Kitab al Bulhan

• published: 03 Jul 2014
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The Kitab al-Bulhan... or Book of Wonders...is an Arabic manuscript dating from the late 14th century A.D. and bound together in Baghdad during the reign of Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad (1382-1410)... Magic (or sorcery) is true and real... It exists and is a reality... It takes place through Allah's will and decree... when magicians and sorcerers give obedience... servitude and worship to the devils (syaitan) who then help them to accomplish and achieve whatever it is they desire to achieve. The Meaning of Magic (Sihir) The word (السحر), representing "magic" is: عبارة عما خفي ولطف سببه An expression of that whose cause, or way or means is hidden and subtle... In short... it refers to the subtle... hidden... non-discernible causes behind visible effects... That is from a linguistic aspect... and as for is meaning from a legislative aspect... then it is as Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan explains in his Kitab at-Tawhid (the Book of Monotheism): It is spells... incantations... speech which is spoken... medicines (potions) and mist... smoke... And it has a reality (it is real)... And from it is that which affects the hearts and bodies such that they become ill or are killed... and (it results in) the separation of a man and his wife... It's effect occurs by the permission of Allah that relates to the decree in [His] creation... And it is a demonic practice... Most of it cannot be attained except through Syirik (worshiping others alongside Allah) and seeking nearness to filthy (evil) spirits through what they love and making use of them through associating them as partners [with Allah in worship]...