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I& #39;m usually skeptical of jinn/demon stories, not b/c I don& #39;t think they exist, but b/c I think ppl exaggerate these stories/there& #39;s usually very rational explanations, but there& #39;s another reason too, which I& #39;ll get to at the end of this thread.
We have a spare room that& #39;s usually empty upstairs and at night I& #39;d always feel creeped out by it. If I walked in, I& #39;d feel like a chill, and would half-jokingly/half-seriously suggest that there was a malevolent spirit there.
Back in March I had a dream about this spirit that came from that room. One of those dreams where you know things are bad. In that moment, I started seeking refuge in Allah. This woke me up, I started reciting Ayat al-Kursi, and ever since then, I haven& #39;t *felt* that presence.
Not to attribute too much to myself, but it almost felt like I exorcised that spirit out of that room. Like I finally had my own jinn or demon experience.
I was actually going to make this thread pointing out how funny it was that I& #39;m usually skeptical but I wasn& #39;t of my own experience, but I started realizing there was something bigger to point out. See, there& #39;s rational explanations for this too.
That room had been empty and closed, devoid of life. After this dream, for a number of reasons, my parents have actually started sleeping in that room. It may just feel less creepy because there& #39;s actually people coming in & out now.
Also it took place towards the beginning of COVID lockdown. The creepy spirit could easily be understood to be a manifestation of my fears around the world. But here& #39;s the things, lets look at what the dream actually meant to me.
In a moment of anxiety and worry, I was able to find comfort with Allah, even sub-consciously. So I think of this as evidence of intrxn with a jinn/demon OR I could see this as a sign. That even in hard times, my fitra knows to rely on Allah.
