Magic is an old human practice. It is sometimes defined as deception by
showing something to an audience, which is contrary to reality. In Islam this is part of magic, which is, however, defined as
seeking the help of demons to perform something harmful against somebody.
In the light of the above definition, Islam
considers magic to be an act of blasphemy. Thus, the Holy Quran say:
"Suleiman (Solomon) did not disbelieve, but the devils disbelieved
teaching men magic" (2:102)
In an authentic saying, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) said: Whoever goes to a fortune teller (a soothe sayer) or a
diviner and believes him, has, in fact, disbelieved in what has been revealed
to Muhammad.
Thus Islam condemns magic, even what is called
the horoscope or luck or reading one's palm to foretell the future is also
prohibited in Islam. This is based on the belief that no one knows
the future or the unseen except God almighty. That is why the Quran asserts
that even Muhammad does not know the unseen. Concerning this, it says:
"If I had the knowledge of the unseen, I should have secured
abundance for myself, and no evil would have touched me"(7:188). Again, God is described in the Quran
as the knower of the unseen and the manifest (6:73) and as the holder of the keys of the unseen (6:59).
In another tradition, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) says: "Avoid the
seven deadly acts which are:
(1) Ascribing partners to God,
(2) Magic,
(3) Killing the human self which Allah prohibited except with right,
(4) Eating usury,
(5) Devouring the orphan's wealth,
(6) Defecting from the battle-field (without a justified reason)
(7) Slandering chaste, unwary believing women.
Thus Islam has closed the door for practicing
magic, simply because it is against its teachings, and it is deceptive and
harmful. There are some of the verses of the Holy Quran that refer
to magic: In Surat Baqara Ayat 102-103, the Quran says:
"And when there came to them a Messenger from Allah confirming what
was with them, a party of those who were given the scripture threw away the
book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know. And they followed
what the devils gave out falsely of magic of the reign of Solomon; for Solomon
did not disbelieve but the devils disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to
the two angels Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angles) taught anyone
(such things) until they had said: we are only for trial, so don't disbelieve.
And from them(magicians) people learn that through
which they would cause separation between a person and his spouse, but they
could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's leave; and now they learn that which harms them rather than profits them.
And indeed they knew that its practitioner would have no share in the
Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their own selves if
they but knew" (2:102-3).
Although Solomon was the Prophet and Messenger of God, he was accused by
some of his opponents to be practicing magic. Those
who claimed this could not distinguish between magic and miracles. Almost all messengers of God were granted miracles as a proof
of their authenticity. To name only a few: Moses was granted the
staff by which he could divide the sea and make water gush from rocks. Abraham
was flung in the middle of a huge raging fire, which Allah made cool and
peaceful to him. Jesus Christ could heal the blind and the leper and bring back
the dead to life.
If we contemplate these acts we find that miracles
are totally different from magic. While magic
is always harmful, miracles are useful.Magic
is from devils while miracles are from God. When these divine
miracles are rejected other miracles are imposed to inflict severe punishments
on rejecters. On the other hand, miracles are real
while magic is sometimes deceptive.
It may be said that the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.)
was himself exposed to the effect of magic. How could you explain
this? This is true; but God saved him from the spell
of magic through the repeated remembrance of God and the recitation of some
chapters and verses of the Holy Quran. This took place to confirm
the humility of Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). who was a human like other humans. This
made it easier for his followers to imitate him. Two questions are pertinent in
context:
●How to protect one's self from magic?
●And how to treat a person under the spell of magic?
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) provided us with the recipe through which we
can protect ourselves from magic. We shall be immune from magic if we recite the
last three chapters of the Holy Quran, which are number 112, 113 and 114:
Al-Iklas, Al-Falaq, Al-Nas after the five daily prayers.
And here is their translation:
●Al-Iklas (Unity)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: He is Allah, the One! Allah, the eternally besought of all!
He begets not nor was begotten.
And there is none comparable unto Him.
●Al-Falaq (Daybreak)
In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
From the evil of that which he created;
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
and from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
And from the evil of the envious when he envies.
●Al-Nas (Mankind)
In the name of Allah the beneficent, the Merciful
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
The King of mankind,
The God of mankind,
From the evil of the sneaking whisper,
Who whispers in the hearts of mankind,
Of the jinn and of mankind.
These three surats are also recommended to be recited three times after the dawn prayer and three times after the sunset prayer. Secondly
Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W.W.) encouraged us to recite the greatest verse in the
Quran called the verse of the Throne, Ayat-ul-Kursi, it is translated as
follows:
"Allah! There is no God save Him, the Alive, and the Eternal. Neither
slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. Unto Him belongs whatever is in the heavens
and whatever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedes with Him save by His
leave? He knows that which is in front of them and that which is behind them,
while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His chair
encompasses the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving
them. He is the sublime, the Tremendous" (2:255).
