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In this video we are going to see that the Qur’an contains a wealth of information about the world of the occult. Our analysis will focus on the second chapter of the Qur’an, known as Surah Al-Baqarah, in particular verses 101-102. We will analyse these verses from the perspective of history and archaeology.
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in this video we are going to see that
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the quran contains a wealth of
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information about the world of the
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occult
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our analysis will focus on the second
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chapter of the quran known as surah
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al-baqarah in particular verses 101-102
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we will analyze these verses from the
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perspective of history and archaeology
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the verses begin by saying
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and when a messenger from allah came to
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them confirming that which was with them
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the children of israel a party of those
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who have been given the scripture
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through the scripture of allah behind
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their backs as if they did not know what
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it contained and they followed instead
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what the devils had recited during the
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reign of solomon
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the classical muslim exegetes ibn kathir
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and tabari both explained that the quran
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here is referring to a faction of jews
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at the time of muhammad peace be upon
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him who rejected him despite knowing he
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was a messenger the quran rebukes them
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for not acting upon this knowledge of
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his prophethood which is contained in
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their very own scriptures
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they are accused of abandoning their
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scriptures and instead resorting to
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practicing the magic of their ancestors
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from the time of solomon there are a
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number of amazing insights to note here
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firstly we can see that the quran makes
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an important distinction between
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scripture and the works of devils namely
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that of magic
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the quran states that a party of jews
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abandoned allah's words and turned to
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the magic of devils implying that their
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scriptures are free of magic
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if we compare the old testament with
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rabbinic writings we find that this is
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the case
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the old testament states you shall not
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permit a sorceress to live
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mediums and necromancers shall surely be
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put to death
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let no one be found among you who
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interprets omens
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we can see that the old testament has a
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zero tolerance approach to all forms of
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magic
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by comparison rabbinic texts such as the
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talmud are full of occult teachings
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rabbi wrote
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i see in the babylonian talmud many
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things which were permitted from the
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realm of fortune telling incantations
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and witchcraft these are innumerable
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here are just some examples of occultism
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in the talmud
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if one wishes to see demons let him take
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the afterbirth of a black shikat let him
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roast it in fire and grind it to powder
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and then let him put some into his eye
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what is an approved amulet one that has
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healed once a second time and a third
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time
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the course of the constellations and the
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zodiac has influence as a natural law
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upon the world and everything depends
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upon it longevity children and finances
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it's clear that the talmud promotes a
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whole host of occult practices including
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sorcery amulets and astrology
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we've seen that these are all practices
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that the old testament deems punishable
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by death
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scripture and rabbinic writings are
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completely at odds when it comes to the
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permissibility of magic just as the
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quran states
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another quranic insight is the fact that
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the verse is addressing a group of jews
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who are contemporary to the prophet
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muhammad peace be upon him and making
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the claim that they were following the
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magic of devils from the time of solomon
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given that solomon is from the 10th
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century bce and the quran was revealed
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in the 7th century ce this points to a
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continuous magic tradition of at least
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one and a half thousand years
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if this really is the case then we would
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expect jewish practitioners to have
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mastered these dark arts over such a
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long period of time
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this is exactly what we find in the
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world of magic
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for centuries jewish mythicism such as
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kabbalah
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and jewish numerology known as gematria
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have been fundamental to occultism
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to this day anyone who is serious about
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the occult must study these jewish
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systems as they are considered
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foundational
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yet another quranic insight can be found
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in the linguistics of this verse
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not the word recited
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devils are said to recite magic
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the use of spoken incantations and
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evocations are in fact a major part of
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magic
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madame blavatsky was a highly
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influential 19th century mystic
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she explained that occultists throughout
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history have used symbols to convey
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meaning because they feared the real
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world effects of the spoken word
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the religious and esoteric history of
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every nation was embedded in symbols
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it was never expressed in so many words
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why
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because such or another vibration in the
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air is sure to awaken corresponding
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powers union with which produces good or
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bad results
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the ancient egyptians held similar
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beliefs about the power of the spoken
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word
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the commonly found phrases magic of
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their mouths and spells of their
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utterances show the close relationship
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between speaking and magic
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the two were treated as more or less
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equivalent
