327. Jinns do not have knowledge of the unseen.

This verse (34:14) of the Quran states, the beings known as jinns do not have knowledge of the unseen.

The Quran says jinns are more powerful than humans.And cites the incidence wherein the jinns were capable of carrying the throne of a queen from one nation to another within the batting of an eyelid.

At a time when there were no spacecrafts, the jinns had the power to reach the edges of the heavens for eavesdropping.

Although the jinns were granted such powers they did not possess the knowledge about the unseen. 

The jinns were involved in the construction of Bait-ul-Muqaddas under Prophet Sulaiman’s supervision. He passes away at the site, not falling to the ground being held in position by leaning on to the staff he held. The jinns were unaware of his death till he fell on to the ground, the result of the termites eating away the bottom of his staff. 

The jinns were unable to know whether Prophet Sulaiman was alive or dead, while he was in their proximity.

When the more powerful jinns do not possess the knowledge of the unseen, believing some so-called saints having supernatural powers is wrong.

To know more about how the belief on people interred in shrines is wrong please refer to explanation points 17, 41, 49, 79, 83, 100, 104, 121, 122, 140, 141, 193, 213, 215, 245, 269, 298, 397, 427, 471