Shiqq the soothsayer

Shiqq, a well-known soothsayer among the Arab soothsayers. al-Mas'udi mentions him in the section on soothsaying, among the soothsayers known for their deformed bodies, together with Satih, Samalqa, Zawba'a and others ².

al-Mas'udi reports that among the jinn there are some in the form of half a human, who appear to the Arabs on their journeys and in their solitude, and whom they call "Shaqq". He reports that one appeared to Alqama ibn Safwan al-Kinani, and they struck each other until both fell dead ³.

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