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SECRET ARTS:
113:4 - From the mischief of those who practice Secret Arts; 6305
6305 Those (feminine) who blow on knots', this having been a favourite form of witchcraft practised by perverted women.
Such secret arts cause psychological terror. They may be what is called magic, or secret plottings, or the display of
false and seductive charms (iii. 14), or the spreading of false and secret rumours or slanders to frighten men or deter
them from right action. There is fraud in such things, but men are swayed by it. They should cast off fear and do their
duty. (113.4)
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Surah 114. An-Nas
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….. Then, when one of them with trust in God recited Surah Al-Fatihah over the chief and he became well, the people gave
the promised wages and the Holy Prophet allowed that the wages be accepted as lawful and pure. In Bukhari the tradition
related on the authority of Hadrat Abdullah bin Abbas about this incident contains the Holy Prophet's words to the effect:
"Instead that you should have acted otherwise, it was better that you recited the Book of Allah and accepted the wages for it."
He said this in order to impress the truth that Allah's Word is superior to every other kind of enchanting and practice of secret
arts.
Furthermore, the Message also was incidentally conveyed to the Arabian tribe and its people made aware of the blessings of
the Word that the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) had brought from Allah. This incident cannot be cited as a precedent
for the people who run clinic in the cities and towns for the practice of secret arts and have adopted it as a regular profession
for earning livelihood. No precedent of it is found in the life and practice of the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) or his
Companions, their followers and the earliest Imams.
SECRET COUNSEL:
4:114 - In most of their secret talks there is no good: but if one exhorts to a deed of charity or
justice or conciliation between men (secrecy is permissible): to him who does this seeking the
good pleasure of Allah We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value). 625
625 Usually secrecy is for evil ends, or from questionable motives, or because the person seeking secrecy is ashamed of
himself and knows that if his acts or motives became known, he would make himself odious. Islam therefore
disapproves of secrecy and loves and enjoins openness in all consultations and doings. But there are three things in
which secrecy is permissible, and indeed laudable, provided the motive be purely unselfish, to earn "the good
pleasure of Allah": (1) if you are doing a deed of charity or beneficence, whether in giving material things or in helping
in moral, intellectual, or spiritual matters; here publicity may not be agreeable to the recipient of your beneficence, and
you have to think of his feelings; (2) where an unpleasant act of justice or correction has to be done; this should be
done, but there is no virtue in publishing it abroad and causing humiliation to some parties or adding to their
humiliation by publicity; (3) where there is a delicate question of conciliating parties to a quarrel; they may be very
touchy about publicity but quite amenable to the influence of a man acting in private. (4.114)
9:78 - Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels and that
Allah knoweth well all things unseen?
58:7 - Seest thou not that Allah doth know (all) that is in the heavens and on earth? There is not a
secret consultation between three but He makes the fourth among them nor between five
but He makes the sixth nor between fewer nor more but He is in their midst wheresoever they
be: in the end will He tell them the truth of their conduct on the Day of Judgment for Allah has
full knowledge of all things. 5341
5341 Secrecy is a relative and limited term among ourselves. There is nothing hidden or unknown to Allah. Usually secrecy
implies fear or distrust, plotting or wrong-doing. But all is open before Allah's sight. (58.7)
58:8 -Turnest thou not thy sight towards those who were forbidden secret counsels yet revert to that
which they were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels among themselves for
iniquity and hostility and disobedience to the Apostle. And when they come to thee they salute
thee not as Allah salutes thee (but in crooked ways): and they say to themselves "Why does
not Allah punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: in it will they burn and evil is that
destination! 534253435344
5342 When the Muslim Brotherhood was acquiring strength in Madinah and the forces of disruption were being discomfited
in open fight against the Messenger of Righteousness, the wicked resorted to duplicity and secret intrigues, in which
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