Sorcery in Arabic: Translation & Meaning

The lives of believers are full of trials, some more difficult than others, but they are also diverse and varied. As a Muslim, you may be faced with an act of witchcraft. The messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was subjected to this evil and haram act. What do we call sorcery in Arabic ? Here are some answers.

How do you say witchcraft in Arabic?

Sorcery in Arabic is called السحر. In phonetic language, it translates as " As-Sihr ". As far as its definition is concerned, it can be said to be the practice of occult and mysterious rites aimed at obtaining the assistance of demonic forces. Sorcerers generally use these rites to harm others, both physically and mentally.

Sorcery in Arabic, or this notion of magicappears as soon as the beginning of islam to Mecca. While sihr refers to the act itself, the sahir represents the sorcerer. The passive participle is called mashûr in Arabic language.

Moreover, the Meccans began by accusing the messenger of Allah of sahir before finally saying that he was bewitched. They also described him as being possessed, majnoun in Arabic.

Islam punishes all acts of witchcraft, whatever their purpose. The notion of black magic and white magic has no basis in Islam.

Muslims cannot use evil to respond to evil. When a person has suffered this evil act, he must first of all place his trust in Allah, then practise the Roqya. What does it involve? Legal exorcism.

What does Islam say about witchcraft in Arabic?

Among the ten annulments of islamby Sheikh Mohammed ben Abdelwahhab, rahimahullah, it comes seventh.

On this subject, Sheikh Mouhammad Al-Wusâbî, rahimahoullah, explained that there are two types of magic: Al-'Atf and As-Sarf :

The first aims to make someone love something they don't by using diabolical means.

As for the second, it's aimed at distracting a person from something they love. People use it a lot to turn a man away from his wife, for example.

But Allah has made this act unlawful. He mentions it in Sura 2 Al Baqara of the Koran.

The verse relating to sorcery in Arabic in Sura Al Baqara shows that a person cannot learn sorcery without having committed an act of disbelief. It also highlights the fact that the Sahir is a disbeliever.

With regard to this verse, Ibn 'Abbâs informs us that Hârout and Mârout knew good and evil, faith and disbelief.

They discouraged people wishing to learn sihr from taking this path. However, if they insisted, the two angels would direct them to a place where they would find Cheytane.

The seven destructive sins

There are also numerous hadiths that illustrate the seriousness of the sihr in islam. The messenger of Allah taught his companions the seven things that lead to perdition.

These include shirkmurder without right, usury, eating the money that belongs to an orphan, fleeing jihad and unjustly accuse a chaste believer of fornication.

Sorcery in Arabic comes second.