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the ancient mesopotamians also believed
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that incantations had to be spoken in a
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certain way in order for them to be
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effective
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voice can harvest the power and
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knowledge contained within a name the
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incantation and names contained in them
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had to be pronounced in a special tone
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of voice the word used to describe one
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speaking in this manner lohushu is even
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different from the regular verb se and
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had a meaning similar to utter murmur or
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chant
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the next part of the verses state
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it was not solomon who disbelieved but
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the devil's disbelieved teaching people
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magic
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here the quran defends the noble prophet
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solomon clearing him of the false
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accusations of magic
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rabbis and jewish commentators
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throughout history have claimed that
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solomon was a master magician
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for example the talmud claims that
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solomon possessed a magical ring that
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was the source of his ability to control
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devils
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the talmud narrates the following story
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the demon asmodius said to solomon give
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me your ring with god's name engraved on
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it and i will show you my strength
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solomon gave him his ring
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asmodius swallowed the ring and grew
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until he placed one wing in the heaven
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and one wing on the earth
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he threw solomon a distance of 400
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parasangs i.e over one thousand miles
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with solomon deposed from the throne as
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modius took his place
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while asmodius was impersonating solomon
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he demanded that solomon's mother engage
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in sexual intercourse with him
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once the jewish council heard this they
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understood that this was an impostor and
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not actually solomon they brought
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solomon and gave him a ring on which the
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name of god was carved when solomon
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entered as modius saw him and fled
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followers of judaism need to realize
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that such rabbinic teachings actually go
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against the old testament which we've
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already seen strictly prohibits all
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forms of magic rabbis have therefore
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created contradictions within the
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religion itself the quran clarifies that
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a magical trinket was not the source of
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solomon's power rather allah himself was
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the source of solomon's miraculous
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ability to subjugate devils and control
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animals
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solomon's abilities are no different to
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the miracles that allah bestowed upon
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other israelite prophets such as moses
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we can see that the quran resolves the
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confusion that is present within judaism
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the next part of the verses state
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teaching people magic and that which was
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revealed to the two angels at babylon
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here the quran makes the claim that
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babylon was a major epicenter for magic
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thanks to modern archaeological
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discoveries we now know that babylonians
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laid the foundation for magical
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practices used all around the world
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for example astrology is one of the core
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sciences in magic today
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the babylonians were the first people to
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apply myths to constellations and
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describe the 12 signs of the zodiac
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enuma anu and lille is a series of
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babylonian tablets that represent the
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oldest astrological writings in the
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world
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the conquest of asia by alexander the
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great exposed the greeks to babylonian
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culture
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they took the babylonian system of
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astrology developed it and spread it all
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around the world
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another claim being made here by the
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quran is that the magic of the jews at
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the time of prophet muhammad peace be
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upon him had its roots in ancient
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babylon a number of historical evidences
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both textual and archaeological support
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this claim
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the talmud is a written compilation of
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rabbinic discussions that comprise the
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foundation of jewish law
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two different versions of the talmud
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were produced the jerusalem talmud and
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the babylonian talmud
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with the former produced in the land of
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israel and the latter in babylon
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when contrasting the two scholars have
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observed that the babylonian talmud is
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comparatively full of references to
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demons and magic
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a perfect example that illustrates this
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difference can be found in the old
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testament book of ecclesiastes
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i acquired male and female singers and a
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harem as well
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compare the babylonian and jerusalem
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talmudic commentaries on this verse
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here in babylonia they interpreted these
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words in the following manner male
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demons and female demons
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in the land of israel they said that
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these words are referring to carriages
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this supports the quran's claims about
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the babylonian roots of jewish magic as
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those jews who were exiled to babylon
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were exposed to and influenced by its
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magical culture
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we can see this influence reflected in
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the content of the babylonian talmud
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from an archaeological perspective the
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earliest known examples of jewish
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mystical texts are babylonian
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incantation balls
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this further supports the quran's claim
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that jews first learnt magic at babylon
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professor shawl shackhead wrote
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the jewish aramaic balls also have the
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earliest examples of hecalot or jewish
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mystical texts
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you also find names jewish rabbis and
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demons as well as information about
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jewish legal practice
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moreover the vast majority of
