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TheReligionofPeace.com Presents:
Islam did Away with Superstition The Truth: Although contemporary Muslims like to believe that Islam is a mature Abrahamic religion that has no place for archaic superstition, the truth is that Muhammad believed in black magic and curses. This is documented in the Qur'an and Hadith. The Qur’an, Islam’s holiest book, actually contains several references to magic and witchcraft. According to 2:102, magic was taught to men by demons. Moses himself was able to practice magic (7:116). Muhammad was told to “seek refuge” from witchcraft in Sura 113, a passage that is supposed to be recited six times a day by devout Muslims. In the Hadith, Muhammad establishes the “evil eye” as a fact: The enemies of Muhammad were even able to cast spells over him (or so he
claimed): Bukhari
71:660
also goes into further detail, saying that Muhammad was made to think
that he had sexual relations with his wives when he had not (due to the magic).
the passage also lists the materials used to cast the spell, which included a lock of his
own hair – reminiscent of voodoo practices. Muhammad prescribed eating seven dates in the morning to ward off evil spells
(Muslim
5081, Bukhari
65:356). To this day, women are sometimes arrested or even
killed
in hard-line Islamic countries on suspicion of “black magic.” The prophet of Islam actually claimed to have super powers over invisible demons: His credulous followers believed that it was more important fro Muhammad to forgive and
release the demon, rather than keep him tied to a pillar for a period of time so
that they might verify his fantastic story. Muhammad was also extremely superstitious. He believed: Muhammad also told Muslims which way to face when they defecate (back towards
Mecca, per Sahih Muslim
507) and which direction they should be buried (facing toward Mecca). Perhaps the biggest
superstition (which has caused untold monetary expense and loss of life to
Muslims) is that believers need to travel to Mecca and circle a meteorite seven
times. This practice was borrowed directly from the Arab pagans, which even Muhammad's
successors found odd (Muslim
2915). Of the idols worshipped by the pagans at Mecca in Muhammad's time, only the
black rock was allowed to remain, since it was holy to his Quraish tribe. |
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