The Exorcist Tradition – Islamic Ruqyah and Protection from Jinn & Magic

The Exorcist Tradition is an Islamic guide to Ruqyah, protection, and healing from jinn, magic, and evil eye. This essential book explains authentic methods of spiritual treatment according to Qur’an and Sunnah, making it a valuable resource for Muslims seeking guidance and protection.

From Author:

The author of The Exorcist Tradition is a respected Islamic scholar known for his works on Ruqyah, spiritual healing, and protection through Qur’an and Sunnah. His writings guide Muslims in safeguarding faith and practicing authentic methods of healing.

Content:

The Spirit-World

The book introduces the Islamic understanding of the human spirit, angels, and jinn, providing a foundation for understanding beliefs surrounding the unseen world.

Spirit-Possession

It explores the concept of spirit-possession, including its reality, possible reasons, partial possession, magic, and the evil-eye.

Exorcism in Islam

The work examines the validity, conditions, methodology, and practice of exorcism, as well as the role and qualifications of the exorcist.

Modern Muslim Exorcists

A significant part of the study is based on field research and interviews with seventeen exorcists from seven countries. Their responses are analyzed to develop a profile of the modern Muslim exorcist.

Comparative Research

The book also includes a survey of Christian exorcists, allowing the author to discuss similarities and differences in exorcist traditions.

Academic & Field-Based Study

With detailed discussions, interviews, Qur’anic and Hadith indexes, and a bibliography, this book offers a systematic examination of spirit-possession and exorcism within the Islamic tradition.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
System of Transliteration
Acknowledgement.
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: THE SPIRIT-WORLD
The Human Spirit
The Angels
The Jinn
Conclusion
CHAPTER TWO: SPIRIT-POSSESSION.
Reality
Reasons for Possession.
Partial-Possession
Magic.
The Evil-Eye
Exorcism.
Validity
The Exorcist.
Conditions
Methodology
CHAPTER THREE: MODERN MUSLIM EXORCISTS
Questionnaire
Results.
Profile of the 20th Century Muslim Exorcist
Survey of Christian Exorcists
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION
Conclusion
APPENDIX: INTERVIEWS WITH MUSLIM EXORCISTS
INDEX OF QUR'ANIC VERSES AND AḤĀDĪTH.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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DR. ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS
This original work was first presented as a Ph.D. thesis in 1994 at the University of Wales.
EXORCIST It is a well balanced combination
TRADITION
IN ISLAM
of library as well as field research which systematically and critically assesses the theory and practice of exorcism among orthodox Muslims.
The field research is comprised of interviews with seventeen exorcists from seven countries. The results are analysed in the main text, and the interviews themselves are reproduced in a sizeable appendix. This book is a unique contribution to the understanding of a subject little known among western scholars. It is an invaluable addition to the libraries of scholars.
Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips was born in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada where he accepted Islam in 1972. He completed a diploma in Arabic and a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool al-Din) at the Islamic University of Madinah in 1979. At the University of Riyadh, College of Education he completed an M.A. in Islamic Theology in 1985 and in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, U.K., he also completed a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in 1994. He taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools in Riyadh for over ten years.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
System of Transliteration
Acknowledgement.
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: THE SPIRIT-WORLD
The Human Spirit
The Angels
The Jinn
Conclusion
CHAPTER TWO: SPIRIT-POSSESSION.
Reality
Reasons for Possession.
Partial-Possession
Magic.
The Evil-Eye
Exorcism.
Validity
The Exorcist.
Conditions
Methodology
CHAPTER THREE: MODERN MUSLIM EXORCISTS
Questionnaire
Results.
Profile of the 20th Century Muslim Exorcist
Survey of Christian Exorcists
CHAPTER FOUR: DISCUSSION
Conclusion
APPENDIX: INTERVIEWS WITH MUSLIM EXORCISTS
INDEX OF QUR'ANIC VERSES AND AḤĀDĪTH.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Page:02
DR. ABU AMEENAH BILAL PHILIPS
This original work was first presented as a Ph.D. thesis in 1994 at the University of Wales.
EXORCIST It is a well balanced combination
TRADITION
IN ISLAM
of library as well as field research which systematically and critically assesses the theory and practice of exorcism among orthodox Muslims.
The field research is comprised of interviews with seventeen exorcists from seven countries. The results are analysed in the main text, and the interviews themselves are reproduced in a sizeable appendix. This book is a unique contribution to the understanding of a subject little known among western scholars. It is an invaluable addition to the libraries of scholars.
Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips was born in Jamaica, but grew up in Canada where he accepted Islam in 1972. He completed a diploma in Arabic and a B.A. from the College of Islamic Disciplines (Usool al-Din) at the Islamic University of Madinah in 1979. At the University of Riyadh, College of Education he completed an M.A. in Islamic Theology in 1985 and in the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, U.K., he also completed a Ph.D. in Islamic Theology in 1994. He taught Islamic Education and Arabic in private schools in Riyadh for over ten years.