Queen of Sheba, Bilqis is the most famous of the half-jinn. King Solomon suspected she was a jinn when she visited him, and to test this he had her cross a walkway made of a fish tank. Thinking it was a pond she lifted up her skirt to reveal hairy legs, and some say hoofed feet. After having her remove her leg hair they remained together for seven years and seven months until she died.
Jinn associated with the zodiac sign Pisces. From Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt (The Book of Wonders and Creatures), 1921.
Al-Abyad, the White King, rules over Monday, the moon, the color white, and the metal silver. He is monitored by the angel Gabriel. He’s said to be closest to Iblis (Satan). The Book of Felicity,1582.
Maymun, a jinn king, is lord of Saturday (Saturn), the color black, and the metal gold. He’s the only jinn king known to have wings and is described as Maymun of the Clouds. He kidnaps humans and spreads the plague. The Book of Felicity, 1582.
Shamhurish was the king of Jupiter, Thursday, and the color purple (though he preferred green and white fabric). After death, he left behind a son, and also a daughter who assists women who practice witchcraft. Book of Wonders, 1582. The Book of Felicity, 1582.
Barqan is the jinn king of Mercury, Wednesday, the color blue, and the metal brass. He ruled over five strongholds that each held 500,000 Madrid (one the most powerful types of jinn). Also known as The Black King, he teaches evil jinn magic to harm humans. Kitab Al Bulhan (The Book of Surprises), 14th century.
Al-Mudhib is a jinn king, known as the golden king and the lord of Sunday. He can be invoked with the seal of Solomon and possesses all occult knowledge including the transmutation of gold and inner workings of the sun. The Book of Felicity, 1582.
The jinn of King Solomon. In the Christian theology, the spirits that Solomon controlled to do his bidding were demons, but in Islam they were jinn. These spirits are depicted in this miniature from Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing (Ajāʼib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharāʼib al-mawjūdāt) also known as Qazwīnī’s Book of Marvels, 18th century.
Tooth worms are tiny jinn that live inside your tooth, causing tooth aches and decay. They were treated with fumigation, magic formulas, and oaths. From an 18th Century Ottoman Turk dental book.
Jinn associated with the zodiac sign Libra. From Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt (The Book of Wonders and Creatures), 1921. ⠀
Nasnas is a human/animal hybrid type of jinn. They aren’t powerful like the ifrit type and are often the explanation of encounters with a mystical or strange creatures. From Qazwīnī’s Book of marvels, 1280.
The Palis is a foot-licking jinn of low intelligence that drains the blood of sleepers by licking their feet. It can be easily thwarted by two people sleeping together with their feet under the covers and their heads sticking out from opposite sides of the bed. From Kitāb-i ʻAjāʾib-i makhlūqāt (The Book of Wonders and Creatures), 1921.
