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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]

  3. Usog - Wikipedia

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    Usog or balis [1] is a Filipino superstition whereby an affliction or psychological disorder is attributed to a stranger's greeting or evil eye hex.It is usually attributed to afflictions of infants and toddlers.

  4. Al-Qalam 51-52 - Wikipedia

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    The verse refers to an evil eye. This meant that they wanted to make Muhammad sick and die with a special kind of look. [4] [5] [6] It also suggests that the verse is a metonymy for 'very angry glances', as they looked very furiously as if they wanted to kill Muhammad. [7] [8] [5] In addition, the grudges of the disbelievers led them to a ...

  5. Buda (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    Buda (Ge’ez: ቡዳ) (or bouda), in Ethiopian and Eritrean folk religion, is the power of the evil eye and the ability to change into a hyena.Buda is generally believed by the wider society to be a power held and wielded by those in a different social group, for example among the Beta Israel or metalworkers.

  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". [94] "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". [Note 3]

  7. 17 Best 'Evil Eye' Nails to Show Your Manicurist (and What ...

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    These evil eye nails from a Reddit post in the subreddit r/NailArt have a lot going on but in a simple way. They’re lovely to look at and have a fun design on each nail. And shoutout to that ...

  8. Superstition in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Belief in Zār (evil spirits) is widely prevalent in Ethiopia, though many Ethiopian also believe in benevolent, protective spirits or adbar. Zār is also practiced by Beta Israel, the Ethiopian diaspora living in North America and Europe, and northern Ethiopian Amhara people with its center in Gondar. Zār is believed to have its origin in ...

  9. Nazar (amulet) - Wikipedia

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    A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. An eye bead or naẓar (from Arabic ‏ نَظَر ‎ , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts) is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.