Sorcery
Sorcerycausesterribledamagesto thesocietysinceitattractspeople
tofablesandfalsemattersandbelievinginillusionsandmirages.From
thiscause,Islam hasbanned the teachingandlearning ofsorcery, and
likeneditto atheismandpolytheism.The Prophet said,“The sorcerers
are atheists.” “He is converting to atheism that whoever learns any
amountofsorcery,unlessherepents.”“Threeclassesofpeoplewillnot
beintheParadise-thedrunkards,thesorcerers,andtheviolatorsofrela-
tions of kinship.”.
Thosewhopracticethisartareruledasapostatessinceitisaninstru-
mentofdemolishinganddeviationandasourceoffrivolityandsedition.
Anumberof naïve,simple,andordinarypeopleacceptedsorcery com-
pletely;hence,theyusedtoactuponthewordsanddirectionsofsorcer-
ersforrevealingwhattheyignore.Forinstance,peopleseekthehelpof
sorcerersforrevealingthe perpetratorof amurder.Inmanycases, sor-
cerers accuse innocent persons, arouse sedition, and disorder in the
society.