New Age (Apperarance of Good but Reality of Evil): another name for things occultic in nature.

New Age is an old adage -- False Religion. Like medieval metaphysicians and ancient Eastern mystics, the cult of New Age hails man and his paramount powers as the center of the spiritual universe. For centuries, people have endeavored to consecrate themselves and evoke the mysteries of spirituality.

As we all know Reincarnation, Eastern Mysticism, Channeling, Psychic Phenomena, the Occult and other aspects of the New Age Movement are sweeping the world.  Nevertheless, we should be aware of what is going on, without dwelling on evil. We need to have enough knowledge to be aware of Satan’s devices, but not live with him!

The new age movement is the most deceptive and damaging philosophy around today. It is entwined not only in witchcraft and Satanism.  The belief system is deeply rooted in Eastern Mysticism, and the Occult, with ancient pagan backgrounds. Followers are told to awaken their God consciousness thru Transcendental Meditation, Yoga, Hypnosis, visualization etc.. What most do not understand is, this is the same thing Satan said in the Garden of Eden to Eve in the Bible: “You will be as Gods” (Genesis 3:4,5). No one is a god. To think so puts you on the list of those going to hell.

Satan, as well as the other evil spirits, are fallen Jinn who turned away from Allah. Yet they have the power to appear to people as benevolent. What appears to some New Agers to be a “Divine Light” is, in reality, the “Shining Darkness” of Satan. Despite the attractiveness, and apparent concern shown by these ”Spirit Guides”, these spirits will ultimately lead to spiritual oppression and other forms of spiritual destruction here on Earth, and possibly serious consequences in the life to come.

The New Age Movement is riddled with occult and other forbidden practices which make up the ”ancient wisdom”, including mediumship, channeling, divination, astrology, consulting spirits of the dead, tarot cards, crystals, palm reading, ouija boards, psychic powers, Yoga, transcendental meditation, rose poetry, past-life regression, etc.

Despite the clear implications of such practices, an increasing number of people are abandoning their true faith to follow some or many aspects of the New Age Movement. People today are replacing God with evil spirits and pagan gods, just as the ancient Israelites and Egyptians did during the time of Moses. The seductions are subtle, but at its core is Satan himself. He is promising, just as he did in the Garden of Eden, that the forbidden fruit will make us gods.

The New Age Movement, on the surface, appears to be a good thing. It promises global peace, health, personal and spiritual growth, and environmental stability. However, the methods it promotes to achieve these goals are cleverly hidden beneath a benevolent surface appearance. A closer scrutiny reveals a dark, sinister methodology for drawing people away from Allah and towards individualism, and the religious practices of pagans, belief in reincarnation, and the power of the “Self”.

Nevertheless, the New Age Movement, on the surface, does not deny the existence of Allah -- to do so would scare off most Believers in an instant. Instead, clever syntax is applied, while traditional aspects of our faith are redefined. Allah becomes less than what He is, Allah, and instead is relegated to becoming one of a number of “Spiritual Guides” who were mere humans who “evolved” into higher beings after discovering and using “ancient wisdom.” Indeed, the New Age Movement promises that any individual can attain this status through “Self Realization” or “Higher Consciousness” of the fact of one’s own “Higher Self”, “God-Self”, or “Divinity”.
Essentially, each individual can become God.

Douglas R. Groothuis, research associate with Probe Ministries (Seattle, Wash.), identifies six distinctives of New Age thinking:
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  All is One

  All is God

  Humanity is God

  A change in consciousness

  All religions are one

  Cosmic evolutionary optimism

  Norman L. Geisler focuses on 14 doctrines typical of New Age religions: 

  1) an impersonal god (force)

  2) an eternal universe

  3) an illusory nature of matter

  4) a cyclical nature of life

  5) the necessity of reincarnations

  6) the evolution of man into godhood

  7) continuing revelations from beings beyond the world

  8) the identity of man with God

  9) the need for meditation (or other consciousness-changing  techniques)

 10) occult practices (astrology, mediums and so forth)

 11) vegetarianism and holistic health

 12) pacifism (or anti-war activities)

 13) one world (global) order

 14) syncretism (unity of all religions)

The New Age endouver is really a very old examination of occultism’s principles and practices. Reincarnation, astrology, astral projection, soul travel, shamanism, goddess worship, visualization and affirmations of inner deity are not new modes of spirituality. They are ancient ways of claiming to reveal the link between man and God. The term New Age represents this consciousness, as well as the astrological prediction of the end-of-the-century arrival of an era called Aquarian Age.

