Magic & Satanic Influences: Its Kinds, Its Rulings & Protection

Magic & Satanic Influences:
Its Kinds, Its Rulings & Protection

Abridgment from Maariful-Qur’aan
http://www.central-mosque.com/quran/maariful_quran.pdf
Revised Translation by Mufti Taqi Usmani
Appendix: Protection against Magic, Jinn, Shaytaan, thieves and against other worldly troubles and calamities (Manzil)
Recommended Verses of the Qur’aan By
Shah Waliullah (RA) and Shaykh Muhammad Talha
Kandhalwi (RA)

Table of Contents

113. The Day Break (Al-Falaq)
Translation
Preliminary Remarks
Commentary
Cause of Revelation
Magic and its Effect on the Holy Prophet
Magic and Prophets
Mu'awwadhatain are Surahs that Afford Protection Against Physical and Spiritual Afflictions
Virtues of Mu'awwadhatain
Lexicological Analysis of Important Words and Interpretation of the Surah
The Word Sharr: 'Allamah Ibn Qayyim's Exposition
Hasad [Jealousy] and Ghibtah [Envy]
Summary and Conclusion
114. The Mankind (An-Nas)
Translation
Commentary
Introductory Remarks
The Importance of Seeking Protection Against Satanic Whisperings
Special Note
A Clarification
A Subtle Difference Between the Two Surahs of Mu'awwadhatain
Human and Satanic Enemies: Their Differential Treatments
The Guile of Satan is Feeble
Magic and Its Rulings
Relationship Between the Prologue and the Epilogue of the Qur'an
Conclusion
Appendix: Protection against Magic, Jinn, Shaytaan, thieves and against other worldly troubles and calamities
(Manzil