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From: kriz%skat.usc.edu@usc.edu (Dennis Kriz)
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Subject: Re: A question about Ginnies/Angels?
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I'd like to correct my question...


In article <14657@wpi.wpi.edu> kriz%skat.usc.edu@usc.edu (Dennis Kriz) writes:

|Thanks for your replies.  Now that I know that ginnies are part of Islamic
|belief, can someone explain to me how they relate to Angels?  Are Angels
|basically good ginnies, and Satan an evil one?  Or are they separate entities
|                                                            ^^^^^^^^
|altogether?  Catholics believe for instance in guardian Angels, do Muslims
|believe similarly?

the word separate (or different) is rather important in that sentence I 
believe :-) ... serves me right for not checking my note beforehand!

(not wishing to be a heretic... :-)

dennis
kriz@skat.usc.edu