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incantation balls that have been
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excavated in the babylonian region are
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written in jewish aramaic an essay on
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magic balls states that
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the largest number of known incantation
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balls are written in jewish aramaic by
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jewish scribes
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mandaean balls are the second most
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numerous only then followed by balls in
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syriac a handful of balls in arabic and
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persian are also known
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this shows that babylonian jews were
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heavily involved in magic historians
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even go so far as to suggest that they
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achieved a mastery of the dark arts
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professor joseph nave wrote
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magic may have been considered to some
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extent a jewish specialization
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the next part of the verses state
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the two angels at babylon haroot and
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marut
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but they do not teach anyone unless they
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say we are a trial so do not disbelieve
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by practicing magic
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here the quran is making the claim that
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two angels haroot
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descended at babylon
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these angels are said to have been sent
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by allah and given knowledge of magic as
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a means of testing mankind
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is there any historical evidence for the
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existence of the angels haroot or
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there just happens to be some striking
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parallels between the angel marut and an
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entity known as marduk marduk was an
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ancient mesopotamian deity who was the
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chief god of the city of babylon
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marduk is the name commonly associated
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with the deity in modern times however
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it was actually pronounced marutok in
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babylonian
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scholars believe that this word is
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derived from the sumerian amarutu
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the quranic mahroot may simply be an
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arabised version of the babylonian
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marutok and sumerian amarutu
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marduk also happens to have been
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associated with magic as far back as the
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old babylonian period
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during babylonian magic rituals priests
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known as asipu would impersonate marduk
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a tablet reads the asipu is the image of
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amarutu
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marduk was glorified as the greatest of
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exorcists a tablet reads upon the
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utterance of amarutu exorcist among the
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gods
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a cylinder seal that calls upon marduk
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served as an amulet it states by the
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order of amarutu may he who is provided
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with this seal be in good health
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marduk was also commonly invoked to ward
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off demons
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the urdug hull writings are a series of
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16 tablets consisting of incantations
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for protection against evil demons
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several of the tablets are in fact hymns
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to marduk for example
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by the invocation of marduk ruler of
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babylon may whatever evil be removed
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from the body of the man
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may the evil otoku demon an evil aloo
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demon stand aside
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marduk was even called the magician of
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the gods
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note in the following inscription that
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marduk is referred to by the name
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asalouhi
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before the spell of assalohi the
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magician of the gods
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the parallels between marduk and the
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angel marut go beyond their names and
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magical associations
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the supreme god aya was believed to be
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the ultimate source of marduk's
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knowledge
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in the following babylonian text marduk
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is said to consult afa advice
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may my father the great lord ayer show
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you the right and the master plan of
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aya's wisdom
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he marduk was searching
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he was searching there for the supreme
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word of aya's command
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we can see that the relationship between
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marduk and ayah is similar to that of
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the angel marut and allah with marduk
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and marut both being subservient and
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receiving knowledge from the higher
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authorities aya and allah
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even the name of the city of babylon has
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connotations with the quranic angels
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the word babylon comes from the ancient
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mesopotamian babilim which means gate of
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the gods
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this could be a reference to its
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importance as the site where angels
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brought magic to mankind
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hence it was seen as a kind of gateway
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to receiving wisdom from above
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there is in fact a creation myth known
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as
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in which marduk is said to have
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commanded the building of babylon
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construct babylon whose building you
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have requested let its brickwork be
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fashioned
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now you may be wondering how is it
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possible that the angel marut was
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transformed into the babylonian god
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marduk
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mankind has a tendency to defy mortals
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this has been the norm throughout
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history with heroes and people of great
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importance being taken as objects of
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worship an obvious example is the
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christian elevation of jesus from human
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messiah to god incarnate
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with regards to marduk historians
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acknowledge that his origins are
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shrouded in mystery the scholar daniel
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block wrote that
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the ultimate origins of marduk remain a
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mystery
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the surviving historical records do
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indicate that marduk greatly grew in
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stature over time
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the babylonian epic enuma elish
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chronicles the rise of marduk from hero
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to king of the gods marduk is even said
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to have taken on 50 names and attributes
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for us under whatever name he might be
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called he is our god
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so gather round and let us all call him