This verse should be recited after each and every one of the five daily
prayers and before going to bed.
The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) also encouraged us Muslims to recite the last two ayats
of Surat Baqaraat the beginning of every nightwhose
translation is as follows:
"The Messenger believes in that which has been revealed unto him from
his Lord and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah and His angles
and His scriptures and His messengers and they say: We hear, and we obey.
(Grant us) Your forgiveness, our Lord. Unto you is the journeying" (2:285).
"Allah tasks not a soul beyond its scope. For it (is only) that which
it has earned, and against it (only) that which it has deserved. Our Lord!
Condemn us not if we forget, or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a
burden as you did lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which
we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us, absolve us and have mercy on us.
You are our Patron; so grant us victory over the disbelieving folk"
(2:286).
Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W.W.) said: “whoever
recites the last two ayats of the Surat
Baqara, they will suffice him”. This
means that they will protect him from every evil. Again seeking
refuge in Allah and remembering his name is an effective protection against all
evils including magic. Two main supplications are recommended in this respect.
They are:
I seek refuge in the complete words of Allah from the evils of what
He created;
In the name of Allah through whose name nothing on earth or in heaven
can cause any harm.
If these two prayers are recited three times in the beginning of the day
and in the beginning of the night, then no harm or evil will approach the
reciter by the grace of Allah (S.W.T).
安拉從「一個人」滋生出人類時,他不可能沒有目的。他創造並滋生人類的偉大目的是,不僅他為他們固定了在這個世界上暫時的寓所,而且在死後為他們固定了一個永恆的住處,在那裡正直的人們會見到他們的養主——這真是一個崇高的目的,他們只有在安拉派遣的使者的引導之下才能上升達到這個目的地。
And He it is Who has produced you from a single person and there is for you a home and a lodging. [6 : 99]
[6 : 109] 你們不要辱罵他們除安拉以外所呼求的對象,不然,他們由於無知,將敵對地辱罵安拉。像這樣,我為每一個民族使其行為看來似乎是美好的。最後,他們將歸向他們的養主,他將告訴他們以前的他們所作的一切行為。
And revile not those whom they call upon beside Allah, lest they, out of spite, revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus unto every people have We caused their doing to seem fair. Then unto their Lord is their return; and he will inform them of what they used to do.
[6 : 118] 你的養主確實更知道那迷失他道路的人;他也知道那受領導的人。
Surely, thy Lord knows best those who go astray from His way; and He knows best those who are rightly guided.
[6 : 121]要避免明顯和隱微的罪惡。凡是犯罪的人,他們將得到其罪惡的報應。
And Eschew sin be it apparent or hidden. Surely, those who earn sin will be rewarded for that which they have earned.
[6: 160] 那些使他們的宗教分裂而各成宗派的人,你與他們毫無關係。他們的事情只在安拉手裡,他將告訴他們所作的一切。
As for those who split up their religion and become divided into sects, thou hast no concern at all with them. Surely their case will come before Allah, then will He inform them of what they used to do.
「使他們的宗教分裂」這些字,意指當人們開始按照各自的奇怪和空幻的想法辦事,他們之間就會產生分歧,意見就會不一致。
[6: 161] 凡做了善功者,他將得到其十倍的報酬;凡犯了罪惡的,他將受到其同樣的懲罰;他們將不受任何不公平的待遇。
Whoso does a good deed shall have ten times as much; but he who does an evil deed, shall have only a like reward; and they shall not be wronged.
[6: 163] 你說: 「我的拜功、我的犧牲、我的生命和我的死亡,都只是為了安拉——眾世界的養主。」
Say, "My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the worlds."
伊斯蘭教駁斥伊撒(耶穌基督)為世人贖罪而受難致死這一教義, 「沒有一個肩負擔子的人,能肩負別人的擔子。」(Nor does any bearer of burden bear the burden of another.) (6:165) 每一個人都必須背上他自己的十字架以及滙報他自己的行為,沒有人能夠代替別人犧牲。
[6: 166] 他就是在這個世界上把你們當做前人的繼承者的。他使你們之間有品級之分,目的是藉其所賜予你們的來考驗你們。你的養主確是速於懲戒的;他也是最為寬恕的,永久仁慈的。
And He it is Who has made you successors of others on the earth and has exalted some of you over the others in degrees of rank. that He may try you by that which He has given you. Surely, thy Lord is quick in punishment; and surely He is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5 : 3] 要在善功中和敬畏的事務中同心協力,不要在犯罪違規的事務中狼狽為奸,要敬畏安拉,安拉的懲罰確是嚴厲的。 Andhelp one another in righteousness and piety; but help not one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah; surely, Allah is severe in punishment.
