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5 days ago · In this blog, we’ll explore the meaning of Inshallah, why Muslims say it, whether it’s permissible to use, when and how to use Inshallah correctly, and its comparison to another commonly used term, Mashallah. We will also highlight how the Quran emphasizes this term, helping us understand its religious importance.
- Jinn
- Witchcraft
- Evil Eye
- Talismans
- Displaying Quranic Verses
- Traditional Religious Healers
- Exorcism
According to the Quran, God created jinn as well as angels and humans. Belief in jinn is relatively widespread – in 13 of 23 countries where the question was asked, more than half of Muslims believe in these supernatural beings. In the South Asian countries surveyed, at least seven-in-ten Muslims affirm that jinn exist, including 84% in Bangladesh....
The Quran and hadith both make reference to witchcraft and sorcery in the time of the Prophet Muhammad.23 Today, the survey finds, substantial numbers of Muslims continue to believe in the existence of witchcraft, although levels of belief vary widely across the countries included in the study, and – as discussed later in this report – very few Mus...
According to hadith, the Prophet Muhammad confirmed that the evil eye, borne by jealousy or envy, is real and capable of causing harm or misfortune.24In 20 of the 39 countries surveyed, half or more Muslims say they believe in the evil eye. Acceptance is generally highest in the Middle East and North Africa. With the exception of Lebanon (50%), sol...
Some hadith condemn the wearing of talismans – charms or amulets bearing symbols or precious stones believed to have magical powers.25In all countries surveyed a majority of Muslims report that they do not use magical objects to ward off evil or misfortune. Indeed, in 21 of 23 countries where the question was asked, fewer than three-in-ten Muslims ...
In 19 of the 22 countries where the question was asked, it is more common for Muslims to display verses from the Quran in their home than it is to have talismans or objects to ward off the evil eye. In Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa, seven-in-ten or more in all countries report having verses on display in their dwe...
Substantial numbers of Muslims report that they turn to traditional religious healers when they or their family members are ill. This practice is common among Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In the former region, more than half in Senegal (73%), Chad (68%), Cameroon (57%), Liberia (55%), Mali (55%) and Tanzania (53%) say they sometime...
The survey also asked respondents whether they have ever seen the devil or evil spirits being driven out of someone, as in an exorcism. Across Southern and Eastern Europe and in Central Asia fewer than one-in-ten Muslims say they have experienced or witnessed such an event. First-hand accounts are almost as rare in the Middle East and North Africa,...
4 days ago · Islam - Qur'an, Doctrines, Beliefs: The doctrine about God in the Qurʾān is rigorously monotheistic: God is one and unique; he has no partner and no equal. Trinitarianism, the Christian belief that God is three persons in one substance, is vigorously repudiated.
Aug 30, 2021 · Day 2 of our Understanding Islam series. There are five pillars – or basic tenets – of Islamic faith. Each of these pillars is an important part of being Muslim.
Apr 28, 2021 · This article analyzes the problem of gratitude for the gift of nature from the perspective of Islamic political theology, which it reads alongside queer ecology to arrive at an anti-colonial critique of anthropic sovereignty.
Muslims scholars of the past have explained that the correct meaning of the expression Khataman-Nabiyyen and Laa Nabi B’adi simply mean that no prophet would ever come after the Holy Prophet (sa), who would revoke and abrogate the law of the Quran – Islam.
Sep 1, 2016 · Islamic knowledge is usually defined as the type of knowledge that is used for religious discourse in Islam and for discovering and reflecting on the truth through the ritual of worship (I. Yusuf, 2012).
