The Ayah on Magic [al Baqarah 2:102]:
وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew.
[al Baqarah 2:102]
Many of us have read this ayah many times when reading up about magic, but I want to ask you this. Have you ever heard of this phrase; 'Sell your soul to the devil'?
Selling your Soul to the Devil:
It is a part of Satanism (devil worship) [in the most common; Freemasonry today] - that one has to offer their soul to the devil in order to gain what he wants. I.e. if a person wants; Fame, Wealth, supernatural Power (through the aid of Jinns), or whatever worldly benefit - they will have to agree with a human shaytaan that they are 'selling their soul to the devil'.
This selling of one's soul to the devil means that this person will have to worship an idol which a shaytaan (satan) has made specifically for that group of magicians. So they agree that they will follow the rituals of Satanism or a form of polytheism [shirk], in order that they get what they want. Then the devils will help them in their aim, for the price of of their soul.
Indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter..
Anyone who 'sells his soul to the devil' may take it as a joke at first (because they might be atheist.) But when they follow the devil humans and worship an idol -through Satanic rituals- and get what they want - they realize that there are Supernatural forces (i.e. Jinn and devils.) They will experience them through Jinn possession (which gives them Supernatural strength) or through their fame in the media (another form of trickery/illusion of magicians), and see different trickery by these shayaateen in their festivals of idol-worship, which convinces them of their reality.
So these people realise that if there are devils, then there must be a God. And if there is a God, there is a Hereafter. This is why many of these satanists fear for their next life, but their attitude of evil, sins and fear of being killed by the devil causes them to ignore this reality.
So they now know there is a Hereafter, they know that the buyers of magic will have no share in the Hereafter [of Paradise]. Just like Allah had said.
..And how bad [bi's] indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves [aNfusa-hum], if they but knew.
They sold their own Nafs, their own 'Self'. And Allah says that 'how bad' [bi's = Disgusting] was that which they sold their ownselves.
Because as we will explain in future posts inshaa' Allah, these new Satanists have to literally do Disgusting [bi's] acts with the devils in order to prove that they are not religious people. That is the only way they will be accepted by them, and that is the only way they believe they will get their; Wealth, Fame, or Power from these devils.
Whereas Allah says;
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا
Whosoever desires honour, power and glory then to Allah belong all honour, power and glory! [and one can get honour, power and glory only by obeying and worshipping Allah (Alone)]. (Fatir 35:10)
وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
They followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out (falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Sulaiman (Solomon). Sulaiman did not disbelieve, but the Shayatin (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Marut, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till they had said, "We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this magic from us)." And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew.
[al Baqarah 2:102]
Many of us have read this ayah many times when reading up about magic, but I want to ask you this. Have you ever heard of this phrase; 'Sell your soul to the devil'?
Selling your Soul to the Devil:
It is a part of Satanism (devil worship) [in the most common; Freemasonry today] - that one has to offer their soul to the devil in order to gain what he wants. I.e. if a person wants; Fame, Wealth, supernatural Power (through the aid of Jinns), or whatever worldly benefit - they will have to agree with a human shaytaan that they are 'selling their soul to the devil'.
This selling of one's soul to the devil means that this person will have to worship an idol which a shaytaan (satan) has made specifically for that group of magicians. So they agree that they will follow the rituals of Satanism or a form of polytheism [shirk], in order that they get what they want. Then the devils will help them in their aim, for the price of of their soul.
Indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter..
Anyone who 'sells his soul to the devil' may take it as a joke at first (because they might be atheist.) But when they follow the devil humans and worship an idol -through Satanic rituals- and get what they want - they realize that there are Supernatural forces (i.e. Jinn and devils.) They will experience them through Jinn possession (which gives them Supernatural strength) or through their fame in the media (another form of trickery/illusion of magicians), and see different trickery by these shayaateen in their festivals of idol-worship, which convinces them of their reality.
So these people realise that if there are devils, then there must be a God. And if there is a God, there is a Hereafter. This is why many of these satanists fear for their next life, but their attitude of evil, sins and fear of being killed by the devil causes them to ignore this reality.
So they now know there is a Hereafter, they know that the buyers of magic will have no share in the Hereafter [of Paradise]. Just like Allah had said.
..And how bad [bi's] indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves [aNfusa-hum], if they but knew.
They sold their own Nafs, their own 'Self'. And Allah says that 'how bad' [bi's = Disgusting] was that which they sold their ownselves.
Because as we will explain in future posts inshaa' Allah, these new Satanists have to literally do Disgusting [bi's] acts with the devils in order to prove that they are not religious people. That is the only way they will be accepted by them, and that is the only way they believe they will get their; Wealth, Fame, or Power from these devils.
Whereas Allah says;
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا
Whosoever desires honour, power and glory then to Allah belong all honour, power and glory! [and one can get honour, power and glory only by obeying and worshipping Allah (Alone)]. (Fatir 35:10)
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