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SAYLANI SPIRITUAL HEALING

QUR'AN THE SHIFA

HOW BLACK MAGIC STARTED

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The history and story of Harut, Marut, Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam), and the devils
The following events are based on two Quranic verses of Surah Al-Baqara and Ibn Kathir’s
writings. Harut and Marut (mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Baqarah) were two angels who
are known to be behind bringing black magic to this world. Quran clarifies the
misunderstanding related to their role. They are mentioned in connection with the events that
took place during the time of Prophet Solomon / Sulaiman (alaihis salam) the wise prophet
and king, who came after prophet Moses / Musa (alaihis salam). Allah’s revelation in the
Quran about Sulaiman (alaihis salam) also clears the misconceptions that the Jews had about
him that he was “just a sorcerer or idolator who was carried by the wind.”

Prophet Sulaiman’s powers

Allah had bestowed Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam) with certain powers over mankind, Jinn
and all other living creatures. Satan wanted to deprive him of this power. One day, as it was his
practice, before going to answer the call of nature, Sulaiman (alaihis salam) gave his ring to a
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woman called Al-Jaradah. Satan took advantage of this opportunity, came in the form of
Sulaiman (alaihis salam), and took the ring from her and put the ring on. As Allah had decreed
to bless the holder of the ring to have many powers, all mankind, the jinn and devils submitted
to Satan. Later, when Sulaiman came seeking his ring from the woman, she accused him of
being an imposter. Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam) endured this with patience as he knew
that this was a test from Allah the Almighty.

How black magic and fortunetelling became widespread?

With Satan having new powers, the devils were now free to do whatever they wished. It was at
this time that they wrote books of black magic and buried them underneath the throne of
Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam). Black magic and fortune telling came to the earth through
these devils who (after having the new powers) would eavesdrop on the descending angels
about matters decreed in the Heavens. The devils would then come down to inspire the
soothsayers with it, and the latter would add to it many lies of their own. People would then
believe them and regard them as trustworthy. The people started writing down these matters
and the word spread among the Children of Israel that the Jinn knew the unseen.
Later, when Allah restored to Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam) his kingdom, and all those who
had strayed away came to follow the straight path once again, Allah the Almighty informed
Sulaiman (alaihis salam) about the magic that had become commonplace among his people.
This then drove Sulaiman (alaihis salam) to quickly seize and gather all these writings and put
them in a chest and bury them under his throne. All the devils who tried to even approach the
chest were burned alive. Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam) took an even harder stance
declaring that he would behead anyone who claimed that the devils knew the unseen.
Asif was Sulaiman’s scribe. He knew the Greatest Name of Allah and used to write what he
was ordered to by Sulaiman and then bury it underneath the throne. After Sulaiman’s death, a
devil came in the form of a human being to the people and said: “I will lead you to an
everlasting treasure that will never run out.” He was referring to the writings of Prophet
Sulaiman (alaihis salam) that were buried under the chest. The Satan led the people to dig
under Sulaiman’s throne. To provide credibility to his word he also offered to be killed if he
was not correct in his claims. After the people dug out all the writings, the devil told them that
it was these writings that had given Prophet Sulaiman (alaihis salam) power over mankind, the
Jinn and the birds. The devils altered these books by adding magical and blasphemous
writings. The devils wrote about different types of sorcery meant to fulfill different desires.
For example, the devils wrote about how people could get some wishes fulfilled by standing
facing the sun and saying some words, and how they could get other wishes fulfilled by
standing with their back to the sun and repeating some other words. They wrote this in a book
and sealed it with a ring bearing the inscription found on Sulaiman’s ring and titled it with:
“This is what has been written by Asif Ibn Barkhiya by the order of King Sulaiman Ibn Dawud:
from the treasures of knowledge.” Then, they buried it under Sulaiman’s throne.
It was rumored and circulated that Sulaiman (alaihis salam) had been a sorcerer. Satan
established himself as an orator and said: “O people! Sulaiman (alaihis salam) was not a
prophet; he was only a sorcerer! Go and seek his sorcery in his dwellings and luggage.” And he

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led them to the buried “treasure”. The people said: “By Allah! Sulaiman (alaihis salam) was a
sorcerer who subjected us through his magic.” But the believers from among them said: “Nay,
he was a faithful Prophet.”

