I just talked to my aunt in Boston who told me that she was doing a ‘Wazeefa’ for my cousin who is suffering from a chronic infection. When I asked her what this wazeefa was, she told me that she was instructed (by some Sufi Sahib) to recite Sur’ah Yaseen 217 times every day. I didn’t say anything to her, but couldn’t help but wonder about the origin of these wazeefas. This is not the first time I have seen people performing these wazeefas with a certain magical number of times a particular verse or chapter of Quran has to be recited.
Now I do believe in the spiritual effects we can have from the recitation of Qur’an (to an extent), but using it to make supernatural solutions to our everyday problems is pure voodooism to me. There are countless examples of these acts, including the calendars hanging in the shops (in Pakistan) that have some quranic verses written in a certain order to make the business successful ?? What’s that about ? Don’t get me wrong, i think it’s a good thing to have those verses on display as it will keep reminding you of Allah and your faith, but having them there for magical help in your business, pardon me, but i think they are incorporating voodooism into Islam.
I find it disturbing because it may seem a harmless practice at this time, but it could change into something totally unislamic over time. Anthropology tells us that Hinduism was/is a monoetheist religion, but centuries of ignorant practices have led the majority of hindus to believe in separate gods as opposed to individual aspects of one God (as explained to me by one of my hindu friends). I am afraid that if we don’t try to change this trend, this may very well become a part of Islam.
I am interested in knowing how other Muslims here feel about it ?
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I have similar feeling, that doing certain act certain number of times will get you that, this and that etc are not true. I have not yet encountered an ayat which tells this type of action or even hadith.
May Allah SWT guide us all towards right and help us follow the right
I am not sure whether vazifas are right or not but they are very common.
and I dont see any harm in them, what we do is just pray a specific number of times.
Prophet Muhammad told ones a man to recite specific verse a number of time (remember the story in which the person forgot the verses and recited it in a way that change the meaning but still got what he needed. and prophet said that its because of "niyeat". if intentions are good than Allaha will listen to your prayers even if you have recited them wrong).
and we are also told to recite certain suara a certain numebr of times.(like reciting 3rd kalma three times is as much savab as reciting whole Quran).
So i dont think that vazeefas did not existed in Prophet Muhammad times neither are they are unislamic.
When some women have spelled on prophet Muhammad , than he recited last suras of quran and got the comb from well. That also sounds like a vazeefa because he recited verses a specific number of times. And it worked.
What happens when we're dead? The irony is that all our questions will be answered after we die. We spend our whole life trying to figure out the truth and the only way we'll find out what it is, is to get hit by a bus. And the only comfort that religion offers is that God is driving that bus.
All racists who are prepared to die for their contry, please do that now.
Well the truth is that even in the Holy Quran, instances are mentioned where there is an indirect reference to what we term as black magic, so the existence definately is there.Regarding the issue of recitation of an Ayat for a specific number of times, this is too a truth as we recite the Qul for 3 times and it is said that it equals to the sawab of the Holy Quran, so this too is true but it has always been said to ask the permission of a learned Islamic Scholar prior to initiating such self voluntary recitations as it is said that each and every word of thte Holy Quran is guarded by Muwakkils and the recitation may therefore, if not permitted by an Alam of Islam, might render even harmful effects!
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yeaha, its a good question. they are usually 100 or 33 (not sure).
that proves there isnt anyting wrong in vazifas.
are you doing PHD in islamic civilization? orsome other course like that world religions or whatever.
because you know a lot and always have good questions.
What happens when we're dead? The irony is that all our questions will be answered after we die. We spend our whole life trying to figure out the truth and the only way we'll find out what it is, is to get hit by a bus. And the only comfort that religion offers is that God is driving that bus.
All racists who are prepared to die for their contry, please do that now.
There's a difference between reciting some verses a certain number of times (as it is done in Salat), and BELIEVING that reciting a particular combination of verses a certain number of times will get you something. I am not disputing the existence of magic, nor am I repudiating the claim that Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) was told to use Surah Khalaq/Naas against the spell cast on him by a witch. It is the misuse of Quran that disturbs me.
Quran was revealed for guidance, and not to be used as a runic scriptrue to solve our daily life problems. Designing wazifas (yeah, that's what they seem to be doing nowadays), and making people believe that it will get them the job they want, or cure their disease is an attempt to use Quran as a magic book. I am sure that you at least agree with the use of magic being forbidden.
And I am not aware of these wazifas being suggested by the prophet (PBUH) himself. Can you provide any references ?
Secret Obsession, thank you ma’am, (hey, ma’am is Arabic, no). No, I’m not doing PHD work, most of what I know, I’ve learnt here and from US TV documentaries, recently. If these wazifas are a new developement, Zaalim’s caution might be in order. It does trivialize some serious things. The positive truths in Islam are truly great, especially the statements regarding different cultures as being made by God for man’s benefit and diversity. Many ideas have been going off like so many proverbial light bulbs,
My mother in law reads the Qur'an everyday and then when she has finished she blows into a glass of water and then give it to me - or anyone else who is there - to drink.