[5 : 4] 今天,我已經完善了你們的宗教,滿足了對你們的恩惠,並滿意於伊斯蘭教作為你們永久的宗教。
My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion. 【古蘭經】中所體現的教義和律令,以最完美的方式來影響人類身體方面即自我的外形、道德和精神即內在自我的發展,凡人類所需要的它無所不包。而食用合法的食物是形成良好品德一個非常重要的基礎。這一節經文是最後啟示的一節經文,在這節經文啟示後僅82天,穆聖就逝世了。
[5 : 9] 信仰的人啊!為了安拉,要堅定不移地公平作證,勿令任何民族的仇恨引起你們不公平的反應。你們記得要公平,那是近於敬畏的。要敬畏安拉,他是洞悉你們的行為的。 O ye who believe! Be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity; and let not a people's enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justiceBe always just, that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah. Surely, Allah is aware of what you do.
[5 : 15] 凡說:「我們是基督教徒,」我也取了他們的諾言。但他們也遺忘了其所被勸告的一部分,所以我在他們之間製造敵意和憎惡,直到復生之日。安拉很快地要讓他們知道他們所常做的。
And from those also who say, "We are Christians," We took a covenant, butthey too have forgotten a good part of that with which they were exhorted. So We have caused enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection. And Allah will soon let them know what they have been doing.
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[5 : 16] 有經的人啊!我的使者已經來到你們那裡,向你們說明你們在經典中所隱避的很多部分,也寬恕了許多過錯。無疑地,光輝和明白的經典業已從安拉那裡降臨到你們。
O People of the Book! There has come to you Our Messenger who unfolds to you much of what you had kept hidden of the Book and passes over much. There has come to you indeed from Allah a Light and a clear Book.
[5 : 18] 凡說安拉的確就是瑪爾彥之子,邁喜合的,你們無疑成為不信的人了。你對他們說:「假如安拉要毀滅瑪爾彥之子,邁喜合,或是他的母親,和世界上的所有人類,誰能夠阻止他的力量?」
They have indeed disbelieved who say, "Surely, Allah is none but the Messiah, son of Maryam." Say, "Who then has any power against Allah, if he desire to bring to naught the Messiah, son of Maryam, and his mother and all those that are in the earth?"
[19 : 89 - 92] 這些人說:「無限博愛者立了子賜。」你對他們說:「你們說出極可惡的話。」天幾乎要破開,地幾乎要碎裂,山月幾乎要崩墜,就是因為那些人忘稱無限博愛者立了子賜。立子賜是完全違反無限博愛者的莊嚴的。
They say, “The All-Merciful (Allah) has got a son.”Indeed you have come up with
such an abominable statement that the heavens are well-nigh to explode at it, and the earth to burst apart, and the mountains to fall down crumbling, for they have ascribed a son to the All-Merciful (Allah), while it does not behove the All-Merciful to have a son. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[5 : 19] 猶太教和基督教徒說:「我們是安拉的兒子,是他心愛的。」你說:「果真如此的話,為什麼他由於你們的罪過而懲罰你們?事實不是像你們說的那樣,你們也是他所創造的人的一類。」他寬恕他所意欲的人,懲罰他所意欲的人。安拉擁有天地萬物的主權,他是最後的歸宿。
The Jews and the Christians say, "We are sons of Allah and His loved ones." Say, "Why then does he punish you for your sins? Nay, you are only human beings among those He has created." He forgives whom he pleases and punishes whom He pleases. And to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and to Him shall be the return.
Enter the gate, advancing against them;when once you have entered it, then surely you will be victorious. And put your trust in Allah, if you are believers. [5 : 24]
[5 : 29 - 31] 即使你伸手來殺我,我也不伸手去殺你。我確怕安拉——眾世界的養主。
「我要你擔負我的罪過和你的罪過而成為火獄的同伴,這是對不義之人的回報。」
他的心引誘他殺害自己的弟兄,於是他便殺死了他,而成為虧損的人。 If thou stretch out thy hand against me to kill me, I am not going to stretch out my hand against thee to kill thee. I do fear Allah, the Lord of the universe.
"I wish that thou shouldst bear my sin as well as thy sin, and thus be among the inmates of the Fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
But His mind induced him to kill his brother, so he killed him and become one of the losers.
[5 : 33] 我為以色列人規定了常規:除非為復仇或平亂,凡枉殺一人的,就等於他殺了整個人類;凡救一人的,就等於他救了整個人類。
We prescribed for the children of Israel thatwhosoever killing a person—unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land—it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind.