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by all his fifty names
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as professor marcum geller puts it
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it is clear that the principal divine
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authority authenticating the power of
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incantations was aya god of wisdom whose
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role was primary
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one of the innovations of odok hull was
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the increased centrality of marduk as
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the main god of healing independent of
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ayah and no longer acting as aya's
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representative at least three tablets of
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a doghole focused primarily on marduk's
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role as the chief protagonist which is a
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major departure from his traditional
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role as aya's assistant
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what's incredible is that this
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information about the angel marut and
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its links to babylon and magic is unique
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to the quran it's not mentioned anywhere
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in the bible or rabbinic texts such as
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the talmud
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now the god marduk is mentioned once in
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the bible however very little
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information is provided and it has no
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association with magic or angels
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the final part of the verses state
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and yet they learn from them that by
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which they cause separation between a
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man and his wife
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and the people learn what harms them and
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does not benefit them
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but the children of israel certainly
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knew that whoever purchased the magic
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would not happen here after any share
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and wretched is that for which they sold
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themselves if they only knew
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here the quran tells us that the angels
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brought a new type of knowledge
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something very powerful that can cause a
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husband and wife to separate
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now the quran does not go into detail
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about the exact nature of the magic that
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descended however notice the mention of
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the word purchased the quran could be
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alluding to the transactional nature of
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interactions between magicians and gen
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indeed a common thread that runs through
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all magic traditions is the concept of
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working with spiritual entities in order
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to obtain some worldly benefit or cause
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harm to others
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the magician does something for a jinn
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such as praising it or offering a
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sacrifice and in return the jinn
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provides a service for the magician
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also note the mention of the
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consequences of engaging in magic the
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quran issues the severe warning that it
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is at the cost of one's hereafter
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the magician quite literally has to sell
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their soul in order for the jinn to
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comply
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the reality is that in order to reach
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the higher levels a magician must commit
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the greatest of evils which is
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demonstrated in their philosophy and
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morality
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magicians refer to the systems they use
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as the left-hand path
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conventional religion is referred to as
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the right-hand path
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note what this magician has to say about
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islam and the right-hand path in a few
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terms what do you mean by the left-hand
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path
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for semantic purposes
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we use the phrase right-hand path
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to define those religions or spiritual
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practices that attempt to
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submit
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to a greater force a god
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a universal principle
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that unites
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humanity together
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so
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the right hand path would consist of in
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religions you'd be familiar with islam
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is the most
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right-hand path system the very word
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means submission
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islam is the most
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radical right-hand path system the very
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word means submission
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this distinction between the left and
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right hand paths is a very old one that
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has been recorded as far back as ancient
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india
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the left hand path is based on two main
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principles
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firstly self-defecation
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whereas the right-hand path seeks
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dependence on god followers of the
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left-hand path seek to become god-like
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the conventional acts of disbelief that
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magicians take part in such as calling
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upon idols and worshiping the jinn are
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bad enough but the left hand path takes
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things to an extreme it reaches new
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heights of blasphemy with the magician
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seeking godhood in themselves
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the second principle of the left-hand
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path is challenging normative
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conventions of morality
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there is a reversal of moral categories
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evil becomes good
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impure becomes pure
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darkness becomes light
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followers at the left hand path
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intentionally break all taboos in order
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to reconstitute themselves as a divine
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being operating outside the laws and
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restrictions of man
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for example many religions place
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prohibitions on menstruating women they
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are forbidden from taking part in
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certain acts of worship and married
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women refrain from sexual intimacy the
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follower of the left-hand path however
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will purposely seek to violate all of
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these prohibitions
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now we can understand why the quran is
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so severe in its condemnation of magic
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it is a path that leads the greatest of
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evils on earth and ultimately the
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eternal hellfire in the hereafter
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in conclusion we've seen that these
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short verses of the quran are filled
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with tremendous insights into different
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areas of the world of the occult
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including the jews of babylon the
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ancient origins of magic and the
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interaction between jinn and magicians
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