Islam Does Not Support Ill Omens and Irrational Beliefs
By S.
Arshad, New Age Islam
18 February
2021
Islam is a
modern religion and it has promoted a scientific way of thinking among its
followers. It rejects retrograde beliefs and way of thinking of the Jahiliyyah
(pre-Islam era) and discouraged irrational and unscientific beliefs. The Quran
has raised curtains over many scientific facts which were corroborated by
modern scientific discoveries.
Many
retrograde beliefs were common among the Arabs in the ancient times. In other
parts of the world too, irrational and unscientific beliefs were common. Islam
rejected these beliefs. It disapproved of untouchability, belief in the
inauspiciousness of days and months, superstition and ill omens which were
widespread in Arab and other Asian and African countries.
These
beliefs were common not only among Muslims but also among the followers of
other religions. Some diseases were believed to be infectious i.e. plague.
Untouchability is also common in many societies. The upper caste people do not
dine with the lower caste people. The custom of untouchability has created
differences in the society. But the Quran and hadiths do not support such
inhuman behaviour and attitude. Hadiths reject untouchability, ill omens and
superstition.
There is
also belief among a section of Muslims that the month of Safar is inauspicious.
The owl is also considered inauspicious. The house on which an owl sits is
feared to have ill effects. Similarly, the crossing of a path by a cat is also
considered an ill omens. Hadiths negate all these beliefs.
Hadhrat Abu
Hurairah narrated: The holy Prophet Pbuh said, "Ill omens is nothing but
good omens exists." People asked, "O Prophet of God pbuh, what is a
good omens?". The holy Prophet pbuh replied, "Any good word that
anyone of you hears ".
Another
hadith on the issue is as follows:
Hadhrat Anas narrated that the holy Prophet
pbuh said, “Infection (Adwah), and ill omens is nothing but I like good omens.
What's that? Any good word."(Kitab al Fal 435: Sahih Bukhari)
Hadhrat Abu Hurairah narrated that the holy
Prophet said, “Infection, ill omens, or inauspiciousness of the owl or the
month of Safar is nothing."(Sahih Bukhari: 436)
These
hadiths clearly describe the beliefs in ill omens or inauspiciousness of the
month of Safar or the owl as irrational and baseless. Such beliefs are the
result of the ignorance of Quran and hadiths. Islam does not support such
unscientific and irrational beliefs.
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S.
Arshad is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-society/islam-support-ill-omens-irrational/d/124336