New Age cultists and Mystics seek a divine being within the self and strive to be an integral, conscious element of the universe. God becomes the self and the self becomes God. New Agers have their own buzzword known as it-autarchy. Basically, it asserts government by self. Hence, the political agenda of the New Age movement ranges from abortion rights to gay rights, even animal rights. For some, it includes polygamous privileges, prostitution, gambling, and for the most extreme drugs.

The New Age rage is intended to become a new world order in which, all becomes one. Remember, all is one, one is God, you are one, and you are, that’s right, God. And since the God in you makes all the decisions, then whatever you decide is right.

The marvelous insights and fascinating knowledge New Agers acquire are the “signs and lying wonders” of Satan and his Antichrist. Symbols of the New Age are the rainbow, globe, lotus flower, mandala and dove.

Spirit “entities” contacted by New Agers in their spiritual encounters endlessly repeat the three-fold lie of Satan: There is no death; man is God, knowledge of the self leads to one’s own divinity, transformation, salvation and power.

There is nothing “new” about New Age ideas. The movement is merely a re- hash of Satan’s twisted concepts. Individually we must fight back and win our personal battles against the devil.

If you, or someone you know, are involved with any of the above practices get out immediately.  Repent and turn to Allah, and ask for forgiveness.  He loves you and wants what’s best for you.  No sin is too great for him; he knows everything you’ve done any way.  He is willing to forgive you and take away your sins, if you ask Him.  But He will never force you.  He wants you to make the choice.  He’s ready anytime you are.

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What is Premonition?

In parapsychology, precognition (from the Latin præ-, “before,” + cognitio, “acquiring knowledge”), also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics and/or nature.

Is It Possible To See the Future?

The people that have had premonitions have said that they are not a pleasant experience. They get overwhelming feelings of fear or uneasiness in regards to what they believe is going to happen. While they have had a premonition they do not know exactly what will happen, only that it will not be good.

People do not realize how common it is to have a premonition. The subject of a premonition is almost always someone or something that has direct impact on you. They show up in a variety of ways. Dreams and feelings are some of them. Some call it a sixth sense.

The premonitions that are seen or felt are often surrounding a death, a murder, a plane crash, a robbery, or an accident. The incident happens, typically, within a few hours of the premonition. Dreams can cause a very negative emotional mark on a person that has a premonition. They are not able to communicate the level of dread that overcomes their emotions.

Then there are dreams that we have no doubt about the meaning. They are clear and the dreamer sees something happening to a family member or someone close. This can be a very upsetting dream and often people will try to block it from their minds. They may succeed for a while until the dream comes true.

Is it possible that premonitions come from beyond this world? The premonition is a feeling or something you see as in a dream. It is fueled by apprehension of something that is about to happen but we do not know what. Premonitions are sense oriented.

Could it be that things are happening in another dimension and we are seeing it in a premonition? It could be that when we go to sleep we are actually seeing the things that are happening in the other dimension. The theory of astral projection may just fit with this explanation.

Is it so far fetched to believe this could be happening? There are many who have been ridiculed before for believing in something that at the time seemed impossible. How many people do you think actually believed that man could go to the moon? Had this been discussed in certain times, people would have believed the person who thought this was possible had lost their mind.

How Do You Explain These Premonitions?

Should things be automatically dismissed because they simply do not fit within the way that we think? There have been many different recordings of premonitions in history. Abraham Lincoln actually had a premonition about himself dying. Only ten days prior to dying he had a dream that he was mourning with people in the East Wing in the White House. He turned to a solider to ask who had died and the soldier said it was the president.

Does the book Futility that was written in 1898 sound familiar to you? Maybe the Wreck of the Titan? It was written fourteen years before the Titanic was sunk. It tells a story about the Titan, a ship that sank in the North Atlantic. The ship was sunk by an ice berg, there were not enough life boats to go around, it had three propellers, and the Titanic was the exact same size. All of these things are much like the Titanic right down to the names of the boats.

Morgan Robertson wrote this book. How did it come about that the shipwreck so closely resembled one that would happen 14 years later? Regardless of what you call them, premonitions or visions, there seems to be similarities that the book shares with the actual sinking of the Titanic. Did the author of this book see the story told in a premonition and feel compelled to write the book?

