Satan is a powerful black
magician himself and he
can cast various sorts of
powerful black magic
spells. He teaches the magicians, under his
control, new tricks of casting spells. This has
been mentioned in Surah Baqarah, verse:102
ﻭَﺍﺗَّﺒَﻌُﻮﺍْ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﺘْﻠُﻮﺍْ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻴَﺎﻃِﻴﻦُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﻠْﻚِ ﺳُﻠَﻴْﻤَﺎﻥَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﻔَﺮَ ﺳُﻠَﻴْﻤَﺎﻥُ ﻭَﻟَـﻜِﻦَّ
ﺍﻟﺸَّﻴْﺎﻃِﻴﻦَ ﻛَﻔَﺮُﻭﺍْ ﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻤُﻮﻥَ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺍﻟﺴِّﺤْﺮَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺃُﻧﺰِﻝَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻠَﻜَﻴْﻦِ ﺑِﺒَﺎﺑِﻞَ
ﻫَﺎﺭُﻭﺕَ ﻭَﻣَﺎﺭُﻭﺕَ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻳُﻌَﻠِّﻤَﺎﻥِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺃَﺣَﺪٍ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻻَ ﺇِﻧَّﻤَﺎ ﻧَﺤْﻦُ ﻓِﺘْﻨَﺔٌ ﻓَﻼَ ﺗَﻜْﻔُﺮْ
ﻓَﻴَﺘَﻌَﻠَّﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻤَﺎ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﻔَﺮِّﻗُﻮﻥَ ﺑِﻪِ ﺑَﻴْﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺮْﺀِ ﻭَﺯَﻭْﺟِﻪِ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻫُﻢ ﺑِﻀَﺂﺭِّﻳﻦَ ﺑِﻪِ ﻣِﻦْ
ﺃَﺣَﺪٍ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺈِﺫْﻥِ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪِ ﻭَﻳَﺘَﻌَﻠَّﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻀُﺮُّﻫُﻢْ ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﻨﻔَﻌُﻬُﻢْ ﻭَﻟَﻘَﺪْ ﻋَﻠِﻤُﻮﺍْ ﻟَﻤَﻦِ
ﺍﺷْﺘَﺮَﺍﻩُ ﻣَﺎ ﻟَﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻵﺧِﺮَﺓِ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻼَﻕٍ ﻭَﻟَﺒِﺌْﺲَ ﻣَﺎ ﺷَﺮَﻭْﺍْ ﺑِﻪِ ﺃَﻧﻔُﺴَﻬُﻢْ ﻟَﻮْ ﻛَﺎﻧُﻮﺍْ
ﻳَﻌْﻠَﻤُﻮﻥَ ) 2:102(
• 2:102 (Asad) and follow [instead] that which
the evil ones used to practice during
Solomon's reign - for it was not Solomon who
denied the truth, but those evil ones denied it
by teaching people sorcery [82] -; and [they
follow] that which has come down through the
two angels in Babylon, Hurut and Marut-
although these two never taught it to anyone
without first declaring, "We are but a
temptation to evil: do not, then, deny [God's]
truth!" [83] And they learn from these two
how to create discord between a man and his
wife; but whereas they can harm none thereby
save by God's leave, they acquire a knowledge
that only harms themselves and does not
benefit them - although they know; indeed,
that he who acquires this [knowledge] shall
have no share in the good of the life to come.
[84] For, vile indeed is that [art] for which
they have sold their own selves -had they but
known it! -
Satan Is A Learned, Black Magician Devil/Jinnat
The Significance Of Having A Teacher (Ustad) In Amalyaat
The backing of an ustad is
indispensable for an amel.
Performing chillas to bring
jinnat under one’s control is
like playing with fire. It is a
highly risky work that cannot
be done by an amil single-
handedly. Just like a child needs help at every
step and gets the support of his parents if he
stumbles, similarly a novice amil gets help from
his teacher. If the amil happens to make some
mistake, then his teacher handles the situation
and saves him from getting into serious trouble
at the hands of the jinnat.
The amil shares all the incidences that take
place once his amal begins, with his teacher. If
the jinnat are trying to fool the amil in any way
the teacher, who has much more experience,
understands their ploy and deals with them
cleverly.
Unfortunately, many people who are oblivious of
the importance of having a teacher’s support in
amalyaat end up destroying their life. They may
get into insurmountable difficulties and then
regret having tried to enter into this field. So in
order to protect oneself from facing so much
trouble it is advisable to take the help of an
experienced teacher. This is because if the amil
gets into any trouble then only his teacher can
bring him out of the difficulties and guide him.
