If they're made-up then perhaps you'd want to shed some light on it? i'd like to know... how Surah-e-Naas came down and why it came down.. and why was it a common practice during the Prophets time? And why was it taught to others? Please also translate the Surah for me.. just incase i've made-up the story.
Alien u just need to read the Quran WITH translation.. and everything will turn black & white.. or u'll continue to deny it.
My dear gina! The Quran is NOT to be taken litrally. Ask any good scholor. The Quran is the way of life, defines the philosophy of life, a book of wisdom but it is NOT to be taken litrally. The reason I say this is because when you ask the scholors and people who acctually know the history of how it was brought down and during the times etc, and the history of arabic (note, imp point), you have to take alot of things in consideration.
Arabic is a poetic language and the Quran is too. There are nemerous surahs that imply certain things but to the avg person, he will never get it if taken litrally. I am in no position to go further as I have only listened to the ullemah and scholors on this.
Your second point on why such and such were practiced during the Prophets (PBUH) time. There are loads of other things that were practiced too. That does not mean they too exist. The view of the ullema on the subject of magic is of two view points.
This entire debate goes on the meaning of the arabic word "Sihr". The etymological meaning of "Sihr" suggests that “it is the turning . . . of a thing from its true nature . . . or form . . . to something else which is unreal or a mere appearance . . .” Now some scholors preceive this to be magic, some dont. Please understand that THIS is the ONLY occurance in Quran from which some deduce that this natrually means magic. While others do not.
Therefor the whole argument of weather black or white is false. Its either magic or not. And that, only God knows. Now thats the Quranic point of view. I dont take this as magic but as satanic whispers in my ear, and any illusions that I have are fragments in my mind created by various factors in my life.
Now comming to my second point. And this is towards the validity and proof of this so-called black magic. Lets say 10 cases go to some alim (a reputed one, not some wanabe one). 4 cases fail, 6 pass. that is, 6 of them did acctually got effected while the other 4 did not. If such black magic entity exist at all, all those 10 would be effected. Having even a single failed occurance SIMPLY means that the other cases were mere COINCEDENCES as most cases in Pakistan are. Marrgiage disputed, anger, sudden frustration are not magic traits, but the patterns in your life permit you to act that way. You just dont want to accept it because if you do, the blame is on YOU. However you easily blame it on some magic, that way you dont get pointed fingure and shamed upopn.
Third point. If such an entity was possible, why does someone not acctually fight it on the enemies of Islam / muslims. Put it on bush, gordon brown, etc. Put it on the terrorists. Or any one in the west. The reason it will not work is because THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
Any sane person with even a shred of common sence and logic and reason will understand why this is so common in south asia. The only reason. Illitrate people. No sence of faith. You say you believe in Allah (SWT) but you really dont. You say to read the Quran, remember it from heart but do you really know the real meaning, understand it, and live it in your daily lives. No. So please, understand your surroundings, your life patten, your behaviour. All the factors lead you to make the choices in your life. There is no black magic that takes control over you. YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.