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Al-Jānn
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Ancestor of the jinn in Islam-related beliefs Jann ( Arabic : جان , romanized : Jānn , plural Arabic : جِنَّان , romanized : Jinnān or Arabic : جَوَان , romanized : Jawān ) are the ancestor of the jinn in Islam . They are said to have inhabited the earth before Adam , ruled by a king called Jann ibn Jann . In folklore however, many consider them to be punished and turned into the weakest class of jinn, comparable to the way in which Dead Sea apes are seen as transformed humans. The father of the jinn is also called Abu Al-Jann .
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ancestor of the jinn in islam -related beliefs
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ancestor of the jinn in islam
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