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From the same root are "Junun" = madness (i.e., possession or

obsession by the Jinn) and "Majnun"=a madman. According to R.

Jeremiah bin Eliazar in Psalm xii. 5, Adam was excommunicated for

one hundred and thirty years, during which he begat children in

his own image (Gen. v. 3) and these were Mazikeen or

Shedeem-Jinns. Further details anent the Jinn will presently

occur.

[FN#13] Arab. "Amsar" (cities): in Bul. Edit. "Amtar" (rains), as

in Mac. Edit. So Mr. Payne (I., 5) translates: And when she

flashes forth the lightning of her glance, She maketh eyes to

rain, like showers, with many a tear. I would render it, "She

makes whole cities shed tears," and prefer it for a reason which

will generally influence me-its superior exaggeration and

impossibility.