We may never know. The mysteries of the mind and the universe unfold when they are ready. There is no way to know what might be ‘shown’ to a person at a particular time.

Opposite Arguments

They don’t believe that it’s possible to know the future. There are billions of people on this planet who have dreams or have some uncomfortable feeling that a particular event is going to take place and they may become fixated on it. It stands to reason that a few of these events will happen in real life just due to the statistics involved. Those are the ones that sometimes are made public and alot of interest is generated by them. However, the 99% or whatever the figure might be, of so called premonitions that don’t come true are quickly forgotten. It’s just human psychology, premonitions are not supernatural glimpses into the future.

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This is another easy amal for reversing spells such as spells for blocking marriage proposals, prosperity of business, chances of getting good jobs, straining relationships and breaking them, creating hurdles in the life of the victim, etc.
It is advisable to go through my previous posts about spell reversal before doing this amal. Since this amal requires discipline and spiritual strength. Hence, it should be done one one’s own responsibility.

Hisar is essential before starting the amal. (Its has been mentioned in my previous posts).
After reading any durud shareef which you know for 11 times read this prayer

We Alqayna Beynehumul Adawata Wal Bagda Wa Ilayhi Yawmal Qiyamah

and in the end repeat the darood shareef 11 times.
The more the number of times you read this special prayer, the more will be the reversal of the black magic.
This amal can be started at any convenient time.
1 The following symptoms prove that the magic spell has been reversed:
2 The heart beat will get back to normal.
3 The mind becomes peaceful.
4 The feeling of burden on the mind and the heart will cease.
Any kind of disfiguring or discoloring of the face will get cured.

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Prophet Muhammad (pbuh -- Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)

Durood or Darood Shareef (Arabic: salawāt‎) (Persian: درود) has various other names like Durood Sahreef, Salawat, Salat ala Nabi, Salat-un-Nabi. Darood is an invocation which Muslims make by saying specific phrases to compliment the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh -- Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

Durood is a sure means of Allah Ta’ala granting blessings, peace, prosperity and favours of great magnitude on one who recites Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). The reciter of Durood Shareef receives all the benefits in this world and utmost gain in the next world with addition to the love of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
The invocation of Blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is styled in Arabic as “Salawat”, in Persian as “Durood”, and in Urdu as “Salawat-o-Salaam”.
The regular recitation of Durood Shareef on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) lifts up our hearts on to a plane of comprehension where we gaze in our new found peace and moral armour.

We have been told by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) that Durood Shareef is itself Light and when Light enters the soul every aspiration is achieved and every goal is won. Nothing remains thereafter to worry about.

Human spirit today is depressed everywhere and mankind has come to the edge of destruction, decay and devastation. Everyone is engulfed in untold miseries and tragedies of a very great magnitude. Troubles and tortures, pain, poverty, hunger, ill-health, frustrations and accidents have broken the back of a human being. All this can evaporate with the recitation of Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) who has clearly proclaimed that Durood Shareef is the panacea of all ills and that if any one comes across a calamity he should recite Durood Shareef in the maximum number. Allah Ta’ala has promised that if anyone recites Durood only once, He showers ten blessings on the reciter immediately.
It is narrated that once Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) walked a very long distance in the desert during summer at noon. He fainted due to thirst and hunger. After a while, when he regained his consciousness, Allah Ta’ala sent Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to go and inquire from Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) if he was thirsty or not. Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) replied that he was thirsty. Allah Ta’ala told him that the thirst on the Day of Judgement will be a million times more than what Hazrat Moosa (alaihis salaam) experienced. Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) was told that if he wished to get rid of that thirst on the hottest Day of Judgement, he would have to do one thing. When Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) enquired as to what should be done, Allah Ta’ala told him that he should recite Durood Shareef in abundance on His last Prophet, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) thanked Allah Ta’ala and immediately began reciting Durood Shareef on the Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

From the above fact it is quite clear that Allah Ta’ala has given orders even to his Ambiya to recite Salawat on the last and final Prophet of Islam, and that Durood Shareef is not only panacea and a solution to the ills of this world but in the next too.

