Possession by jinn is one of those topics where myths far outnumber facts. Hollywood shows us spinning heads and levitation. Stories circulate about supernatural impossibilities. But what actually happens when a jinn possesses someone? Here's a firsthand account from someone who has performed ruqyah (Islamic exorcism).

The Setup: An Impossible Scene

Picture this: A petite young woman, barely five feet tall, a teenager. She's possessed by a jinn, and ruqyah is being performed to expel it.

How many men do you think it would take to restrain a 5-foot teenage girl?

The answer that day: At least seven. Sometimes ten.

The Physical Transformation

When the jinn manifests during ruqyah, the physical strength becomes inexplicable. This wasn't a large person. This wasn't an athlete or bodybuilder. This was a small, young woman.

Yet she was struggling against seven grown men with such force that they could barely hold her down. She was fighting to throw all of them off simultaneously.

The strength wasn't hers - it was the jinn's strength operating through her body.

The Violence

At one point, she broke free and began punching people. Not wild, flailing movements - actual attacks causing harm.

One man had to grab her from behind in a full body lock to stop her from hurting others. The moment he secured her, she whipped her head backward with tremendous force, smashing into his nose. The impact was severe enough to cut him badly.

Remember: this is a five-foot young woman generating the force to injure a grown man with a single head movement.

Manageable, Not Invincible

Here's the crucial point: Eventually, seven to eight men did bring her under control.

Yes, the jinn made her stronger than any single man. Stronger than two or three men. But not stronger than all of them combined. The jinn's power, while real and frightening, has limits.

This is important to understand. Jinn are not all-powerful. They're stronger than the average human, but they're not invincible.

What the Jinn Revealed

During ruqyah sessions, when the jinn is forced to speak, remarkable things come to light.

In one case, after a prolonged session, the question was simple: "Why are you still here? Just leave."

The jinn's response was chilling: "I can't leave."

"Why not? Just go."

"I'm scared. If I leave, he will kill me."

"Who will kill you?"

"The one who sent me here. The one who brought me here."

The jinn was trapped - not by the person it possessed, but by fear of its own master. The "godfather" jinn who had dispatched it would punish or destroy it for abandoning its assignment.

The Psychology at Play

This reveals the internal structure of the jinn world. They work in hierarchies, like organized crime families. The worker jinn are terrified of their bosses. They'd rather torment a human for years than face the wrath of more powerful jinn above them.

The possessed person becomes collateral damage in jinn power struggles.

Why It Happens

The jinn doesn't possess randomly. Someone - a magician - has been paid money to facilitate this. The magician performs degrading rituals to please a powerful jinn, and that jinn sends a worker jinn to do the actual possession.

That worker jinn then lives in the person's house, causes disturbances, prevents normal life, and stays for years or even decades. It's getting recognition or reward from its boss, and it's absolutely terrified of what happens if it leaves.

The Duration

Possession isn't like the movies where an exorcism takes one dramatic session. These jinn are persistent. They've been assigned a job, and they're committed to it out of fear or loyalty to their superiors.

It can take multiple long sessions with a knowledgeable person performing ruqyah. Sometimes the person can do it themselves if they know what they're doing, but it's not quick or easy.

The Binding Problem

With sihr (magic-induced possession), there's usually a physical or metaphysical "binding" - knots that have been tied, objects that have been buried, or rituals that create a connection. This makes it harder to expel the jinn compared to accidental possession.

Think of it like a contract. The magician created terms, and the jinn is bound to fulfill them. Breaking that contract requires persistent effort.

What Makes Them Leave

Despite their strength and stubbornness, jinn have one overwhelming weakness: they're terrified of Allah.

The name of Allah, the remembrance of Allah (dhikr), and the recitation of Quran are unbearable to them. This is why ruqyah works. It's not the person performing it who has power - it's the words of Allah being recited that the jinn cannot withstand.

When ruqyah is performed with firmness, conviction, and proper Islamic methodology, the jinn eventually has to leave. It may take time, but Allah's words are more powerful than any jinn.

The Takeaway

Possession is real. The strength is real. The disturbances are real.

But so is the solution. And so are the limitations of jinn power.

They're not all-powerful demons from horror films. They're creatures with specific abilities, operating under Allah's permission, and absolutely subject to Allah's control.

Seven men could restrain one possessed person. Verses from the Quran can expel the most stubborn jinn. Allah's name creates a barrier they cannot cross.

The real question isn't whether jinn are powerful. It's whether we're connected to the One who has power over them.