Quran’s verses and explanation on the reality of black magic

During Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) time, the Jews kept these writings
and disputed the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding them. They would ask
Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) about matters from the Torah. They said:
“Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) confounds the truth with falsehood: he puts
Sulaiman (alaihis salam) with the prophets while he was just a sorcerer who was carried by the
wind.” When they asked him about sorcery, Allah the Almighty revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) the following verses:

ٰ
‫س‬
َ ‫ن ﻟﻨﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻤﻮ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ ﻛ ََﻔُﺮوا ﻳ ُﻌَﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻦ وَﻟ َﻜ ِﻦ ﻟﺸﻴ َٰﻄ ِﻴ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬َٰ ْ ‫ﺳﻠ َﻴ‬
ُ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻛ ََﻔَﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﻦ و‬ َ ‫ﻤ‬َٰ ْ ‫ﺳﻠ َﻴ‬ُ ‫ﻚ‬ ِ ْ ‫ﻣﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﻰ‬ َ ُ ‫ﻣﺎ ﺗ َﺘ ْﻠ ُﻮا ﻟﺸﻴ َٰﻄ ِﻴ‬
ٰ ‫ﻦ ﻋ َﻠ‬ َ ‫وَ ﺗﺒ َﻌُﻮا‬
َ‫ﺔ ﻓَﻼ‬ ٓ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ ٓ
ٌ َ ‫ﻦ ﻓِﺘ ْﻨ‬ُ ‫ﺤ‬ ْ َ ‫ﻤﺎ ﻧ‬
َ ‫ﻰ ﻳ َُﻘﻮﻻ إ ِﻧ‬ ٰ ‫ﺣﺘ‬ َ ٍ ‫ﺣﺪ‬ َ ‫ﻦأ‬ْ ‫ﻣ‬ ِ ‫ن‬ ِ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳ ُﻌَﻠ‬ َ َ‫ت و‬ َ ‫ﻣُﺮو‬ َٰ َ‫ت و‬ َ ‫ﻞ ﻫَُٰﺮو‬ َ ِ ‫ﻦ ﺑ ِﺒ َﺎﺑ‬ ِ ْ ‫ﻤﻠﻜ َﻴ‬َ ‫ل ﻋ َﻠﻰ ﻟ‬ َ ِ ‫ﻣﺎ أﻧ ﺰ‬ َ َ‫ﺤَﺮ و‬ْ ‫ﻟﺴ‬
َ
ِ ‫ن ﻟﻠ ﻪ‬ ِ ْ ‫ﺣﺪ ٍ إ ِﻻ ﺑ ِﺈ ِذ‬ َ ‫ﻦأ‬ ْ ‫ﻣ‬
ِ ِ‫ﻦ ﺑ ِﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻀﺎ ٓرﻳ‬ َ ِ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫُﻢ ﺑ‬ َ َ‫و‬ ِ ‫ﺟﻪ‬ ِ ْ‫ﻤْﺮِء وََزو‬ َ ْ‫ﻦ ﻟ‬ َ ْ ‫ن ﺑ ِﻪِ ﺑ َﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳ َُﻔﺮﻗُﻮ‬ َ ‫ﻤﺎ‬ َ ُ‫ﻣﻨ ْﻬ‬ِ ‫ن‬ َ ‫ﻣﻮ‬ ُ ‫ﺗ َﻜ ُْﻔْﺮ ﻓَﻴ َﺘ َﻌَﻞ‬
ٰ
‫ﻣﺎ‬َ ‫ﺲ‬ َ ْ ‫ﻖ وَﻟ َﺒ ِﺌ‬ ٍ ‫ﺧﻠ‬
َ َ ‫ﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻣ‬ ِ ِ‫ﺧَﺮة‬ ِ ‫لَءا‬ ْ ‫ﻪ ﻓ ِﻰ‬ ُ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻪ‬ ُ ٰ ‫ﺷﺘ ََﺮﯨ‬ ْ ‫ﻦ‬
ِ ‫ﻤ‬َ َ ‫ﻤ ﻮا ﻟ‬ ُ ِ ‫ﻢ وَﻟ ََﻘﺪ ْ ﻋ َﻠ‬ ْ ُ‫ﻢ وََﻻ ﻳ َﻨَﻔﻌُﻬ‬ ْ ُ ‫ﻀﺮﻫ‬ ُ َ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳ‬ َ ‫ن‬َ ‫ﻤﻮ‬ ُ ‫وَﻳ َﺘ َﻌَﻠ‬
١٠٢) ‫ن‬ َ َ َ َ َ )
َ ‫ﻤﻮ‬ ُ ‫ﻢ ﻟﻮْ ﻛﺎﻧ ُﻮا ﻳ َﻌْﻠ‬ ْ ُ ‫ﺴﻬ‬ َ ‫ﺷَﺮوْا ﺑ ِﻪِ ٓ أﻧُﻔ‬
َ َ
١٠٣) ‫ن‬ َ ‫ﻤﻮ‬ ُ ‫ﺧﻴ ٌْﺮ ﻟﻮْ ﻛﺎﻧ ُﻮا ﻳ َﻌْﻠ‬ َ َ ِ ‫ﻋﻨ ﺪ ِ ﻟﻠ ﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﺔﻣ‬ ٌ َ ‫ﻤﺜ ُﻮﺑ‬ َ َ ‫ﻣﻨ ُﻮا وَ ﺗَﻘﻮْا ﻟ‬ َ ‫ﻢ َءا‬ ْ ُ‫) وَﻟ َﻮْ أﻧﻬ‬