In another story, it is narrated that when Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) saw Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) he wanted to be close to her, but Allah Ta’ala sent Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to stop him. Allah Ta’ala told him that if he wanted to take Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) as his wife, he should first pay Mahr (dowry). On his inquiry as to what the Mahr was, Allah Ta’ala told Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to inform him that the best way of paying the dowry is for him to recite Durood Shareef 3 times on His last Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) did so, Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) was granted to him as his legal and legitimate wife.

The highest blessings which Islam has conferred on man is the concept of Tauheed or Unity of Allah in its purest form. This has been furnished to mankind through Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), the last of the Prophets. It is a cardinal duty of every Muslim man and woman, young and old to entertain the highest respect, regard, love and esteem for the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and his family. It should be clear that obedience to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is always to be charged with intense love and highest regard for him, for it is through love and esteem that truth can be comprehended and communion with the Creator can be vouch-safed. In fact, love is the motive force, reverence dissolves and implicit obedience to the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) which is the natural outcome. It is therefore incumbent on those who love him, to pray to Allah Ta’ala and His Angels in wishing for him peace according to the Divine Command. This will reshape the life which is otherwise infested with turmoil. The reciter will get countless and matchless benefits in both the Worlds and can claim to be the lover of Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

As Muslims we should recite Durood Shareef in the Arabic language. Islam seeks to create a unified outlook and it is in the Arabic language alone which welds all Muslims into one great brotherhood. Besides, Arabic is the language of Heaven, it is the language of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), it is the language of the Angels and it is the language of Hazrat Abu-Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali (radi Allahu anhuma).

The daily recitation of Durood Shareef has a tremendous effect on the human head, heart, mind and person. It purifies thoughts and intensifies actions. It makes passages for perfect peace and personal satisfaction.

If we start reciting Darood daily we will see blessings of Allah very soon, Please recite at-least 100 times Darood Ibrahimi Daily.

Benefits and bounties of reciting durood

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh -- Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) has clearly proclaimed that Durood Shareef is the panacea of all ills and that if any one comes across a calamity he should recite the maximum number of Durood Shareef and God has promised that:

if anyone recites Durood only once, He showers ten blessings on the reciter immediately.

In various books of Hadith like Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawood, Al-Muwatta, Al-Sunan al-Sughra, Sunan ibn Majah, Darmi, Sunan al-Bayhaqi and Miskhaat Shareef, certain benefits of reciting Durood are mentioned. Below is a list of some mainly from Sahih al-Bukhari:

1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins are forgiven, ten good deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and ten position are upgraded.
2. Allah showers ten blessings on the man who recites a Durood.
3. The first man who will meet Muhammed on the Day of Judgement will be that person who had recited the Durood maximum number of times in his lifetime.
4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be nearest and dearest to Muhammad in the next world.
5. If any one is involved in a difficulty then he must recite countless number of Durood Shareefs.
6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.
7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to another person, then that person will receive the Sawaab, while the Sawaab of the reciter will not be lessened.
8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.
9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.
10. Any one who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world will be safe and sound in the next world.
11. When a prayer is made to Allah it is never accepted unless praise of Allah Ta’ala and Durood Shareef on Muhammad is first of all recited.
12. Those who recite Durood quite often will see Divine Light on the dark Day of Judgement.
13. Three persons will be under the cool shade and the favours of Allah Ta’ala on the Doom’s Day. One who kept Muhammad’s Sunnah alive, one who removed difficulty of a fellow being and one who recited maximum number of Durood Shareef in his lifetime.
14. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it, then recite Durood, you will remember the forgotten thing.
15. Reciting Durood in this world is rewarding in the next.
16. The reciter of 10 Duroods in the morning and 10 in the evening will receive the help of Muhammad on the Day of Judgement.
17. One who recites Durood Shareef near the shrine of Muhammad is heard by him there and then alone.
18. Any one who recites Durood is just as one who purchased a slave and freed him.
19. Muhammad said that he himself recites blessings on one who recites Durood on him.
20. Any one who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite countless number of Durood Shareef.
21. Reward equivalent to a big mountain (Uhad) is given to one who recites one Durood.
22. All people will be presented to Muhammad with their habits, natures and distinct manner, so it is obligatory for a man to recite maximum number of Durood.
23. Allah is Great and Almighty to forgive all sins of the reciter during the day and night when he recites Durood Shareef.
24. If any one meets in a tragedy, he should recite Durood Shareef in countless numbers.
25. Reciting Durood is like giving something in charity.
26. Reciting maximum number of Durood kills all hardships.
27. Recite Durood Shareef in countless number on Friday, as it is presented to me (Muhammad).
28. Bad deeds of 200 years (equivalent) are obliterated if a man recites 100 Durood on Friday.
29. Anyone who recites Durood will overcome all their troubles.
30. If the name of Muhammad is mentioned and one who hears it but does not recite Durood Shareef, understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.
31. “I pray for all those who recite Durood on me”, said Muhammad.
32. If any one recites Durood Shareef from any place, any part of the world from any distance, it actually reaches Muhammad immediately. Allah Ta’ala has appointed several Angels who are given exclusive duty to collect all Durood Shareef and present the same before Muhammad immediately.
33. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on a man who recites Durood once.
34. Whenever you hear the call of prayers (Azaan) you should recite Durood.
35. Wherever you are, from any quarter of the world, you must recite Durood as it reaches Muhammad.
36. Ablution is not complete if Durood is not recited on it.
37. Muhammad said to his wife that any one who hears the name of Muhammad and does not recite Durood on him will not see the beautiful face of Muhammad on the Day of the Judgement.
38. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) reports that Rasoolullah said, “The real miser is he in whose presence I am mentioned and then he fails to recite “Durood” on me”.
39. If a person recites 1,000 Durood Shareef daily, he will never die unless he himself sees his place in Heaven with his own eyes.
40. The Durood Shareef that is recited by the person is written with a Golden Pen on a Silver tablet by the Angels. The Angels then present this Durood Shareef to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah and proclaim, “O Habeeb of Allah! The son of such and such a person has presented this gift in your majestic court”.

