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An Uncle from the Unseen
Yazeed bin Haaroon (rahimahullah) narrates the following incident:
I once went to Asbagh bin Yazeed Al-Warraaq (rahimahullah) to learn the ahaadeeth of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). When I arrived, I found him extremely sorrowful and grief-stricken, so I enquired, “May Allah Ta‘ala have mercy on you! What has grieved you?” Asbagh (rahimahullah), however, did not reply and instead said to me, “If you wish to record ahaadeeth then do so, otherwise return home.” I therefore wrote the ahaadeeth that he …
Jaadoo and it’s Treatment
Correspondence of Hazrat Moulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahimahullah)
Letter:
As Salaamu ‘alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh
Respected Maulana,
I always felt very strongly against people visiting ‘aamils and becoming obsessed in following different treatments when it comes to them having jinn/sihr problems. I feel that the sunnah offers the perfect prescription, with the ‘Quls’ and other masnoon du‘aas. However, due to being affected by witchcraft by my in-laws, I too was encouraged to visit some …
Mind over Matter
Ever heard of “Mind over Matter”? Wondered what it’s all about?
The following incident, extracted and summarized from “The New Scientist” of May 2009, sheds some light on the matter.
Late one night in a small Alabama cemetery, Vance Vanders bumped into a witch doctor who shoved a bottle of unpleasant-smelling liquid under his nose and told him he was about to die and no one could save him.
Once back home, Vanders felt ill and his condition …
