Shivangi, this is in reply to your post.
I decided to open yet another thread regarding jinn. We were getting a bit off topic in the other thread.
Now, to your concept of personal experience with jinn. First of all, I just want to say that I usually don’t take theories about the Islamic perspective on something into deep consideration unless I have read it from the Quran with my own eyes or it has been stated in an approved Hadith. So, the following is what I know to the best of my knowledge. (*note: if anyone sees anything wrong with what i have said, feel free to correct me):
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Jinn have the ability to come inside a human being. When a jinn has taken control of a human, you can usually tell because of a change in their voice, and their faces look a bit “scarier”. Actually, one of my mother’s cousins (she died a while ago) was known in the family for having random fits. She’d suddenly throw a tantrum and her face would turn all red. Her voice would change to a deeper tone, and she’d throw things across the room, etc. People in my family have said that it is very possible that a jinn was making her do such things. (Yea, It’s kinda scary
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Another (as shivangi says) “illusional” creation: The devil. Shaytaan (the devil, Satan) has the ability to affect us while we are dreaming. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) once said: “If one of you sees a dream which pleases him, it is from Allah so let him praise Allah and speak about it. But if he sees other things which he dislikes, it is from Satan, so let him seek refuge in Allah and not mention it to anyone and it will not harm him.”
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Shayateen often play with people’s minds, causing them to question certain issues. They make us ponder over things we can not fully grasp, such as “Who created this and that?” ..Until satan will make u ask, "Who created your Lord? Is your Lord real ? Why did he create you for no reason or a reason? " When a person is faced with these thoughts one should seek refuge in Allah and stop such idle thoughts.
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There is a record of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) converting a tribe of jinn to Islam.
So, those are just a few of the many sources from the Islamic perspective indicating that jinn are, in fact, real and that it is not just some “interpretation” we have made from our puny human minds. 
The concept of jinn is not simply a metaphor in the Quran of an evil force. First of all, not all jinn are evil. Some are good (Muslims) believe it or not. Secondly, jinn are not just used as an expression to get across the idea of evil spirits causing us to do bad things because there are several places in the Quran stating detailed examples of jinn. One example is that it has been said by the Prophet (saw): " DO not wipe yourselves clean with bones for they are provisions for your brothers." This means that jinn eat leftover bones. If jinn were just a misinterpretation of humans as being a physical creation, then why has it been said by the Prophet (pbuh) himself that they eat, taking in a source of energy, just as every other physical creation of Allah (SWT).
Jinns are also able to have sexual intercourse. They live in families, just as humans. Once again, why would we be told this, if the theory of jinn was just a vague metaphor of “evil spirits” that take over our minds?
Finally, you mentioned that a word could be interpreted incorrectly. That’s highly unlikely when it comes to Islam. The main difference between Islam versus Christianity and Judaism is that Islam follows the Quran, which has remained the same since it had been sent down to us. There is no need for us Muslims to worry about misinterpretations or words taken out of context incorrectly. When something is written in the Quran in pure Arabic, then it is set. No doubt about it. BAM end of story. :k: You get me?
P.S. I give much credit to Crescent_ . I copied some of the information straight from posts that you had previously put up. 
phew Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go have myself a cookie 
Our job as Muslims is only to preach about Islam and spread the word. We are not here to force anything amongst anyone.