, LORDS AND LORDS… -------------------------------------------------------------------- 328 FOUR MAIN CHARACTERISTICS THAT DESCRIBE THE JINNS ------------------------------------------------------------- 332 ADDRESSING EACH NATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN FAITH -------------------------------------------- 338 SATAN IS THE PROTECTOR! --------------------------------- 346 AHMED HUL USI ^ HERE’S A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF AN ACT OF DEVILTRY 348 THE EMBODIED GODS OF ALIENS (JINNS) ---------------- 352 UFOS AND FLYING SAUCERS -------------------------------- 360 DECEPTIONS AND DECEPTIONS… WHAT IF YOU ARE BEING FOOLED! ------------------------------------------------ 362 A PLACE WHERE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DOES NOT EXIST AND ALL DISCUSSIONS ARE FORBIDDEN!!! ------ 376 REINCARNATION (TANASUKH) - A HINDU PHILOSOPY 378 10 THE REALITY OF DEATH -------------------------------------- 382 ALIEN DECEPTION --------------------------------------------- 392 MESSAGES FROM UFOS -------------------------------------- 394 WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO BE PROTECTED --------- 400 SUPPLICATION FOR PROTECTION -------------------------- 404 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ----------------------------------------- 406 ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN 11 AHMED HUL USI ^ ^ TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE Dear Readers, SPIRIT MAN JINN is the translation of the book called ‘RUH 12 INSAN CIN’, which is written in Turkish Language by the Master Ahmed Hulusi, who is a distinguished character in the field of Sufism. This prolific author produced a vast number of literary works dealing with the deepest and most fundamental questions concerning religion in general and Islam in particular. Besides such topics, Ahmed Hulusi has also explained in his writings the nature of his own mission and the position he claimed to hold in Islam. In this book, he refers to the nature of the SPIRITS, MEN and the JINNS. To understand the subject matter of the book, some background knowledge is necessary. To fulfil this need, an introductory note is provided below. Readers will benefit from a perusal of that note before commencing a study of the main book itself. Throughout history man has always had a deep attraction for the supernatural and the unseen. The existence of a world parallel to our own has always fascinated people. This world is commonly referred to as the spirit world, and almost every set of people have some concept of one. With some people, ^ SPIRIT MAN JINN these spirits are no more then the souls of dead people or ghosts. With others, spirits are either the forces of good or the forces of evil; both battling against one another to gain influence over humanity. However, both of these explanations are more in tune with folk tales and fantasy. The true explanation of such a world comes from Islam. Like every other way, Islam also claims to explain this realm of the unseen. The JINN are beings living on earth in a world parallel to mankind. The Arabic word Jinn is derived from the verb 'JANNA', which means to hide or conceal. Thus, they are physically invisible from man as their description suggests. 13 This invisibility is one of the reasons why some people have denied their existence. The origins of the JINN can be traced from the Koran as well as from the teachings and practices of Prophet Mohammad (Peace and blessings be upon him). Allah says: "Indeed, we created man from dried clay of black smooth mud. And we created the JINN before that from the smokeless flame of fire". (Chapter: Al-Hijr -Verses: 26-27). In many aspects of their world, the JINN are very similar to us. They eat and drink, they marry, have children and they die. Their life span however, is far greater then ours. Like us, they will also be subject to a Final Reckoning by Allah. They will be present with mankind on the Day of Judgement and will either go to Paradise or Hell. One of the powers of the JINNS is that they are able to take on any physical
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