ee IACIEN |Since Jinn are not devils and demons, the only corollaries, we can come up with from the western traditions are beings such as fairies, goblins and even extra- terrestrials. All those nature spirits and elementals are considered Jinns to some. Whether fairies or extraterrestrials are, in fact, Jinn is not for me to say because Idon't really know. When I interact with Earth spirits, Ido not have a predefined notions of what they are, they are earth spirits. As far as aliens are concerned, I have to believe, just on a statistical basis that we aren’t alone in this universe, but in the end, it is up to the reader to determine this. The Jinn, like humans have genders, although they can shape shift into anything they want. The male counterpart is called “Jinni," and the female is “Jinniyah." So far, in my own practice, I THINK I have been encountering Jinni; it's not always easy to tell unfortunately. I could have very well been working with Jinniyah. In the end, it does not really matter. As I mentioned, Jinn and humans live very much side-by-side. Supposedly, they also might outnumber us as well. A saying ascribed to Mohammed, the founder of Islam states, “God divided the jinn and the humans into ten parts. One part makes up the human race, and the other nine parts is made up of the Jinn.” What this tells me is that they are everywhere. And after my experience with them, I believe it.Marriage between Humans and the Jinn As odd as this might sound, there are accounts of Jinn and Humans marrying. Stories abound and quite common ones at that that Men have married Jinniyah and women marrying Jinni. The Islamic theologian Ibn Taymiyyah 1263-1328 reports" Humans and Jinn have gotten married and have had children as a result of their marriage”. This, I am sure you can imagine is not condoned in Islam nor is marriage of any spirit to a human in any religion for that matter; at least not in such a direct manner.