The kāhin could often be a priest, and as a diviner he was an ecstatic. The kāhin was considered to be possessed by a jinnī (“spirit”), by means of whose power miracles could be performed. …

Kahin also founded the Cornell Modern Indonesia Project in 1954 and served as its director until his retirement in 1988. Between 1962 and 1963, he became a Fulbright professor at London …

Kahins (females were sometimes called kahinas[1]) were the practitioners of an unusual and ancient faith in the burning land of Zakhara. [note 1] Also called idol priests, they saw divinity …

A ‘priest’, soothsayer, or diviner in Arabia during the pre-Islamic period or * Jāhiliyya. The functions of the kāhin included guarding sanctuaries and making animal sacrifices. He or …

Oct 27, 2025 · Derived from the active participle of كَهَنَ (kahana, “to predict the future ”), from the root ك ه ن (k h n). Compare Biblical Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kōhḗn), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Aramaic כָּהֲנָא …

KAHIN كاهن pl. kahanah and kuhhan. A soothsayer, or augur. The word occurs only twice in the Qur'an; and in both instances it is used for 'a soothsay.' Surah lii. 29: 'For thou (Muhammad), …

KĀHINA (feminine form of the Ar. Kāhin, "soothsayer," sometimes incorrectly thought to be derived from Cohen), the surname given by the Arabs to the *Berber queen of the …

The document discusses the term "Kāhin" which referred to priests or diviners in pre-Islamic Arabia. Kāhins filled religious roles such as sacrificing animals, guarding sanctuaries, offering …

Kahin is a masculine given name most commonly associated with Somali and broader Afro-Arabic contexts, where it is usually interpreted as “scholar,” “soothsayer,” or more broadly “learned …

In all these respects Mohammed, even during his lifetime, was a kahin (priest) as well as prophet. It was he who took the pagan-sacrificial ritual of Mecca and made it the central feast of Islam.