The possible connection of this name is with another name "Abū an-Nūr" ("Father of Light"); his names are the same as whose applied to Iblīs. In fact, Hong Kong got its name, which translates quite literally from Cantonese as ‘fragrant harbour’, because of its rich history of trading fragrant goods like champaca blossom, Indian sandalwood, incense, perfume and tea. Reynolds, Gabriel Said, "Angels", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Everett Rowson. p38) Bayard Dodge, who translated al-Fihrist into English, notes that most of these names appear in the Testament of Solomon.

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But the city’s fortunes and future lay with its harbour, which attracted traders from every corner of the world – and the collision of cultures that came with them. If they are injured by someone, they usually seek revenge or possess the assailant's body, refusing to leave it until forced to do so by exorcism. The Origins of the Traditional Approach towards the Jinn of Poetic Inspiration in Tribal Arab Culture.In addition, some (9%) would increase their daily Islamic prayer ( salah) to get rid of these assaults by jinn. The fleshy citrus fruit allegedly first appeared in Barbados in around 1750, discovered by Welshman Griffith Hughes, whose name for it – The Forbidden Fruit Tree – stuck for over a hundred years. The jinn had an indirect impact on Islamic art through the creation of talismans that were alleged to guard the bearer from the jinn and were enclosed in leather and included Qur'anic verses. More often than not, it is dried peel that’s used in gin, a tradition that may well hark back to the days in which Seville oranges were the only type available, although today it's far less likely to be the bitter variety with sweet Valencia oranges becoming a big part of the gin industry since 2010.

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Mehmet-Ali Ataç (2010) The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-0-521-51790-4 p. Julius Wellhausen observed that jinn were often thought to "inhabit or haunt desolate, dark and dingy places in the desert". The Romans established orchards in North Africa to supply Mediterranean countries, and the groves soon spread from Libya to Morocco. The evil jinn frequently ascend to the surface, causing sickness to children, snatching food, and taking revenge when humans mistreat them. Tangerine peel comes through first, evolving in the mid-palate to juniper, sandalwood and herbal notes.The owner reacted to the discovery with nothing more than curiosity, saying that the fruit would be no more popular than an egg with a green yolk.

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Jinn do not usually meddle in human affairs, preferring to live with their own kind in tribes similar to those of pre-Islamic Arabia. Pink Grapefruit is a happy accident of a fruit, a mutant hybrid between the sweet orange and pomelo and a very excellent example of inbreeding.We decided we should be the ones to create a spirit that showed people what it’s like to walk the streets of old Hong Kong, beneath a canopy of perfume trees. The wonderfully named spice is Aframomum melegueta, a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and closely related to cardamom. First appearing in fancy gin and cocktail bars, they are now the must-have item for your at-home gin bar.