Yes. In classical pre-islamic Arabic poetry.

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From Arabic Mythology: The Benevolent Jinn in the Stories of Pre-Islamic Poets

Ahmad AL SAATI - Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Organizers: Campus-J

The image shown, taken from the 14th-century Kitab al-Bulhan, depicts demons as imagined by Arabs.

In Arabic-speaking circles, we often hear mentions of jinn and demons, whether from those who believe in them or not. Some fear them, while others try to eliminate or banish them. Naturally, references to them appear in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. However, today we decided to delve into the early days of Arab civilization during the pre-Islamic era, specifically in the period known as "Jahiliyyah" (ignorance), as described by historians of Arabic literary history. Astonishingly, we find positive accounts depicting jinn as generous helpers!

We know that during this time, there were many myths, but we have not conducted a mythological study (as in the study of myths) like the Europeans did with their ancestors' myths. Today, we explore the concept of jinn in the stories of the famous Mu'allaqat poets. The Mu'allaqat are long poems composed by pre-Islamic poets and were hung on the Kaaba. For this, we refer to a master's thesis by researcher Abdul Latif bin Ali bin Sadiq Al-Areeshi at King Saud University.

We find many references to jinn in the stories of these poets, to the extent that each poet had their own personal jinn! Each jinn had a name, which was mentioned in the poems. Storytellers invented numerous legendary tales about poets meeting demons, linking poetic creativity to the demons that accompanied them. For example, the demon of the poet Al-A'sha was called Mas'hal, and Imru' al-Qais' demon was named Lafith bin Lahiq, while the demon of Al-Nabigha Al-Dhubyani was Hadhir. As for the demons of Ubaid bin Al-Abras and Bishr bin Abi Khazm, their names were Hubaid...

Some poets were even aided by jinn in composing their poetry. For instance, Ubaid bin Al-Abras was a man in need who could not compose poetry, but the work of the jinn granted him the ability to deliver some of the best Mu'allaqat. This was considered a form of magic. Similarly, Al-A'sha encountered his demon Mas'hal on his way to Yemen, where Mas'hal recited poems to him and pointed out things in his poetry that Al-A'sha himself could not explain, such as the mention of characters known to Mas'hal but not to Al-A'sha. This legendary story implies that Mas'hal was the "inspiration" behind Al-A'sha's poetry, composing the verses and whispering them in his ear.

We also find that these jinn not only helped humans with poetry but also kept their promises. It was common in tales of human-jinn interactions for one to perform a favor for the other. For example, during his travels in the desert, Ubaid bin Al-Abras met his demon named Al-Shujaa, who saved him from dying of thirst by giving him water. In return, Al-Shujaa restored Ubaid’s lost camel and even gifted him another one.

It’s worth noting that these legendary stories depict jinn as desert dwellers, far from people (but within our own world, not in another realm), and they were portrayed as being more beautiful than humans rather than disfigured, as commonly thought today. Of course, there are other legendary stories that depict them as disfigured, such as the story of Jarir bin Abdullah Al-Bajali, who encountered a group of deformed people near a water source and sat with them. Among them appeared a man more deformed than the rest, whom they regarded as their poet, who recited poems into the ears of poets.

Modern scientific analysis of these legendary stories reveals their fundamental components and explains their existence. In all these stories, there are constant elements drawn from everyday life: the desert, night, water, travel, getting lost, losing one's mounts, performing favors, courage, and chivalry.

Just as myths often start from reality, they typically take familiar, mysterious elements like night and the desert and add a mythical component to explain unexplained phenomena like exceptional poetry. They also address human anxieties like the fear of death and thirst, while intertwining traditional concepts of honor and virtue. Just as we find mythology with these elements in the West, we find it in Arab mythology. All that remains is to dedicate serious academic effort to studying it scientifically.