They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of
Sulaiman (alaihis salam) (Solomon). Sulaiman (alaihis salam) did not disbelieve, but the
Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon
to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such
things) till they had said, “We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from
us).” And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man
and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah’s Leave. And they learn that
which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic)
would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their
ownselves, if they but knew.

· And if they had believed, and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to Allah, far
better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew!

Quran (Surah Al-Baqara, Verses 102-103)

Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) informed the Jews of this narration and
they left defeated and humiliated. Regarding the angels Harut and Marut mentioned in the
verses, Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) elaborated that: “The angels Harut and
Marut used to warn anyone who came to them to learn magic and would say to him: “We
areonly for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us ).” They knew what is good,
what is bad, what is belief and what is disbelief and thus they knew that magic was associated
with disbelief. Ibn ‘Abbas continued: “However, if they could not dissuade the person, they
would tell him to go to a particular place to learn magic.

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Allah the Almighty says:
“…And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and
his wife,…”(Al-Baqarah, 2:102).

i.e., the people learned from Harut and Marut the magic by which they would cause separation
between man and his wife though the man and wife might have affinity and affection for each
other. Separation between them is caused by the cunning of the devils as transmitted in Imam
Muslim’s Sahih from the Hadith narrated by Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah as said by the
Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “Iblis places his throne upon water; he then
sends detachments (for creating dissension); the nearer to him in rank are those who are most
notorious in creating dissension. One of them comes and says: “I did so and so.” And he says:
“You have done nothing.” Then one amongst them comes and says: “I did not spare so and so
until I sowed the seed of discord between a husband and a wife.” Satan goes near him and
says: “You have done well.” Al-A’mash said: “He then embraces him.”

The dissension between a husband and wife can be created through magic by the devil
making each of them imagine something bad — a view, or manner, etc. – about the other. Allah
the Almighty says:
“But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah’s Leave” (Al-Baqarah, 2:102).

The lesson from the story is that magic is for real and Allah has provided Satan certain powers
to harm mankind,especially those who believe in Allah and His message of truth. To prevent us
from Satan’s plans and mischief, Allah has also provided us with many verses andadhkar that
we can find in the Quran and Hadith. We should, therefore, be regular in reciting those Azkar to
avoid getting in the traps of Satan and all satanic activities.

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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BLACK MAGIC AND JINN
POSSESSION
Black Magic! Jinn Possession!
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These are terms which spontaneously roll off people’s tongues when countering supernatural
or unexplainable situations. Muslims (especially those from more traditional cultures) can be
quick to attribute mental illness to Jinn possession. It is indeed possible for Jinn to possess
humans, but it must be known that this is extremely rare. In the vast majority of cases, mental
health illnesses are natural and not the result of Jinn. Therefore, we must avoid jumping to the
conclusion that everyone with a mental illness is possessed.

Certain mental illnesses such as depression and hysteria can influence our thinking patterns
and can make us see the very worst in a situation and jump to conclusions. Muslims with
depression often become caught up in the idea that they are possessed or someone has done
black magic on them and end up neglecting methods of treatment which would cure their
depression. Likewise, hysterical disorders exemplify physical symptoms based on
psychological causes resulting in similar symptoms to possession. Jumping to conclusions
about black magic and jinn possession will cause more trouble than good and waste time in
seeking the right treatment that will actually help a person.