Keep Me In Your Prayers
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
Demonic Possession (An Introduction)
Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran:
“(All) praise is (due) to Allah, Lord of the
worlds”
(TMQ-1:2)
The word ‘worlds’ refers to the world in which
live, the world above us, i.e. heaven and all
that lies in between. Our world is inhabited by
human beings whereas the angels live in the
heaven. The remaining spiritual entities, such
as the jinnat, demons or evil spirits exist in the
world in-between our world and the heaven.
For those who have a strong faith no proof or
explanation is needed to convince them about
these spiritual entities and for those who lack
faith, no amount of proof would ever be
sufficient.
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said,
“When the wings of the night spread-or when
evening comes- keep your children in, for the
devils come out at that time. Then when part of
the night has passed, let them go. And close
the doors and mention the name of Allah, for
the Satan does not open a closed door. And tie
up your water skins and mention the name of
Allah and cover your vessels and mention the
name of Allah even if you only put something
over them, and extinguish your lamps”.
(Narrated by Al-Bukhari-3280 and Muslim-2012)
This hadith shows that the evil entities become
active after the sunset. This is because such
entities are forms of dark energies and they
need darkness and also stillness of air in order
to materialize and become fully powerful.
The evil spirits and jinnat inhabit mostly these
places:
Desolate places ruins
Unclean places such as toilets, garbage dumps,
dunghills
Graveyards
Generally, such wandering spirits do not harm
human beings. However, there are times when
they fear encroachment on their territories by
us. At other times they fear being overridden by
us. It is in such cases that they tend to attack
a human being to take revenge. There is no
dearth of cases where the resident spirits try to
ward off people to guard their privacy. In one
such case, people have experienced in a
haunted building- cold spots, strange voices
and inability to ascend a particular stair case
due to some inexplicable force.
In general terms, the word ‘possess’ means to
hold as property or to occupy. However, in our
topic of discussion the word ‘possessed’ means
being under the influence of a spirit. There is
evidence of being possessed and maddened by
evil entities in the Holy Quran.
“Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran:
Those who eat Riba (usury) wil not stand (on
the Day of Resurrection) except like standing of
a person beaten by Satan, leading him to
madness”. (TMQ-2:275)
When a person is possessed by a spirit it is
likely to drive him to insanity because the spirit
takes his mind totally under his control. If the
spirit is devilish then it can spread evil
through the person who is possessed. In such a
case it is hardly surprising that the one who is
possessed loses his sanity totally.
In the subsequent posts I shall probe into this
topic further and I shall be dealing with its
various facets and also its cure, Inshallah.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
Islamic Exorcism
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
Islam Differentiates Between Mental Disorders And Demonic Possesseion
“Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran:
Those who eat Riba (usury) wil not stand (on
the Day of Resurrection) except like standing of
a person beaten by Satan, leading him to
madness”. (TMQ-2:275)
The above mentioned Quranic verse mentions
about those people whose minds and body are
totally controlled by Satan, i.e. who are the
demonically possessed ones. By controlling
their minds totally Satan can drive them to
madness.
This type of Satan induced insanity is a
paranormal occurrence. As I have discussed in
my previous post, this problem needs to be
tackled at a spiritual level by an exorcist.
As opposed to this type of insanity there exist
some mental problems which are associated
with environmental tensions, social deprivation
or biological susceptibility. Such problems have
got nothing to do with evil influences and
therefore need a psychiatric treatment.
When a demonically possessed person seeks the
help of a spiritual healer, the latter easily
distinguishes between a demonic possession
case and a medical one. The cases of demonic
possession exhibit a dual personality always.
However, this should not be confused with
cases of multiple personality disorders (MPD) or
the Dissociative identity disorder which we
know of. The MPD is a genuine psychiatric
disorder and it has nothing to do with evil
influences.
When a spiritual healer begins to recite the
Quranic verses while treating a demonically
possessed case, the person exhibits
unnecessary movements. This is because the
evil spirit which has attached itself to the
person’s body becomes restless on hearing the
Quranic verses.
This happens to be a sure shot way of
identifying a demonically possessed person.
Those people who may be suffering from some
psychiatric illness will not try to resist a
spiritual healing session in which they have to
listen to Quranic recitation.
Narrated Ata bin Abi Rabah:
Ibn Abbas said to me, ‘Shall I show you a
woman of the people of Paradise? I said, ‘Yes’.
He said, ‘This black lady came to Allah’s Apostle
and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body
becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for
me’. The Prophet (pbuh) said, ‘If you wish, be
patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and
if you wish I shall invoke Allah to cure you’. She
said, ‘I shall remain patience and added, ‘but I
become uncovered so please invoke Allah for me
so that I may not become uncovered’. So he
invoked Allah for her’.
(Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 555)
This hadith shows that Islam differentiates
between mental illnesses and supernatural
ones. Every mental disorder case should not be
cured only by a spiritual healer.
