what does Islam says about ghost?

Answer 1

Peace and blessings of Allah be upon you and your loved ones!
There's no such thing as 'ghosts' in Islam, so I am thinking you mean Jinns. (By ghosts, I mean dead people coming back in these weird forms, etc.)
Jinns are one of Allah's beautiful creations. They're similar to humans in that they can be evil or good, Muslim or non-Muslim; they were also created so that they can worship Allah just like humans are. "I only created jinn and man to worship Me" (Quran, 51:56).
-- Jinns are created out of fire (humans: clay): "We created the jinn before out of the fire of a searing wind" (15:27).
-- No one, even humans and jinns together, can bring the like of Quran: 'Say: 'If both men and jinn banded together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could never produce anything like it, even if they backed each other up.' (17: 88).
-- There's an entire chapter in the Quran dedicated to jinns (chapter # 72); in this chapter, the jinns admit that they can cause harms to humans, that there exist evil jinns amongst them, that they, too, don't know whether they're going to heaven/hell: " Allah!... exalted be the Majesty of our Lord ! -has neither wife nor son. The fools among us have uttered a vile slander against Allah. We did not think it possible for either man or jinn to tell a lie against Allah. Certain men from among mankind used to seek refuge with certain men from among the jinn but they increased them in wickedness. They thought - as you also think - that Allah would never raise up anyone. We tried, as usual, to travel to heaven in search of news... We have no idea whether evil is intended for those on the earth, or whether their Lord intends them to be rightly guided. Among us there are some who are righteous and some who are other than that. We follow many different paths. We realised we would never thwart Allah on earth and would never thwart Him by flight, and when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. Anyone who believes in his Lord need fear neither belittlement nor tyranny. Some of us are Muslims and some are deviators. Those who have become Muslim are those who sought right guidance; the deviators will be firewood for Hellfire."'
-- Jinns (like humans) have limited power: "Company of jinn and men, if you are able to pierce through the confines of the heavens and earth, pierce through them. You will not pierce through except with a clear authority. So which of your Lord's blessings do you both then deny?..." (55:33-35).
-- Shaytaan (Satan/Iblees/the Devil) is from among the jinns. "When We said to the angels, 'Prostrate yourselves to Adam,' they prostrated with the exception of Iblis. He was one of the jinn and wantonly deviated from his Lord's command. Do you take him and his offspring as protectors apart from Me when they are your enemy? How evil is the exchange the wrongdoers make!" (18:50)
-- Some Jinns believe in the Quran, listen to it, follow it, and spread God's Word to others among them: "And We diverted a group of jinn towards you to listen to the Qur'an. When they were in earshot of it, they said, 'Be quiet and listen.' When it was over they went back to their people, warning them. They said, 'Our people, we have heard a Book which was sent down after Musa, confirming what came before it, guiding to the truth and to a straight path. Our people, respond to Allah's caller and believe in Him. He will forgive you your wrong actions and save you from a painful punishment. Those who do not respond to Allah's caller cannot thwart Allah on earth and have no protectors apart from Him. Such people are clearly misguided.' (46:29-32)
-- Jinns are warned in the world as are humans:
"On the Day We gather them all together:... 'Company of jinn and men! Did not Messengers come to you from among yourselves relating My Signs to you and warning you of the encounter of this Day of yours?' They will say, 'We testify against ourselves.' The life of "this world deluded them and they will testify against themselves that they were disbelievers" (6:128-130).
-- One of the miralces of Prophet Solomon's (Sulaymaan, peace be upon him) was knowing, understanding, and seeing jinns, and this is seen mostly in Surah Naml ("The Ant") where he gets to find out about Queen Sheba (? Balqis?), and where a queen ant warns her people about the coming of Solomon with his people so that the ants don't get stepped on or something. Jinns used to work for Prophet David (father of Solomon) as well, but the verses below refers to Solomon.
"An imp of the jinn said, 'I will bring it to you [O Solomon] before you get up from your seat. I am strong and trustworthy enough to do it.' (27:39).
"And We gave Sulayman power over the wind - a month's journey in the morning and a month in the evening. And We made a fount of molten copper flow out for him. And some of the jinn worked in front of him by his Lord's permission. And if a single one of them deviates at all from Our command, We let him taste the punishment of the Searing Blaze" (34:12, "Sheba") .
"He (Sulayman) said (to Hoopoe), 'We will soon see if you have told the truth or are a liar. Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them and then withdraw from them a little and see how they respond.'She said, 'Council! A noble letter has been delivered to me" ("The Ant" 27:27-29).
"Sulayman's troops, made up of jinn and men and birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight ranks" (27:17).
-- Some people worship jinns: "They will say, 'Glory be to You! You are our Protector, not them. No, they were worshipping the jinn. They mostly had faith in them.' (34:41).
-- Those Jinns who do not believe in the Oneness of Allah will be punished in Hellfire just as such disbelieving humans will be: 'Had We so willed We could have given guidance to everyone, but now My Words are shown to be true: that I shall fill up Hell entirely with jinn and human beings" (32:13).