It is worship to think about the holy Prophet^-SAWS, it is worship to mention his name, it is worship to follow him and it is worship to serve him. What is virtue? It is the servitude to the holy Prophet^-SAWS. What is sin? It is disobedience of the holy Prophet^-SAWS. Very unfortunate is the person who breathed on Allah’s earth, benefited from this sun, lived in this atmosphere and could not know the holy Prophet^-SAWS and could not believe in him. There is none on this earth who is more unfortunate than him. MayAllah have mercy on the person blessed with the light of Faith to fulfil the obligation of his love! It is not necessary to spend millions to buy his^-SAWS kindness. It is not necessary to sacrifice the life to draw his benevolence. It is but a feeling within the heart; a relationship of the heart; if it becomes strong, it can defeat even death, what to speak of the worldly ordeals. Such a person lives forever; he doesn’t die; he continues to live even after death. Real life is that when he is buried in the grave, he illuminates the grave and grants it life. But, where does this life come from? Just like this universe takes light from the sun, all universes take life from the holy Prophet^-SAWS. That beloved of Allah, on whom Allah Himself showers His choicest favours and His angels send their salutations, and He invites the believers to join Him and His angels in sending Darood! We are a handful of dust, what is our worth! But the Creator of Eternity says ‘I am sending Darood on my Prophet^-SAWS, so are My angels; you should also join.’ Can a man think of any greater honour than this? Allah added Darood in at-Tahiyat in Salah; He put in the orders to recite Darood in the Quran; He integrated the remembrance of the holy Prophet Muhammad^-SAWS with each step of life. Each breath of a believer is attached with the remembrance of the holy Prophet^-SAWS. This work is to be done; how: as told by the holy Prophet^-SAWS. This is not to be done; why: because it has been forbidden by the holy Prophet^-SAWS. With every act of the day and night is integrated the remembrance of that single personality! What a great honour! Even the angels attend that assembly with respect! What is our worth? We are those whom none cares to know or recognise! We are just dragging ourselves through the highs and lows of life. What is our value and what can we give to others? Only that thing, which benefits others, has some value. What can anybody get from us, we are so needy ourselves? But, if we attach ourselves to that honourable court and serve it devotedly, a time comes when a person loses his self. The Sufis term it as Fana fir Rasul; a person retains his self, he walks and works but his wishes, ambitions and all actions are lost before the noble will of the holy Prophet^-SAWS. When someone attains to Fana fir Rasul, he also becomes beneficial for others. He is like a mirror that starts reflecting sun’s light when placed before the sun. It is not mirror’s own light; it takes from the sun and, instead of just absorbing it, reflects it and benefits others. Similarly, a person who attains to Fana fir Rasul can be beneficial for humanity. If a person is granted the meditation of Fana fir Rasul, he doesn’t actually become Fana fir Rasul. The meditation helps him and establishes his connection with the Court of the holy Prophet^-SAWS. He is responsible to mould his life through that connection. If he doesn’t redirect the course of his life, and if Allah doesn’t pardon him, he would be charged with two offences.

