Magic and Its Impact on Muslim Belief

Abstract

My research addresses a very important topic. With the emergence of various media outlets, including visual, audio, and written media, and with the emergence of many false advocates who preach their falsehood through these outlets, including the tendency to direct people to seek the help of sorcerers, astrologers, fortune-tellers, and others of their ilk, and with the spread of ignorance among many ordinary Muslims due to their distance from the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet, many sorcerers and charlatans of various races have spread throughout the world. Some practice magic, some practice divination, and others practice sorcery and charlatanry. I wanted to clarify the impact of these practices on Muslim belief and on the lives of societies in general. I divided the topic into three sections. I devoted the first section to defining magic. In the second section, I explained the disagreement over the nature of magic and its learning. As for the third section, I devoted it to examining the impact of magic on Muslim belief.