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Witchcraft or black magic is mentioned in sira (prophetic biographies) and hadith (reports about what Muhammad said and did), where Muhammad becomes ill because of an evil doer who uses a magic charm which is hidden "in a well" (in some versions of the story "hair left on the Prophet's comb" and "some other objects" are the charm, in another ...
A pair of fallen angels, Harut and Marut, are also mentioned to tempt people into learning sorcery. [Quran 2:102] Scholars of religious history have linked several magical practises in Islam with pre-Islamic Turkish and East African customs. Most notable of these customs is the Zār. [28] [18]
In parts of Southern Africa, several hundred people have been killed in witch-hunts since 1990. [156] Cameroon has re-established witchcraft-accusations in courts after its independence in 1967. [k] It was reported on 21 May 2008 that in Kenya a mob had burnt to death at least 11 people accused of witchcraft. [160]
Belief in the supernatural—witchcraft, sorcery, magic, ghosts, and demons—in the Muslim world is not marginalized as eccentric or a product of ignorance, but is prevalent among all social classes.
The Salem witch trials followed in 1692–93, culminating in the executions of 20 people. Five others died in jail. Five others died in jail. It has been estimated that tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Europe and the American colonies over several hundred years.
This timeline of Islamic history relates the Gregorian and Islamic calendars in the history of Islam. This timeline starts with the lifetime of Muhammad, which is believed by non-Muslims to be when Islam started, [ 1 ] though not by Muslims .
Some were killed, such as Sumayya, the seventh convert to Islam, who was allegedly tortured first by Amr ibn Hisham. [1] Even the Islamic prophet Muhammad was subjected to such abuse; while he was praying near the Kaaba , Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt threw the entrails of a sacrificed camel over him.
In the summer a band of tribesmen from Egypt comes to Medina and after unsuccessful negotiations they attack and kill Uthman, the third Caliph. [6] Ali ibn Abi Talib becomes the fourth caliph. 10 December – Battle of the Camel outside Basra between forces loyal to Ali and dissidents. Decisive victory for Ali. [7] 657: