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2. Evil eye - Wikipedia

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   The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. [1] Amulets to protect against it have been found dating to around 5,000 years ago. [1] A bracelet charm with a fist and protruding index finger knuckle, to protect a baby against the evil eye.

3. Hamsa - Wikipedia

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   A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1][2][3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. [5][6] Depicting the ...

4. The Deeper Meaning Behind the Hamsa Hand, According to ... - AOL

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   The hamsa hand with the eye holds significance for Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Learn from experts the hamsa's origins, symbolism, and how to use it. The Deeper Meaning Behind the Hamsa Hand ...

5. Hamsa (bird) - Wikipedia

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   Hamsa is thought to refer to the bar-headed goose found in India (left) or a species of swan. [1] The Hansa (Sanskrit: हंस Hansa or hamsa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, [2] or even the flamingo. [1][3] Its image is used in ...

6. Islam and magic - Wikipedia

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   treating the evil eye (which is not caused by jinn) with "ritual bathing" and "pious incantations". [ 91 ] "foremost" among the ruqa (spells and incantations) allowed to be recited into the ear of the afflicted by Islamic healers is the ruqya ; an incantation made up of 41 "Quranic verses, formulas and short chapters".

7. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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   Nazar (amulet) Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ [ˈnaðˤar], meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye. The term is also used in Azerbaijani ...