A good Muslim exorcist can distinguish between
these two types of cases and if the case is not
of demonic possession then they should refer
the case to a psychiatrist.
Unfortunately this does not happen always.
Some quacks try to make money by indulging in
fraudulent practices in almost every field. This
also happens in the field of spiritual healing.
The best way out of this problem is to consult a
spiritual healer who is mystically endowed with
healing powers as well as genuine.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
Symptoms Of Being Possessed
So far we have discussed the phenomenon of
demonic possession. A person will be said to be
demonically possessed when an evil spirit
exploits some of his weakness, sneaks into his
body and bring him under its total control.
Some of the symptoms of demonic possession
may be similar to those of mental disorders. I
have mentioned about the way to avoid
confusion in this regard in my previous post.
The most prominent symptoms of being
demonically possessed include:
Talking in unfamiliar languages
Showing a dual personality
Showing superhuman strength
Apart from these there are quite a few
symptoms which may differ from person to
person. I have mentioned the commonly
occurring ones below:
A strong urge to do evil
A strong dislike towards religious texts
Aversion towards eating or drinking things on
which Quranic verses have been read and
blown.
Headaches while reciting Holy texts
Changes in personality
Fatigue- because the indwelling spirit saps the
energy for its own sustenance
Suicidal tendencies
Experiencing strangulation
Strange sensations of being touched
Nausea on seeing food
Behavior contrary to one’s nature
Sleep paralysis
Glazed look in the eyes
Moaning during sleep
Hearing one’s name being called
Hearing shrieks
Seeing frightening faces and forms of ghosts
Having thoughts which are quite unlikely of you
Having a feeling that you are being controlled
by someone else
Feeling as if someone is pressurizing you to do
certain acts
Suddenly becoming isolated and trying to avoid
people
Blackouts in memory
Multiple voices coming from the same person
simultaneously
Feeling totally disconnected with yourself
Experiencing distractions whenever you try
doing something beneficial for yourself.
Irrational fear
Sleeping well but getting up in the morning
with a drained feeling
If a person experiences any of the above
mentioned symptoms then it is time to take
remedial measures. As the phrase goes ‘A stitch
in time saves nine’. A timely action can help
the target to curb the problem at the onset.
This is because the longer the evil spirit
manages to survive within the target’s body,
the stronger will it become.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
Visiting Haunted Places
As they say that everything happens for a
reason, so why would demonic possessions be
an exception to the rule? This paranormal
phenomenon also happens due to some
reasons.
In this post and the subsequent ones, I shall
discuss the reasons, one by one, so that we can
find out for ourselves how the satanic spirits
manage to turn a normal, happy-go-lucky
person into a maniac. However, before I
pinpoint the first cause let me quote a couple
of Quranic verses, which give us ample proof of
the pre-requisites for a demonic possession.
Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran:
“Certainly, you shall have no authority over My
slaves, except those who follow you of the
Ghawin (Muskrikun and those who go astray,
criminals, polytheists and evil-doers’.
(TMQ-15:42)
“Verily! He has no power over those who believe
and put their trust only in their Lord (Allah) His
power is only on those who obey and follow him
(Satan) and those who join partners with Him
(Allah). (TMQ 69:99-100)
These verses make it clear that an evil spirit
cannot harm a person who has a strong faith,
who does not associate partners with Allah
(swt) and who does not indulge in any vice. The
evil spirits will not find any weak spot, thereby,
through which they sneak into their target’s
body. Depending upon the above mentioned
factors a person can be mildly or severely
affected by the evil spiritual entities.
Now let us understand why generally such
unfortunate incidents take place:
*Visiting haunted places*
I have discussed in my first post that the
spirits usually inhabit desolate places, ruins,
graveyards, garbage dumps etc. So a person
who visits such places (whether intentionally- as
in ghost tours or unintentionally- as in
stumbling upon by chance) is in a way inviting
the ire of the ghosts living there. The ghosts
who dwell peacefully in such regions would
consider human visits as an encroachment on
their territory. Besides disturbing the ghosts,
the people who dare to visit such creepy places
can also earn their wrath in other ways. One
needs to be very alert in such places as any
activity could lead to drastic consequences.
Umpteen cases have been found in which
urinating near a tree led to demonic possession
because the ghost was lingering around the
tree and he got furious. There was a case where
throwing hot water in a toilet led to demonic
possession. The ghost later on explained the
reason behind his revenge, to the exorcist. He
said that hot water had been thrown on him
without any warning! The point to be noted
here is that Tasmiya (Bismillah hir Rahman ir
Rahim) should be recited before we do any
work. An otherwise harmless action can lead to
demonic possession because the spirit thinks
that it is being overridden, whereas the truth is
that a person can not even see it. Therefore,
since we understand the grimness of the
situation, so we should practice utmost care if
we ever find ourselves caught in such spooky
places.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in