In my absence, Jeremy put together a stellar piece about the similarities between alien encounter phenomena and the Djinni (or Jinni) of Arabic mythological tradition. One of my favorite quotes on the subject comes from an outside article. (Forgive the capitalization, it comes from the original author)

IN OFFICIAL ISLAM - AND THIS CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZED - THE EXISTENCE OF THE JINNS HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMPLETELY ACCEPTED, EVEN LEGALLY, AND EVEN TO THIS DAY, IN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE. THE FULL CONSEQUENCES IMPLIED BY THEIR EXISTENCE WERE WORKED OUT LONG AGO. THEIR LEGAL STATUS, IN ALL RESPECTS, WAS DISCUSSED AND FIXED, AND THE POSSIBLE RELATIONS BETWEEN THEM AND MANKIND — ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO QUESTIONS OF MARRIAGE AND PROPERTY!

Nice catch, Jeremy! I recommend checking out the rest of this piece.