The Jinn and Knowledge of the Unseen

“He (Allah) is the Knower of the Unseen, and He reveals unto none His secret, Save unto every messenger who He has chosen, and then He makes a guard to go before him and a guard behind him that He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surrounds all their doings, and He keeps count of all things.” (al-Jinn 26-28)

The Jinn and Knowledge of the Unseen:

It is spread among many people that the jinn know the unseen. And the jinn do their best to spread this wrong notion among humans. But Allah has shown the falsity of their claim in the story of the Prophet Solomon (Sulayman AS). Solomon was given power over the jinn who worked on his behalf. After his death, his body stayed erect, leaning on a staff, and the jinn continued to work. They were not aware that he had died until some crawling creatures ate away the staff he was resting on. Then Solomon fell and it was made clear to the people that the jinn are liars when they claim to know the unseen. Surah Saba in Quran,

“And when We decreed death for him [Solomon], nothing showed his death to them save a creepingcreature of the earth which gnawed away his staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how, if they had known the unseen, they would have not continued in despised toil” (Saba: 14)

Surah al-Jinn mentions how they stole messages from the heavens before, and how the number of guards in heaven were increased after Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent. After that the jinn were confounded.