The other day, someone mentioned the foolishness of a person. I said, “He is a simple person; he may be foolish but he attends to worships and performs Zikr. If he is unintelligent, that is his good luck. It is we, who claim to be intellectuals that will be caught, when we will be questioned, ‘he was a fool, he didn’t know; but you knew, what then had you been doing’?”  Situation will be particularly difficult for someone who considers himself an intellectual. Similarly, if the teacher grants a student the meditation of Fana fir Rasul, and he still doesn’t completely obey the holy Prophet^-SAWS, how can he answer the question that you had a connection and strength, you should have tried to take that colour; you should have made an effort to follow the holy Prophet^-SAWS, you should have eaten Halal and spoken the truth; you should have obeyed Allah on the land of Allah. Our custom is that we follow the majority: ‘I did this because everyone was doing it’. This is no argument. There was a time when the holy Prophet^-SAWS was alone in his claim of Prophethood and the whole world was opposing him. Did Hadhrat Abu Bakr^-RAU and Ali^-RAU accept Islam for the reason that majority of people had accepted Islam. No! They said, ‘Let the whole world refuse, we accept; this slave ofAllah is true’. When the holy Prophet^-SAWS stated the Incident of Ascension, there was an uproar in whole Makkah. People used to gather on the mounds of Safa and Marwah near the Bait Ullah for tale-telling and gossip. Abu Jahal said, ‘He says he went above the heavens and returned. Leave that claim alone. But he says he went to the Dome of Rock and led the prayers of Prophets. It takes us three months on a fast and strong camel to reach there. How did he return in the same night?’ Finally, they thought of telling Abu Bakr^-RAU. They rushed to his house and said, ‘Abu Bakr, you accepted Islam. You believed your friend to be a Prophet. Do you now believe this?’ He replied, ‘I already believe that he receives Revelation from Allah, and that is far greater than what you are saying now. If he has really said what you are stating, I affirm it to be true and believe it,’ although he had not yet heard it from the holy Prophet^-SAWS. This is Fana fir Rasul!

If Allah grants this blessing to someone, it befits him that his belief should become Darood, his conduct should become Darood, his thoughts should become Darood and his tongue should recite Darood continuously. It is not enough to celebrate the birthday of the holy Prophet^-SAWS and fire crackers. In fact the whole world and entire humanity should celebrate his birthday and feel happy. Even the disbelievers should feel happy that Allah has raised a personality that desires their wellbeing. The believer’s connection with him is established from the time of his Prophethood, and we have forgotten that! The mercy and blessings that his Prophethood brought are simply countless. He^-SAWS taught human beings to converse with the Lord of the Worlds. From where he picked them and to what heights did he raise them! May Allah’s choicest favours, blessings and peace be on him!

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Question: While performing Ruqyas, some Raqis command the devil to get out of the possessed patient. Sometimes the devil asks to exit through, for example, the eye or the ear, but the Raqi fefuses lest the patient‘s ears or eyes should be harmed. Therefore, the Raqi instructs the devil to exit through the mouth or toes. Is it right to believe that the devil‘s exit through the patient‘s ears or eyes can be harmful?

Answer: It is true that the devil possesses the human and controls all his body. Obviously, it can enter through all body parts, and sometimes through certain parts such as fingers, toes, sense organs or private parts. The same can be said about its exit; for example, as it enters through one side, it can exit from the other side, or though a finger, a toe, the mouth, the nose or the ears.

Someone I trust told me about the case of a possessed girl. Under the pressure of the Ruqya, the devil asked to exit through the right hand‘s forefinger. Those who were observing the finger being dipped into dust, as the exiting was occurring, saw no harm done to the finger. This implies that no harm befalls the exit point. 1 Wallahu A‘lam.

