If a person has a brush with an evil spirit and
he becomes possessed then he or she urgently
needs the help of an exorcist. An Islamic
exorcist is a spiritual healer (Raaqi) who has
mystical powers by using which he can expel
the evil spirits from a person or place.
Allah (swt) said in the Holy Quran:
“And We send down of the Quran that which is
a healing and a mercy to the believers, and the
believers it causes not except loss” (TMQ-17:82)
An Islamic exorcist can drive out an evil spirit
from a person’s body by performing Ruqyah
with the Quranic verses. It goes without saying
that a Raaqi should be a pious person who has
knowledge of Islam and knows about the
healing methods which are in accordance with
the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Narrated Awf Bin alik-Al-Ashjai :Awf Bin alik-Al-
Ashjai said to the Prophet (pbuh), ‘OAllah’s
Messenger! We used to apply ruqyah during
Jahilliyah. What do you think of that? He
replied: ‘Present your ruqyah to me There is
nothing wrong with them as long as they do not
involve shirk”. (Muslim)
There is evidence from the ahadith which shows
that Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) used to
exorcise those who suffered from evil eye and
demonic possessions. Prophet Isa (as) also used
to exorcise those who were demonically
possessed.
Umm Aban Binte Al-Wazi Ibn Zare ibn Amir Al
Abdi narrates from her father that her grand
father Az- Zare went to Allah’s Messenger
(pbuh) with his possessed, insane son (or his
nephew). She says that my grandfather said,
‘When we came to Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) I
said, ‘I have come to you with my son (or
nephew) who is possessed so that you may pray
to Allah Almighty for him. Allah’s Apostle
(pbuh) said, ‘Bring him to me”.
He further says, “I had taken the child to the
Holy Prophet while the child was mounted. So I
dismounted him and I took off his travel clothes
and made him wear a pair of beautiful clothes.
Then I too hold of his hand and took him to
Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) who said, ‘Bring him
closer to me and put his back towards me”. He
also ordered for his clothes to be taken off. The
he raised his hands and put them in such a
way that I could see his arm pits. He was
saying, ‘Come out O enemy of Allah! Then the
boy began to gaze with his true eyes and not
with the previous gaze. Then the Allah’s
Messenger (pbuh) made the boy sit in front of
him and sent for some water with which he
wiped the child’s face and then he prayed for
the child. After the Holy Prophet’s (pbuh)
prayer no one in the group was superior to the
child (i.e. in intelligence and understanding).
(Musnad Imam Ahmad and Sunan Abu Dawood)
According to the ahadith, it is only the exorcism
which is done through the Quranic verses and
that which does not involve any kind of Shirk or
polytheism which is allowed in Islam. Any other
method which deviates from the principal of
Tawhid or the oneness of Allah (swt) will be
considered to be invalid and an exaggeration.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
Islamic Exorcism
Healing Black Magic (An Introduction)
Black magic can be defined as an ailment which
cannot be cured by any medicine, unlike other
ailments, because of its spiritual nature. It is a
spiritual ailment which is thrust upon the
victim in order to harm him through spiritual
entities (jinnat). Black magic is done stealthily,
quite similar to the contract killings. In the
case of a contract killing, the contractor secretly
hires a killer and pays him handsomely to get
the victim killed. Likewise, in the case of a black
magic assault, the victim’s enemy may hire a
black magic practitioner and tell him to harm
the victim in whichever way he prefers. Since
the black magic practitioners are devoid of any
faith in Allah (swt) so they do are not reluctant
even if they are asked to kill an innocent victim.
In the case of contract killing, the contractor or
the killer stand a chance of getting caught and
punished by law. Unfortunately, in the case of
black magic, the tantriks (black magic
practitioners), usually get away scot- free.
Though their crime is not a minor one yet they
are not brought to book, usually, due to lack of
enough proof. The Islamic law states that
anyone who is caught practicing black magic
should be killed. It is reported from Hazrat
Umar (ra) that he wrote, “Kill every sorcerer and
sorceress”. Unfortunately, it happens only once
in a blue moon that someone gets caught red-
handed practicing black magic and gets
punished. In most of the places occult crimes
go unnoticed, except for Saudi Arabia, where
black magic is an offence punishable by law.
The history of black magic is almost as old as
the human civilization. It is a well known fact
that that the first murder which took place on
earth was of Habil, the son of Adam (as) and
Hawwa (as) who was killed by his own brother
Qabil. Though we cannot pinpoint any
particular incidence in human history where
black magic was practiced for the first time ever,
nevertheless, we have a rough idea that black
magic has a quite long history. The Holy Quran
has mentioned in Surah Al-Araaf that during
the rein of Firaun, black magic was very common
in the society. Hazrat Moosa (as) had
confronted the black magicians of Firaun and he
had defeated them by them by the Grace of
Allah (swt). This gives us a fair idea that black
magic is being practiced almost since the dawn
of mankind.
Our dear Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) had also
been inflicted with black magic during his
lifetime by Lubaid bin Al-Aasim. It was after
this incident that Allah (swt) had revealed to
the Holy Prophet Surah Falak and Surah Naas.
These two Quranic verses protect the one who
reads them from black magic. Apart from these
two verses there are some other spiritual
remedies as well which can help the victim to
overcome the problem of black magic.
In the subsequent posts, I shall Inshallah
explain about all the remedies of black magic,
in a lucid way, so that the victims can easily
find their way out of this labyrinth.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in