The Djinn (unfinished)

'Our people are proud and ancient. We were created by the smokeless fires of the wind Simoom, two thousand years before man began to prowl the earth. But you know this, and today, I am going to tell you the story of El-Harith.' The elder paused as the children around him looked up, wide-eyed. They had heard this story before, of course, but they were eager to hear it again. Ghaazi, the elder, grinned and began his story...1

'The djinn lived in a grand country, called Jinnistan. The City of Jewels is where our Suleyman, or kings, lived. The days under the Suleyman were glorious and prosperous. 2

Our last Suleyman, Janibn-Jan, built a great Sphinx in Egypt in honor of our past Suleyman. A great many djinn were awed and inspired by this great tribute, but there were some who were not.3

Those who were not were the Marid* Prophets, and my grandfather told me of the day the last Marid Prophet came to our beloved city. I shall pass this story on to you, so you may know, and so you may tell your children and grandchildren this tale.4

Mehmet, the Marid Prophet, spoke to the citizens of a great King, who would rule us all and provide for us. We were greatly confused, for we already had our Suleyman. Why should we be ruled by another, and one whom was not of the djinn? Janibn-Jan asked this question, and the prophet said that this King was called Allah, and he was above all Suleyman. The djinn shunned this blasphemous prophet, and we continued with our daily lives. 5

Another prophet came, and he told us the same. Then he told us something that the other had not. Omari the Marid Prophet said that if we did not cease in our disobedience, then Allah would become angry and send a vast army down to punish us. We did not believe him, and we had our own vast army. This Allah would be no match for us. We shunned Omari, and again, continued with our daily lives. 6

The last Marid Prophet came, and he was called Seif-Al-Din. He said that we had one last chance, or we would suffer the horrible consequences to come. We had him bound with iron** and sent to the services of the Suleyman. 7

The next morning, our people awoke to the sound of thunder. The thunder was so powerful it shook the foundations of our city. We looked to the sky, and to the west there was a great light. Some djinn thought the sun was rising on the wrong side of the horizon, it was that bright. But no, it was the great army of Allah! He was true to his word, and a vast army of strange looking beings flew from the sky down upon us. They were white and shining, with wings like an eagle's. We were terrified of them; we could see pure wrath in their eyes. 8

They showed no  mercy, and we were driven from our city. Many djinn were slaughtered, and those of us who were left were sent to live on small islands. 9

This army, which Allah called his Angels, took many of our people and bound them in iron. Some were placed in small treasures, such as golden lamps, and a tall Angel with three pairs of wings flung the captured djinn to the very corners and recesses of the earth.10