Accordingly, the jinn were ruled by [[Jann (legendary creature)#Pre-Adamite Era|Jann ibn Jann]] for 2000 years, before Iblis was sent. After the creation of Adam, Iblis and his angels were sent to [[Jahannam|hell]], along with demons who sided with them. The rest of the demons linger around the surface as a constant threat and test for the [[Mumin|faithful]]. Arab and Persian writers locate their home in Ahriman-abad, the abode of [[Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism)|Ahriman]] the personification of evil and darkness.
The ''div'' were manifest (''ashkar'') and evident (''zaher'') until the [[Flood myth|great flood]]. Afterwards, they became hidden.<ref>''Persian Literature as World Literature'' (2021). USA: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 43</ref>