ABU DHABI // Allah has forbidden all things that bring harm to mankind and black magic is one of the worst of these, Friday’s sermon will say.
In a sermon similar to one two weeks ago, worshippers will be reminded of the dire results of sorcery.
The Quran and the Hadith refer to the perils of such practices and warn of their consequences.
A verse from the Quran says: “And a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.”
The Prophet Mohammed warned that the prayers of one who visits a sorcerer will not be accepted for 40 days.
“Those sorcerers claim to know the unknown (destiny) and Allah has clarified the He alone knows,” says the sermon.
The sermon will cite a verse from the Quran that says: “None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah; and they know not when they will be raised (again).”
Such practices lead to people losing their faith, enacting fraud, causing physical or psychological harm to others.
“Visiting sorcerers hurts and does not benefit, and solutions to problems are only found with what this religion has offered,” the sermon will say.
When one is suffering disease, they should seek the aid of physicians, not frauds.
As the Prophet Mohammed said: “Make use of medical treatment, for Allah has not made a disease without appointing a remedy for it.”
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