نلس يسبخجلا ھرشخا (  (، کتبة الطت، وهغلن سلن )  (، کتبة الغلام۔
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), Hadith No. 5749 & Sahih Muslim, Kitab Asslam (Book of Peace), Hadith No. 2201.
2 اخشرھ الجخبسي سلن )  (، کتبة الطت ۔
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), Hadith No. 5737.
A Fatawa by Al-Jibreen, signed by him.

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Question: What are Ruqyas reported to have been performed by Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم?

Answer: It is reported that whenever the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went to bed, he used to do the following: (a) put his palms together; (b) breathe out into them; c) read Al-Kursi Ayah and the Suras of Al-Falaq, Annas, Al-Kafiroon and Al-Ikhlaas three times; and (d) rub with his hands the front of his body, starting with the face down to the neck, the chest, the tummy and ending with the legs. When he fell ill, Aisha did that for him, rubbing him with his own hands for their blessing‘s sake. 1

When a Sahabi recited Al-Fatiha as a Ruqya unto a patient stung by a scorpion, and the patient was cured, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to the Raqi, ―How did you come to know it is a Ryqya?! 2 This confirms the recitation of Al-Fatiha for Ruqyas.

Seeking Allah‘s protection, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say, ―I seek refuge in Allah from devils and from evil eyes.‖ Then, he would recite Al-Falaq and Annas Suras.3 When performing Ruqyas, he prayed for the patient, ―In the name of Allah I am doing this Ruqya unto you to get rid of what is hearming you and of the evil of spirits and envious eyes. May Allah cure you! In the name of Allah I am doing this Ruqya unto you.‖ 4

Having banned the use of Shirk prayers for Ruqya, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught these instead, ―O Allah, Lord of mankind, I beg you to remove the suffering. I beg You, as You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Yours, to bring about the healing that leaves behind no ailment.‖ 5 He also used to say, ―I seek refuge in Allah‘s perfect words from the evil of all what he has created 6, from all devils and insects and from all envious eyes.‖ 1 He also said, ―If one has a pain, one should lay one‘s hand on the painful spot and say: I seek refuge in Allah‘s Dignity and Ability from the evil of what I am suffering and guarding against.‖

1 Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), Hadith No. 5748 اخشرھ الجخبسي سلن )  (، کتبة الطت۔
2 اخشرھ الجخبسي سلن )  (، کتبة الطت، وهغلن سلن )  (، کتبة الغلام۔
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), Hadith No. 5749 & Sahih Muslim, Kitab Asslam (Book of Peace), Hadith No. 2201.
3 سرھ التشهزي )  (، کتبة الطت ، واثي هبرھ سلن )  ( ، کتبة الطت، ولبل التشهزي: حغي غشیت۔
۔ Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), Hadith No. 2058 & Sunan Ibn-Majah, Kitab Attib (Book of Medicine), hadith No. 3511.
4 اخشرھ هغلن سلن )  (، کتبة الغلام۔ Sahih Muslim, Kitab Assalam (Book of Peace), Hadith No. 2186.
5 اخشرھ الجخبسي لن )  (، کتبة الوشظی، وهغلن سلن )  (، کتبة الغلام۔
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Mardha (Book of the Ill), Hadith No. 5675 & Sahih Muslim, Kitab Assalam (Book of Peace), Hadith No. 2191
6 اخشرھ هغلن سلن )  ( کتبة الزکش و الذػبء، ػي خولۃ ث تٌ حکین الغلویۃ سظي اللہ ػ ھٌب لبلت : عوؼت سعول الھ یمول:))هي ضًل
ه ضٌلاحن لبل: اػور ثکلوبت اللہ التبهبت هي شش هبشش هب خلك ، لن یعشہ شيء حتی یشتحل هي ه ضٌلھ رلک((۔
Sahih Muslim, Kitab Adhikr Wad-Du’a (Book of Remembrance and Supplications), Hadith No. 2708

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Question: What about those who do not believe in the healing power of the Qur‘an, who consider treatment by it as a myth and who believe that proper treatment has to be done only by material means as in medical practice?