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I have often wondered where this comes from.
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Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith Hadith 7.631 Narrated by Aisha
During the Prophet's fatal illness, he used to recite the Mu'auwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq) and then blow his breath over his body. When his illness was aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and blow my breath over him and make him rub his body with his own hand for its blessings." (Ma'mar asked Az-Zuhri: How did the Prophet use to blow? Az-Zuhri said:** He used to blow on his hands and then passed them over his face.)**
Al-Muwatta Hadith Hadith 50.10
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from A'isha that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he had a complaint, would recite the last three suras of Qur'an, over himself and blow. She said, "When his pain was great, I would recite it over him and wipe him with his right hand hoping for its blessing."
Ibrahim says : Firstly, the hadith I quoted is related to the Prophets suffering which was due to spells cast by the jews from which he recovered .
kindly visit http://www.quraan.com/Raheeq/ and read the last few pages for a full treatment on the events prior to his retrun to his Creator. http://www.quraan.com/Raheeq/39.asp#13
The Journey to Allah, the Sublime
Symptoms of Farewell
The Start of the Disease
The Last Week
Five days before death
Four days before his death
A Day or Two prior to Death
A Day before his Death
The Last day Alive
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) breathes his Last
The companions’ concern over the Prophet’s Death
Umar’s Attitude
Abu Bakr’s Attitude
Burial and Farewell Preparations to his Honourable Body
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Quran are the words of god and they do have some power in them. Or atleast I have been believeing so all my life. and have experience it so many times.
"Istakhara" is an example of it. we don't just do it just so than we can make the right choice but because of our believe in ALlah.
so vazeefas are same thing as that. I am not propmoting them but thats very common. I have done them sometimes.
I don't know whether it is psychological effect or something else that they do work.
They are just like prayers, prayers for a specific purpose.
I want to learn more about it. can anyone explain in the light of Quran and Sunnaha?
What happens when we're dead? The irony is that all our questions will be answered after we die. We spend our whole life trying to figure out the truth and the only way we'll find out what it is, is to get hit by a bus. And the only comfort that religion offers is that God is driving that bus.
All racists who are prepared to die for their contry, please do that now.
What happens when we’re dead? The irony is that all our questions will be answered after we die. We spend our whole life trying to figure out the truth and the only way we’ll find out what it is, is to get hit by a bus. And the only comfort that religion offers is that God is driving that bus.
All racists who are prepared to die for their contry, please do that now.
it is common to read wazifa and blow. .once i had severe migraine and my chach read some dua and blew on my head, it disappeared within 5 minutes.
a few days later a relative of my age was with me and she had a bad headache, (very hot weather in USA), i said oh do you know when uncle reads this... my headache goes away. she did not believe me at all (wahabi beliefs - fathers side)she said whats all this nonsense, someone reads something blows their bad breath on you and your'e cured i said its up to you. she had paracetamol and was in pain for at least 4 hours.
A man called Labid bin al-A'sam from the tribe of Bani Zaraiq worked magic on Allah's Apostle till Allah's Apostle started imagining that he had done a thing that he had not really done. One day or one night he was with us, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period, and then said, "O 'Aisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me concerning the matter I have asked him about? Two men came to me and one of them sat near my head and the other near my feet.
One of them said to his companion, "What is the disease of this man?" The other replied, "He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked the magic on him?' The other replied, "Labid bin Al-A'sam.' The first one asked, 'What material did he use?' The other replied, 'A comb and the hairs stuck to it and the skin of pollen of a male date palm.'
The first one asked, 'Where is that?' The other replied, '(That is) in the well of Dharwan;' " So Allah's Apostle along with some of his companions went there and came back saying, "O 'Aisha, the color of its water is like the infusion of Henna leaves. The tops of the date-palm trees near it are like the heads of the devils." I asked. "O Allah's Apostle? Why did you not show it (to the people)?" He said, "Since Allah cured me, I disliked to let evil spread among the people." Then he ordered that the well be filled up with earth. ( Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 71, Number 658)
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1.Can anyone explain this hadith,
2.How can Allah's Apostell or some one suffering magic from some one as figure out from above hadith.
3.How Islam Beliefs about the Occult/magic ?
4.Can the "witch" had the power to put a curse on us (practice magic) till we suffering ill or die ...
Please give the reference from Holy Qur'an / Hadith for the answer.
5.If some Muslim who suffering ill ask to the "witch" for recovery and got to know who has practiced magic on him. Does he (that Muslim) committed shirk?
Please give the reference form Holy Quran / Hadith for the answer.