One last thing to note: Jinns CAN possess humans. It happens all around, and I had a guest a year ago or so whose brother worked with jinns (happens all over most African countries). Jinns live in places where no humans live, though; they also like places where there's lots of water AND where it's mostly dark.

Answer 2

I assume you mean jinn.

Jinn are capable of being good or bad. A group of jinn overheard Muhammad preaching (Sura 72: 1-5) and believing what they heard they accepted Islam. Jinn also helped King Solomon construct the temple in Jerusalem (Sura 34: 12-14). Jinn have their own tribes and kings and are male and female, they even marry. A long time ago, people thought that poets weren't speaking their own words, but were saying the words that jinn were telling them. Then the bad jinn is often called shaytans (lowercase, Shaytan means the devil) and each person has a good jinn on one shoulder and a bad on the other to tempt you and witness against you on the Day of Judgement.

Answer 3

i think there is a difference between the word "ghost" and the word"jinn",
most of the answers i think explained the word jinns in an excellent way , but about ghosts from islamic prespective here is the fatwah from muslim scholar:

Such sayings have no basis in Shari`ah and are no more than superstitions. In the pre-Islamic period, Arabs used to believe that the souls of the dead and their decayed bones depart and turn into a bird that flies high in the sky. They used to give it the name ‘Hamah’ or ‘Sada’. The Arab poet Lubaid says:



“After your passing away, no men are there sure.


All people are ‘Ham’ (sing. ‘Hamah’) no more.”



Among their fake beliefs was that the soul of a murdered stand by the grave saying: ‘I am thirsty! I am thirsty!’. They believed that it would not rest in peace until after the family of the murdered avenged his killing.



This was a natural outcome of the ignorance they felt in their hearts and the traditions and customs prevailing at that time.



The advent of Islam put an end to such fake beliefs and baseless ideas. The glowing sun of Islam melted away the clouds of these dark beliefs that befogged the minds of people for ages. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in many instances made it clear that such sayings and beliefs have no basis. He clarified that the minds should be purified from such murky thoughts.



Thus, the common idea of having a dead person appear in form of a ghost traces back to the false beliefs of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance. It is thus Islamically rejected to lend an ear to such things, let alone to believe in it.

In light of the above fatwa, dear questioner, the absurdity of such an idea is very obvious. As we know that after death a person enters into a different world known as Alam Al-Barzakh, preparing to account for all his deeds. It’s a place in transition before the coming of the Day of Reckoning. So it would be hard to believe that such a person would have time to roam about in the world of the living.


http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503545976

peace be with u all.

Answer 4

peace to you,if you want to know something else them just add it on o.k.

There are angels, there are humans and there are jinns. Angels were created with light, humans from clay/soil and jinns from fire. We cannot "see" angels and jinns.

There are good jinns and bad jinns. Sometimes the bad ones do trouble humans, either because humans have "hurt" them or because humans come and start living in a place that was already "occupied" by jinns.

If you are sure that there is "someone" doing something, its the jinn. Normally they live around us without us knowing. Allah knows best.

Answer 5

Interesting question. Well, the information that I have gathered from this site states that the world is filled with jinns. They are invisible and carry on the same lifestyle as us humans. They are supposed to worship Allah as well. They can be wicked. Ok read the article. It is very detailed in describing jinn.

Answer 6

Greetings:

You may go here...

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchquran.html

...and do a search for the word "ghost" or "ghosts". The results, if any, will come back from four different translations of the Qur'an.

RM

Answer 7

God has revealed to us some of the secrets in that world, however there are different kind of these invisible spirits that people call ghost:

Malaeka (Angels) = created from light, they see us but we can't see them. there are different kind of Angels, Guardian Angels, Angels who record ur deeds, Angels protect u while sleeping, Angels push away the evil thing from ur house..

Shaytan (children of Satan) = created from fire, they are the enemy of humans, they can have power over those who follow satan or do alot of forbidean things. they can see us , but we can't see them, they are everywhere trying to wisper in people mind to do evil things.

Jinnies = they are like humans, good and bad, different religions and different background, different colors and different strength. if you praise God alot in ur home, u may find good jinnies. those Jinnies can see us but we cant see them.

note: shytan and jinnies cannot see Angels.

Answer 8

here this website would say it better then me.


http://www.islamawareness.net/Jinn/hyjinn.html