Magic and Fake Practitioners
A 21-year-old girl tearfully shared her tragic story: "I am the unfortunate one whose love caused two young men to become murderers, and the victim was none other than my own younger brother." The background of this story is that in Shahdara, Lahore, two young men rented a room on the upper floor of the girl's house. They both fell in love with her. The girl would talk and laugh with one of them sometimes and with the other at other times, but she never expressed her love to either.
The two young men decided that the one whom the girl would say "yes" to would marry her. One day, they consulted a fake practitioner who told them that to make a charm to win over the beloved, they needed human eyes among other things. The young men were deceived by the practitioner’s words and decided to abduct the girl's seven-year-old brother to take his eyes. The child was familiar with them, so they kidnapped him, took him to a deserted area by the Ravi River, killed him brutally, and removed his eyes to give to the practitioner. The practitioner used those eyes to create a charm for a woman who wanted to control her ex-fiancé and gave the two young men a simple charm.
A few days later, the police arrested the two young men and the fake practitioner for the murder of the seven-year-old boy. After interviewing the suspects, I asked the victim's sister, who confirmed the tragic details through tears.
Fake practitioners and black magic have ruined thousands of families across the country. A similar incident occurred in Green Town, Lahore, where a father, following a practitioner’s advice, killed his three young daughters to perform a ritual in hopes of having a son. In the China Scheme area of Gujranwala, two fake practitioners sacrificed a rickshaw driver during a ritual to control spirits. In Pakistan, many are unaware of what black magic is, and the difference between black and white magic. Various tricks and techniques of black magic have been invented worldwide. Exposing these frauds is essential.
The ancient Egyptians and Babylonians established the foundations of black magic around 5,000 years ago. Egyptian magicians had dangerous spells from the time of Moses. In ancient times, every child was given two names, the second of which the mother kept secret. This name was used for magic. If someone acquired their enemy's nails, hair, or body parts, magicians would use black magic spells to cause their suffering and death. This type of black magic was known as spells or curses. In ancient Egypt, magic involved words spoken out loud and words expressed through symbols. Egyptian magic came in three forms: protective magic for safeguarding a country or city, spiritual or physical healing magic, and dangerous magic involving curses.
Black magic spread to Europe from Egypt. The term "magic" is derived from the Latin "Magicos," which came from the Greek "Magikos." From ancient Greece, magical spells traveled to Latin Europe and then to modern European countries. In Europe, black magic is also known as black art, dark art, dark magic, and Satanism. In the past, practitioners of black magic in Europe were called witches or witch doctors. Many witches were burned at the stake in Europe. In America, black magic arrived with African slaves, who brought with them knowledge of voodoo (white magic) and juju (black magic), which spread to France, Spain, and Latin American countries.
In Pakistan, fraudsters like Bengali Babas and Shah Jee Sarkar exploit naive citizens under various names. Women are often the main victims, and even educated individuals fall for their scams. These con artists claim to cure black magic while practicing it themselves. They also make false claims about trapping evil spirits, ghosts, and demons. I have personally witnessed the destruction of numerous households by these fraudsters. Those who harm others often meet a bad end. For example, the practitioner who used the child’s eyes to make a charm ended up going blind due to high blood pressure in jail. The woman who took the charm for the child's eyes was killed in an accident involving the rickshaw that took her there. Similarly, a man in Lahore who killed his three daughters during a ritual was killed by a security guard in a fit of emotion. The two fake practitioners who sacrificed a rickshaw driver eventually went insane.
Lesson:
Islam, being a natural religion, has declared magic as forbidden. If someone is affected by black magic, they should read the four "Qul" verses from the Quran instead of consulting fake practitioners. This will, Insha'Allah, provide healing.