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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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Chapter Twelve: Devifs <strong>Deception</strong> of Pious People regarding Miracles<br />

Section One<br />

Examples of their Stories in matter of kardmdt<br />

(miracles)<br />

Iblis has deceived some weak minded ascetics <strong>by</strong> showing them<br />

some al-Kartimah to the point that some of them claimed to be Prophets:<br />

Al-l:larith al-Khadhhab used to see such illusions and miracles,<br />

and used to complain to his father about them and how he felt that<br />

they were from the devil. His father told him that they were not<br />

from the devil citing the verse:<br />

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"Shall I inform you (0 people!) upon whom the devils<br />

descend, they descend on every liar, sinful person"<br />

[al-Shu'arti' (26): 221-222]<br />

and that he was not a liar or a sinful person so devils could not<br />

have descended upon him. Gradually, he began to believe in these<br />

illusions to the point of claiming to be a Prophet. He was followed<br />

<strong>by</strong> many people until he was killed during the time of 'Abdu'l-Malik.<br />

Section Two<br />

<strong>Deception</strong> <strong>by</strong> What Appears to be Miracles<br />

Farqad said: "One day I was worried about my tax which had<br />

amounted to six dirhams and I did not have the money. I prayed.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n while walking on the bank of the Euphrates I found six dirhams.<br />

I weighed them and found them to be exactly six golden dirhams. I<br />

told Ibrahim al-Nakh'i about this, so he said: "Give it in charity for<br />

they are not yours."<br />

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