[5 : 34] 凡對安拉和他的使者作戰,並奔走四境製造混亂之人,對他們適宜的懲罰是:將他們個別處死,或釘死在十字架上,或由於敵對而切斷他們的手腳,或驅逐他們出境。假如他們遭受這種懲罰,那將是他們今世的恥辱,而在後世還要面臨更大的懲罰,除了那些在你們勝過他們之前就悔改的人。要知安拉確是最為寬恕的,永久仁慈的。
The reward of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive to create disorder in the land is only this that they be slain or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on alternate sides, or they be expelled from the land. That shall be a disgrace for them in this world, and in the Hereafter they shall have a great punishment;except those who repent before you have them in your power. So know that Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.
Wasilah (اْلوَسِيْْلَهَ):「接近」——信仰的人啊!要敬畏安拉,尋求接近他的途徑,並在他的道上盡力奮鬥,以便使你們成功。
O ye who believe! Fear Allah and seek the way of approach unto him and strive in His way that you may prosper.
[5 : 57] 凡是把安拉、他的使者,和信者作為自己朋友的人,要知道安拉的團體一定是優勝的。
And those who take Allah and His Messenger and the believers for friends should rest assured that it is the party of Allah that must triumph.
[5 : 63] 你看他們多數人都是急忙地奔向犯罪、越法,吞食受禁的東西,他們所作的太壞了。
and thou seest many of them hastening towards sin and transgression and the eating of things forbidden. Evil indeed is that which they practise.
(1) 「恩惠的樂園」(Gardens of Bliss);意指恩惠的住所,也可指一種精神愉快的完美境界。[5 : 66]
(2) 「庇護的樂園」(Gardens of Eternal Abode) [32 : 20]
(3) 「永恆的樂園」(Gardens of Eternity) [9 : 27]
(4) 「天堂的樂園」(Gardens of Paradise) [18 : 108]
[5 : 67] 假如他們恪守摩西五經、福音書,和他們的養主現在降示他們的,他們必將食用從他們頭上來的和從他們腳下來的東西。 And if they had observed the Torah and the Injil and what has been now sent down to them from their Lord, they would, surely, have eaten of good things from above them and from under their feet.
[5 : 74] 凡是說,安拉是三位中間的一位的,他們的確成了不信的人;只有一位是受崇拜的,再沒有其他直得崇拜的對象。如果他們不放棄他們所說的,那麼,他們中不信的人將遭受痛苦的懲罰。
They are surely disbelievers who say, "Allah is the third of three;" there is no God but the One God. And if they do not desist from what they say, a grievous punishment shall surely befall those of them that disbelieve.
[5 : 90] 安拉將不拿問你們關於習慣性的誓言,但對於你們莊嚴立誓而又違背者將加以懲戒。違背誓言的贖罪方法是:要給十個窮人吃像你們家人平常吃的飯食,或給他們衣服,或釋放一個奴隸。如果一個人做不到這些,那麼,就要封齋三日。這就是你們立誓又違背的贖罪方法。你們要恪守自己的誓言。安拉就這樣為你們講述自己的命令,好叫你們做為感謝的人。
Allah will not call you to account for such of your oaths as are vain, but He will call you to account for the oaths which you take in earnest. The expiation for this is the feeding of ten poor persons with such average food as you feed your families with, or the clothing of them or the freeing of a neck. But whoso finds not the means shall fast for three days. That is the expiation of your oaths when you have sworn them. And do keep your oaths. Thus does Allah explain to you His Signs that you may be grateful.
[5 : 91 - 92] 信仰的人啊!食麻醉品、賭博、拜偶像和求簽都是污穢和惡魔的行徑,你們要避免這每一行為,以便你們成功。惡魔只願藉麻醉品和賭博在你們之間製造敵對和憎惡,並阻止你們紀念安拉,手持拜功。但你們能放棄這些事情嗎?
O ye who believe! Wine and the game of hazard and idols and divining arrows are only an abomination of Satan's handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may prosper. Satan desires only to create enmity and hatred among you by means of wine and the game of hazard, and to keep you back from the resemblance of Allah and from Prayer. But will you keep back?
[5 : 98] 安拉把克爾白——天房、禁月、犧牲,和戴項圈的犧牲作為人類永久進步的媒介。這是為了要使你們知道,凡在天地之間者安拉全都知道,他是全知萬物的。
Allah has made the Ka'bah, the inviolable House, as a means of support and uplift for mankind, as also the Sacred Month and the offerings and the animals with collars. That is so that you may know that Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, and that Allah knows all things well.
[5 : 101] 無論壞東西數量之大怎樣使你喜歡,但好質量與壞質量的東西總不一樣。理解的人啊!要敬畏安拉,以便你們成功。
Say, "The bad and the good are not alike," even though the abundance of the bad may cause thee to wonder. So fear Allah, O men of understanding, that you may prosper.
And when Allah will say, "O Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), didst thou say to men, 'Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah?'", he will answer, "Holy at thou.I could never say that to which I had no right. If I has said it, Thou wouldst have surely known it. Thou knowest what is i my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. It is only Thou Who art the Knower of hidden things."