Saudi family sues genie, alleges harassment
(CNN) -- A family in Saudi Arabia has taken a genie to court, alleging
theft and harassment, according to local media.

The lawsuit filed in Shariah court accuses the genie of leaving them
threatening voicemails, stealing their cell phones and hurling rocks at them
when they leave their house at night, said Al-Watan newspaper.

An investigation was under way, local court officials said.

"We have to verify the truthfulness of this case despite the difficulty of
doing so," Sheikh Amr Al Salmi, the head of the court, told Al-Watan. "What
makes this case and complaint more interesting is that it wasn't filed by just
one person. Every member of the family is part of this case."

The family, which has lived in the same house near the holy city of Medina
for 15 years, said it became aware of the spirit in the past two years.

"We began hearing strange noises," the head of the family, who requested
anonymity, told Al-Watan. "In the beginning, we didn't take it seriously, but
after that, stranger things started happening and the children got really scared
when the genie began throwing stones."

A local charity has moved the family to a temporary residence while a
court investigates, the newspaper said.

In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common.

Genies not only appear in pre-Islamic fiction such as "Arabian Nights,"
but are also mentioned in the Quran.

Many Saudis believe invisible genies live among them and are capable of
demonic possession and revenge.



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