These figures were only able to realize that a certain man was dead after his staff was gnawed from under his arm, causing the corpse of that man, Solomon, to fall to the ground. The seventy-second sura of the Qur'an is named for these beings, and reciting the Throne Verse supposedly wards off these entities. Shaytan was said to have taken the form of one when he refused to bow to Adam. One class 
These figures were only able to realize that a certain man was dead after his staff was gnawed from under his arm, causing the corpse of that man, Solomon, to fall to the ground. The seventy-second sura of the Qur'an is named for these beings, and reciting the Throne Verse supposedly wards off these entities. Shaytan was said to have taken the form of one when he refused to bow to Adam. One class of these figures is ifrit, while "constant companion" group of them are known as qarin. For 10 points, name these creatures from Arabic tradition which are said to be composed of smokeless fire, one of which was summoned by Aladdin by rubbing a lamp.
These figures were only able to realize that a certain man was dead after his staff was gnawed from under his arm, causing the corpse of that man, Solomon, to fall to the ground.
jinns [or djinns; or genies; or al-jinnī]