Answer:
To believe that the Qur‘an is not a healing contradicts the Qur‘an and the Hadith. In the Qur‘an, Allah says, ―(82) and we reveal of the Qur‘an that which is a healing and a mercy to believers.‖ 1 He says also, ―(44) Say: It [the Qur‘an] is for those who believe [in it] a guidance and a healing.‖ 2 The Hadith reports the case of the Sahabi (the Prophet‘s Companion) who treated a patient stung by a scorpion. The patient was cured and was able to walk without any suffering after the Ruqya treatment. 3 Many other successful cases have been reported. Experience tells us that some illnesses which are too difficult for skilful doctors to treat by known medical means (medications and operations) have been -- by Allah‘s permission -- effectively treated with Ruqyas. Obviously, some medical doctors, by the nature of their training, are likely to deny that people can be possessed by the devil or be affected by magic or envy. Since such causes cannot be materially identified by ordinary medical tools, such as the stethoscope, the microscope and x-rays, patients are judged as Physically sound in spite of their epileptic fits, fainting and inner suffering, which disturb them and cause sleeplessness and restlessness.

However, once those very patients are treated by means of legal ruqyas, their suffering is – by Allah‘s permission -- removed. How effective Ruqyas are is related to the religious states of Raqis and patients. Regarding the Raqi, much depends on his mastery of relevant prayers and Qur‘anic verses and on his faith, honesty, purity of intention and avoidance of suspicious deeds. Patients, on the other hand, must be committed Muslims, who believe in the oneness of Allah and shun sins. Such qualities of Raqis and patients should – by Allah‘s permission – produce good results. 1

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Questions: Is a man Raqi allowed to perform an Ruqya unto a group of women in one place, where their Mahrams (relatives forbidden in marriage) are available in case their own women go epileptic or faint? Answer:
It is not forbidden for a man Raqi to perform a group Ruqya for an assembly of women. It is the presence of a man and a non-Mahram woman on their own that is forbidden. Accoding to the hadith, ―If a man and a woman (who are not Mahrams) get together on their own, Satan comes in.‖ 3 for such a task, the Raqi must be a trustworthy person of religious commitment, faith and righteousness. He has to limit his Ruqya to recitation and prayers behind a screen, and he must not directly touch the woman‘s body. It is recommended that the patients‘ Mahrams be present in case help is needed. 4 (Wallahu-A‘lam)
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Question: Having received a Ruqya from a Raqi known for righteousness and goodness, a patient paid some fees. Later, the patient began to think that he had paid too much, which led him to slander the Raqi out of envy. What is the Islamic ruling on this situation?

Answer:
Regarding mattes of Ruqya fees, it is recommended to do it free of charge and seek Allah‘s reward through treating fellow Muslims and eliminating their suffering. The Raqi should not demand fees, but should leave it to his patients. If they pay him a lot, he should not take it all, and if they give him less, he should not ask for more. Such a moral state is conducive to effective Ruqyas. The patient, on the other hand, should not go back on what he has done once he voluntarily gives a payment as fees, a present or a donation. In this regard, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says, ―Whoever seeks his gift back is like someone seeking back what he has vomited.‖1 The same image is expressed by another Hadith, but the comparison is with a dog doing that.2 The narrator of the Hadith remarked that doing that with vomit was forbidden. Regarding the matter of slandering the Raqi, it is considered an injustice, a lie and a false accusation, which is a cause for punishment, and so is the patient‘s envy. Condemning the Jews for their refusal to believe in Prophet Muhammad‘s صلى الله عليه وسلم
message out of envy, Allah says, ―(54) or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah o His bounty has bestowed upon them?‖1 As fire burns straw, so does envy with rewards. Therefore, the patient in that situation had better repent and abandon injustice and envy. 2

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Question: In some cases, especially when patients are great in number, a Raqi gathers his patients together in one place and recites the Ruqya over the loudspeaker. What is the validity of performing a group Ruqya, and what is the validity of using the loudspeaker?

Answer: Some Raqis are reported to have performed such Ruqyas, and the results were beneficial for many patients. In such cases, on the one hand, as the possessed listen to the Qur‘anic verses and prayers, the devils possessing them suffer and, as a result, are driven out. On the other hand, since the Qur‘an itself is a healing, the listener is affected by its healing power, even in the absence of Nafth (the Raqi‘s puffing out of breath out in hi hands during Ruqya). However, in a recommended Ruqya, the Raqi should be close enough to the patient to execute the acts of recitation, Nafth and rubbing in such a proper manner that the patient can get the utmost benefit out of the Ruqya. Accordingly, if possible, each patient should be treated individually. If not, group Ruqyas as mentioned above could be done though not expected to be as effective as individual ones. 1 Wallahu-A‘lam.

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