Surah 6:112 speaks about “shayatin among humans and jinn”. I read there is a division of opinions regarding this verse. One side states, these are children of Iblis, who whisper into the mind of humans and jinn, the other side states, they are jinn and humans who became shayatin themselves. Is it possible for a wicked soul to become a shayatin, or are they purely the offspring of demons?

I read a question before about myths and it basically asked about fairytales or something along the lines of that but the answers werent good enough. Normally, when talking to non-Muslims but mainly atheists they usually make jokes out of things like the prophets split the sea and I know this isnt from the Quran but the example of turning wine into water. Things like that. They say we believe in fairytales that arent true. If I think about it fairly and from both sides it does seem understandable that many atheists would think like this. In the question I read it said something like Muslims have records for the actions but that only shows the Muslim side and not other sides. The question is about greeks but I am talking about stories in general. Why is believing in these things seen as so ridiculous? Why do we believe in these things when they defy physics and things like that? Saying that God can do whatever doesnt really make it true or set the argument because then in that case all the Gods of the other religions could have power to do the actions and they could change science so the miracle could happen. Also in the question it says that evidence of miracles like this havent come up recently and that is kind of true. We havent seen things like moons splitting etc and now that science is developing we understand the effects it will have on the Earth too. Is the belief in these stories/fairytales ridiculous and not scientific/logical?

So I have been reading some things recently by people like Bill Flavell and others. I Recently I've been thinking about all the stories about Islam like splitting of the sea, making a stick into a snake etc. What's different between these stories and those of like Greeks they all seem fairytale like. How are these stories of splitting Oceans any different from throwing Lightning bolts etc. If you want to convince someone to believe in these stories it's like trying to believe in the tooth Fairy and so on. What is the difference? I just find it weird how now that there are more modes of passing evidence even in the prophets time when you could write on pages etc then it was easier to preserve things all these stories have kinda died down. For example the splitting of the moon was seen as more literal but now it's interpreted as an eclipse. I don't want an answer like "it's all just a test" etc that's not satisfactory.

Since childhood, I had been hearing many fantasy stories about prophets and other Islamic historical persons. Some examples: * Adam (A) was 60 feet cubit tall (Its possible, but is there any evidence by Quran/Hadis reference )? * Musa (A) fought an enemy who was extremely tall (say 20 times than a normal man) * Buraq was a horse and was female. * A prophet (don't remember who) had a black Pegasus from heaven which was so beautiful that that prophet could not concentrate to his duties. As a result he cut off the Pegasus's wings. The Arabian Black horse is the children of that horse that is why Arabian Black Horse is the best quality horse (truthfulness of this last sentence is off-topic). * very descriptive conversation between Allah and Adam (A) These stories were really very nice to hear but as I grew older, I realized that most of these stories are just stories. No evidence is found either by Quran/Hadis or History. Unfortunately, I have found many matured muslims who believe many of such stories. **What does Islam say about believing or spreading such fantasy story?** I would like to warn people who do such things. *Please note that I do not claim that all those stories (including the examples here) are necessarily false. I just don't want people believe things without appropriate reference.* **Further Clarification** This question is not about lying in general. Obviously to lie is a great sin is Islam. By Fantasy story, I mean those which appears to be impossible. For example, the Miraj of Muhammad(Sm) and Musa(A) fighting a 20 times tall Man. However, the first one is obviously true (I am sure someone can quote from Quran/Hadith) while the second one may or may not because from whom I heard this did not give me a reference. The problem is: because these stories are about prophets, people usually believe them as Allah often gave prophets unusual power. I am sure a false story may become very harmful, specially when offering Islam to a non-muslim. Therefore, I would like to know what Islam says about spreading them. Or, a more general question may be equivalent to this question: **What Islam says about telling something that *may or may not* be true? And what about believing such things?**

The number 12 is frequently seen in nature and in Quran. What is the reason for this? Examples: > وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَى مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ **اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ** عَيْناً قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ مِن رِّزْقِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ تَعْثَوْاْ فِي الأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ > And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it **twelve** springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah , and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption." > Bakara 60 (2/60) , > إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ **أَحَدَ عَشَرَ** كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ > [Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] **eleven** stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me." > Yusuf 4 (12/4) > *(11 brothers + their little brother Yusuf = 12 brothers at total)* , > وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللّهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَآئِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنهُمُ **اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ** نَقِيبًا وَقَالَ اللّهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَآمَنتُم بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ اللّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَلأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ > And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them **twelve** leaders. And Allah said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way." > Maide 12 (5/12) , > إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللّهِ **اثْنَا عَشَرَ** شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَات وَالأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلاَ تَظْلِمُواْ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةً وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ > Indeed, the number of months with Allah is **twelve** [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him]. > Tawba 36 (9/36) , > - Isa (Christ) had 12 hawaris. > - There are 2 x 12 = 24 hours in a day. 12 for day and 12 for night. > - There are 12 months in a year. > - Buddha had 12 students. (Buddha could be an ancient prophet.) > - There are 12 kind of years in Chinese calender. > - Some mythological stories involve with the number 12. (Considering that mythology is corruption of ancient ummats makes sense). It looks like that the number 12 has something to do with periodic movement and circulations. What makes this number so special in Quran and in nature?

What is the significance of number 3 in Islam ?

I see sometimes his story is used as evidence . but as I know he is only mentioned in one book Tabari and the narrator of this story who Tabari said his name in his book is not known as a reliable source. Can some one mention some authentic evidences he was a real human and existed in history? also Tabari has said in his book Iwrote everything transmitted to