It is best to rule out other possibilities before worrying about Sihr. You should always start
from the basis that you are not possessed and that your illness is a natural phenomenon. If
you start always from this foundation and pursue the relevant treatments then your illness will
most certainly be cured. Being consumed with thoughts of possession is very distressing and
will only serve to make you feel worse. The same approach that you would take with a physical
illness is to be taken with mental health: approach it from both a medical and religious
perspective. Do not abandon one for the other. This is the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) and of the Qur’an. The Propeht (peace be upon him) said:

“Strive to pursue that which will benefit you and seek refuge with Allah, and do not feel
helpless.”

In order to understand and handle jinn possession, black magic or even evil eye, we must be
aware of what they are and their realities. Only a handful of people such as ignorant
philosophers, doctors or those who have no knowledge of jinns deny their existence. Majority
of people believe in jinns but their beliefs vary depending on their culture, individual nature and
level of knowledge. Many believe jinns can be seen and can take the form of animals such as
snakes, dogs, cats etc. They can even take the shape of a human, though their feet remain in
the form of a goat. Others claim that the jinn’s kryptonite is wolves. Apparently wolves have
the power to overcome jinns and that jinns fear them. Jinns also have the ability to live for
thousands of years and know the unseen. Some of these claims may be true whilst others may
not be. These beliefs need to be weighed up against the Quran and Sunnah in order to identify
what is acceptable and what is not. Firstly, we need to realise what Jinns are. Jinns are
creatures of Allah created before mankind from smokeless flame of fire.

“And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.”

(Qur’an 55:15)

They have some characteristics similar to humans such as thinking, reflecting and
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reproducing, but due to their origins they are hidden from human sight. They have the ability to
possess a human body, inflicting pain and suffering such as psychological and nervous
diseases (insanity, depression, anxiety, tension, and epilepsy), personality disorder, physical
sickness, hallucinations etc as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“The Shaytaan flows through the son of Adam like his blood.”

(Bukhari and Muslim)

There were other cases to prove jinns can possess a human body. It is reported that
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) met a boy who was possessed. So the he began
saying, “Come out, O enemy of Allah. Come out, O enemy of Allah” after which the boy healed
and became normal (Ibn Majah no.3548).

However, it is not easy for a jinn to possess a human body and cause physical harm because
he will be exposing himself to punishment by means of the Quran. Even when they take form of
other creatures, they are subjected to the same rules which apply to that creature. So if a jinn
takes the form of a snake and you kill it, then he will be killed, as mentioned in several ahadith
of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Bukhari and Muslim. For this reason jinns
won’t harm humans unless they are positive that he/she is negligent in remembering Allah and
is far away from deen. Still, we must remember that there aren’t any hard and fast rules about
how or why jinns possess or harm humans and cases may differ from another. Some
examples of why jinns may harm humans may be: simply because the jinn is bad and wants to
wrongfully harm humans, for no purpose, just as normal foolish humans would. It could be
(and there have been cases) that a jinn falls in love with a human and desires him/her so the
jinn possesses him/her. Sometimes jinns would punish humans as a consequence of their
actions i.e. a person may cause trouble to a jinn unintentionally by falling on him, throwing
something at him, urinating on him etc, so the jinn punishes him more than he deserves.

Witchcraft and sorcery are also common ways to manipulate jinns into afflicting harm on
people, especially in our Asian community. There is no denying that regions such as India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh dwell heavily in the art of black magic. So, what is black magic? In a
nutshell, it is the use of negative energy and powers, summoning devils and shayateen (plural
of shaytan) by evil minded people who are dedicated to harm or deprive others from living
peaceful lives through sickening means. Black magicians would generally summon evil spirits
by performing sacrificial rituals of humans or animals, depending on the severity of the magic.
Once they acquire control over the spirit they are able to cause chaos in any aspect of people’s
lives whether it is wealth, career, unexplainable health problems, family problems/tensions,
mental illnesses, marriage problems, abnormal behaviour and in extreme cases; death. They
experience an evil kind satisfaction at the expense of others hardship. Such horrid people are
generally driven towards this sickening act due to jealousy, greed, selfishness, negativity and
the inability to acknowledge other’s happiness and growth. This really is a huge problem in our
society and unfortunately it has escalated in the last few years. The worst thing about it is that
the main suspects are usually relatives, close friends, associates and even siblings (This is not

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always the case, but generally in Asian communities this is how it is). There are serious
consequences for those who dwell in black magic such as coming out of the fold of Islam as
the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) mentioned:

“He is not of us, the one who sees evil omens, or the one the one whose behalf they are seen,
or the one who practices soothsaying, or the one on whose behalf it is practiced; or the one
who practices sorcery, or the one for whom sorcery is done.”

(At-Tabaraanee)

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