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Magic, Is it True or Fiction
What is Magic? And what its impact on people?
Why do people turn to sorcerers and magician?
Who is the magician?
(Case study – Israel)
Ali Rizik,
Carmel College, Israel
West University in Timisoara – Timisoara, Romania
aliwtaha@yahoo.com
Magic is known as a third world, unverified. It considered as One of the concepts of contempo-rary anthropological discourse includes a set of practices and representations that are rarely identified.
According to Ibn-Manẓūr (19980), “: Magic means, turning a thing from a truth or a fact to another, the origin is not what you see. It is a kind of force that written on papers, or shapes that are reified by any material, to affect creatures on hearts, and bodies cause illness and death, furthermore separates people one from another” (p. 384).
Witchcraft means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually, by designated social groups, or by persons with the necessary esoteric knowledge. In non-scientific societies, the perceived magical attack is an idea sometimes em-ployed to explain personal or societal misfortune (Pocs et al, 1999).
According to Hanegraaff (2006), Magic or sorcery is the use of rituals, symbols, actions, ges-tures, and language with the aim of exploiting supernatural forces.
Wheras Pocs et al (1999) define Witchcraft to mean the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually, by designated social groups, or by per-sons with the necessary esoteric knowledge. In non-scientific societies, perceived magical attack is an idea sometimes employed to explain personal or societal misfortune
In early modern Europe and Britain, such accusations led to the executions of tens of thou-sands of people, who were seen to be in league with Satan. Those accused of being satanic ‘witches’ were often practitioners of (usually benign) folk magic.(The English term ‘witch’ be-ing used, on occasion, as a purely descriptive term Ithoutought its pejorative sense to describe such practitioners, and includes both male and female practitioners(Macfarlane, 1999).
According to Lewy (1978)The use of “magic words” said to have the power to command spir-its.
Professor Mohammed Mohammed Jaafar said:
“Magic is a work that done by a particular person with specific characteristic and conditions, works under unusual preparations, mysterious circumstances secretly, in order to influence a person or group of people despite their will, for achieving a certain purpose or recommended aims by others. ( magic book ).
Magic, Is it True or Fiction :
Because Magic is a kind of worship to devils, orbits, and stars. The rule of the jurists and reli-gious men is to consider sorcerers and witchcraft as infidels, disbelievers and godless, but they differed in the rule and the way of killing them, because they differed in their definition and properties of Magic, whether it is truth or illusion…!
Ibn Khaldun’s point of view of Magic:
” Ibn Khaldun, ” said that magic is a fact, and this is evidenced by the verses of ” Harut ” and ” Marut ” from the Holy Quran, and the narrations of Prophet ” Mohammad ” about magic. Then comes the story of the (Magicians with Pharaoh and Moses) that mentioned in the Holy Quran too. Ibn Khaldun supporting and citing this point of view of what he had witnessed in his time, and narrated a part of it, and what he had heard of Indian and Sudanese tales. He presented and mentioned these activities then described them as tried. He quoted that from the book of al-Mughriti. He said that people of Morocco attribute a book to “Imam al-Fakhr Ibn al-Khatib” in magic titled as (The Unknown Secret). This book is unknown to the people in the east.
Because of the vogue and community of magic in Morocco, Ibn Khaldun mentioned a group of witches who refer to the sheep. This group used to threat shepherds, from threating to evert the sheep’s bellies using magic if they don’t pay them money. He wrote that he saw this by his eyes.
Philosophers’ opinion on the distinction between Magic, Talismans, Miracles, and Dignity:
“Ibn Khaldun, ” said, that philosopher proves the influence of magic and Talismans, and said that it is a non-permanent effect (temporary) of the ways of life and the perceptions and inspi-ration.
Spiritual Attitude in Magic
If the spiritual aspect or attitude is the perception of God and the fact that things are created by the Creator himself. The relationship of magic with its spiritual origin comes from the be-lief in the existence of the Creator and his connection to the creatures, which some are sensibly realized, understood and can be seen. And others that can’t be seen or recognized, but can be realized, felt and even communicate with. Then comes the conviction and belief of a magician that communicating with these creatures Spirituality, can achieve paranormal actions as bring-ing benefit or harming others through this communication. A magician communicates with devils to achieve goals of financial benefits or others. On the other hand, cultures of civiliza-tions that believe in the resurrection and the existence of an afterlife used magic and served it for eternal pleasure. But
those who believe that magic is medicine, and a magician is a doctor and a disease at the same time, this a satanic touch, demon and a bad spirit that brings disasters. So, in order to heal, you must communicate with extraordinary powers. What we mean here by the spiritual aspect: Is the inner connection of a believer to God Almighty and his psychological and emotional con-finement with him in terms of faith, love and sincerity, and what accompanies these three main meanings of fear, hope, and humility …
We have heard a lot about what called “energy of spirits”, that man is made of material “sub-stance”, and a spirit. That we do not know is spirit nor its way of interacting with matter, but we believe that it is one of the great signs of God. The hidden energy that makes the body ma-terial an integrated person, walking, speaking, acting and thinks.
As long as we believe in the existence of this spirit, and do not know the nature of its work; we do not have to deny what comes within its scopes such as dreams and envy.
This spiritual dimension is maintained through ancient civilizations in all religions. Moreover, religions were used to fight these bad forces of evil that cause corruption in people’s bodies, minds, and social relationships. The expulsion of these evil spirits comes through religious rites, by using books of God and his words, that written in the holy Koran and its verses.
According to Omar Abo Jarboo(2018), ” The diseases that afflict mankind are three types: or-ganic disease, mental illness, and psychological illness. The patient may be infected with one of them. He may be mentally, psychologically or organically ill. He may suffer in two or three of these diseases at
the same time”
The diseases that afflict mankind are three types: org
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4.Hanegraaff (2006)
6٫Omar Abo Jarboo(2018)Research in the spiritual and psychological diseases. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2018, from http://omar4roqia.blogspot.com/2014/06/blog-post_7304.htm
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