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A ta'wiz. The black pouch contains a paper with duas written on them.

The ta'wiz, tawiz (Template:Lang-ur, ), muska (Turkish) or taʿwīdh (Template:Lang-ar) is an amulet or locket usually containing verses from the Quran or other "islamic" prayers and symbols. The Tawiz is worn by some Muslims to protect them from evil. As such it is intended to be an amulet. The word ta'wiz is also used to refer to other types of amulets. It may be a pendant, carvings on metal or even framed duas.

Most ta'wiz consist of a small paper with Quranic verses or prayers written on it, typically in ink or with saffron paste. They are considered prohibited by Islamic scholars because healing and protection should only to be sought from Allah.

Etymology

The Urdu word ta'wiz comes from the Arabic. The Arabic word taʿwīdh, meaning "amulet" or "charm" is formed from the verb ʿawwadha, which means "to fortify someone with an amulet or incantation".

Prohibition

Reliance upon Allah in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):

It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

Say, "Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector." And upon Allah let the believers rely.

But if they turn away, , say, "Sufficient for me is Allah ; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."

those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.

Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.

And rely upon the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

Who have been patient and upon their Lord rely.

A hadith:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:

Zaynab, the wife of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, told that Abdullah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: spells, charms and love-potions are polytheism.

I asked: Why do you say this? I swear by Allah, when my eye was discharging I used to go to so-and-so, the Jew, who applied a spell to me. When he applied the spell to me, it calmed down. Abdullah said:

That was just the work of the Devil who was picking it with his hand, and when he uttered the spell on it, he desisted. All you need to do is to say as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: Remove the harm, O Lord of men, and heal. Thou art the Healer. There is no remedy but Thine which leaves no disease behind.

See also

External links

References

  1. Also t'aweez, tabiz and other variant transliterations
  2. "On the Permissibility of Writing Ta‘widhat" Trns. Zameelur Rahman May 1, 2010. Prepared by Deoband
  3. Chishti, Hakim (1985). The Book of Sufi Healing. New York: Inner Traditions International.
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  7. "Hanging amulets is prohibited regardless of the persons intention". Islamweb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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  9. Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic page 768.
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