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fashionablyenigmatic · 5 months ago
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Ignorance or N.O.Y.B: Inner City Drabble
It was another purple-hued day in Inner City, just like any other Wednesday afternoon, and time for grocery shopping. Borqan, a creature of habit like his father and his father's father, found himself contemplating the selection of salmon on display. He had a particular fondness for it, especially when paired with tart lemon juice and a special spice blend passed down through his family. This recipe always achieved a toe-curling effect—if he had toes at the time. If not, he would simply manifest some just for the occasion.
You see, Borqan was a Jinn—or Djinn, or Genie if you were of the Western world. Though he despised the word "Genie" and loathed the movie *Aladdin* for its portrayal of him as a magical slave, forever trapped in a jar awaiting the chance to grant three wishes. He remembered watching it as a child and crying for the Genie's plight, which led his father to pen several angry letters to the Disney Corporation. Such was the fate of the supernatural community—humans often viewed powerful and unique beings as dangerous unless controlled.
That's why Borqan loved Inner City. Here, he felt safe and free to let his wispy tail float down the street without needing to use the "None of Your Business" (N.O.Y.B.) field—a magical barrier that allowed most humans to ignore supernatural beings going about their daily lives. With it, if a human happened to see Borqan, or even Oberon, King of the Fairies, picking out grapes in the produce aisle, they might only notice a tall person in an odd cosplay, rather than the massive antlers and glowing visage of a mythical being. Not having to rely on this field meant Borqan didn’t have to dodge every human on his outings.
That is, until he was shoulder-checked by a mostly oblivious redhead who wasn’t paying attention. Borqan shot a withering look at the human, who saw him as a tall, black man. The redhead stammered, "Sorry, I...uh, guess I wasn't paying attention."
An older man with a cane, known as Alphonse Monroe—a prominent figure in Inner City—hurried to the redhead's side and mouthed a silent apology. "He's new... Doesn't know yet... Sorry."
Borqan nodded, his tone calm but firm. "No harm done, but one might want to be more aware in the future." With that, he continued on his way.
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albaytshaytan · 2 years ago
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Mulūk al-Arḍīya (Arabic: ملوك الأرضية "Earthly Kings")
Magicians read in their books about these kings, whose names vary depending on the source. According to one version, they were: Mudhhib ("gilder"), Merra, al-Ahmar ("the red"), Borqan ("the gleaming"), Semhuresh, al-Abyad ("the white") and Mimun ("lucky").
Al-Madhab (المذهب; The Golden One)
Day: Sunday
Planet: The Sun
Angel: Ruqya'il (روقيائيل); Raphael (רפאל)
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Al-Abyad (الابيض; The White One)
Day: Monday
Planet: The Moon
Angel: Jibril (جبريل); Gabriel (גבריאל)
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Al-Ahmar (الاحمر; The Red One)
Day: Tuesday
Planet: Mars
Angel: Samsama'il (سمسمائيل); Samael (סמאל)
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Barqan (بورقان; Two Thunders)
Day: Wednesday
Planet: Mercury
Angel: Mikail (ميكائيل‎); Michael (מיכאל)
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Šamhureš (شمهورش)
Day: Thursday
Planet: Jupiter
Angel: Sarfya'il (صرفيائيل); Zadkiel (צדקיאל)
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Zawba'ah (زوبعة; Cyclone)
Day: Friday
Planet: Venus
Angel: 'Anya'il (عنيائيل); Anael (ענאל)
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Maymun (ميمون; Prosperous/Lucky)
Day: Saturday
Planet: Saturn
Angel: Kasfa'il (كسفيائيل); Cassiel (קפציאל‎)
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Each of these jinn kings has many tribes of jinn subjects to his rule. All the above given names are Arabic -- except for Shamhurish, whose origin is unclear. Shamhurish is considered by some accounts to have been a jinn companion of the Prophet, and some believe he died long ago -- in the early eighteenth century -- and has been replaced by Mutawakkil. 'Abu Murrah' (Father of Bitterness) is a common alias for Iblis. 'Abu al-Harith' (Father of Plowman) is, for reasons lost in antiquity, an old Arabic term for African lion.
Four of the seven jinn kings qualified as 'archdemons', or leaders of infernal hosts: Mudhib, Maimun, Barqan and al-Ahmar. Each of the four archdemons had for his deputy an ifrit, an evil jinni more powerful than a run-of-the-mill shaitan or devil. Mudhib had the ifrit Damriat (or Tamriat), Maimun had Man'iq (or San'iq), Barqan had Wahdelbadj (or Wahdeliadj) and al-Ahmar had Sughal.
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