Magic

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Surah Ta Ha relates the duel between Moses and Pharaoh’s magicians. It describes the magic as something that appears to be something else: 

66 قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

67 فَأَوْجَسَ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

68 قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْأَعْلَىٰ

69 وَأَلْقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوا ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا كَيْدُ سَاحِرٍ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ

70 فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَارُونَ وَمُوسَى

66. He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.

67. And Moses conceived a fear in his mind.

68. We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher.

69. Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.

70. Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses

The wizards, that is, the magicians, immediately recognised that what Moses displayed was not magic. His staff did indeed turn into a serpent. So, it is no wonder that when confronted with reality, these highly skilled magicians immediately abandoned their skills, and prostrated to Allah, the real and only God. 

These days there is a lot of discussion about hacking reality. Brilliant people are trying to bend reality by hacking into consciousness; by manipulating energy, frequency, and vibration (Tesla); and so on. Awakening is a popular key word. Videos of real people with mind-boggling talents are increasingly made public. Perhaps, the popular spoon-bending scene from the movie Matrix is a good example, and widely cited. To paraphrase a famous saying, a sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic. 

Keeping all of the above in mind, it’s interesting to read how Surah ash-Shu’ara narrates the conversation between Moses and Pharaoh, and then the duel scene. Moses was demanding that Pharaoh let the Bani Israel go with Moses to worship their God, Allah, for three days in the desert to hold a pilgrim feast (Exodus 5:1). I understand the request was to be able to perform Hajj, announced by Abraham (Q22:26-27). The following conversation takes place between Moses and Pharaoh: 

23 قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

24 قَالَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

25 قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

26 قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

27 قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ الَّذِي أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

28 قَالَ رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

29 قَالَ لَئِنِ اتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِي لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ الْمَسْجُونِينَ

30 قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَيْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

31 قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

32 فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

33 وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ

34 قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

35 يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

36 قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ

37 يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

38 فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

39 وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

40 لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ

41 فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ

42 قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

43 قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ أَلْقُوا مَا أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ

44 فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ

45 فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

46 فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ

47 قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

48 رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

49 قَالَ آمَنتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

50 قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

51 إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَن كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِين

23. Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?

24. (Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.

25. (Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?

26. He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.

27. (Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!

28. He said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.

29. (Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.

30. He said: Even though I show thee something plain?

31. (Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!

32. Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,

33. And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.

34. (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,

35. Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?

36. They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners

37. Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.

38. So the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.

39. And it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?

40. (They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.

41. And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?

42. He said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).

43. Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!

44. Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.

45. Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.

46. And the wizards were flung prostrate,

47. Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,

48. The Lord of Moses and Aaron.

49. (Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.

50. They said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.

51. Lo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers

The Quran is very clear that magicians shall not prosper. Hacking reality is not okay. Hacking consciousness is not okay. Playing mind-games is not okay. The price is very high: the Nafs. As stated in Surah al-Baqarah: 

102 وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُون

102. And follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom of Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved, teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in Babel, Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to anyone till they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore disbelieve not (in the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles) people learn that by which they cause division between man and wife; but they injure thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn that which harmeth them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know that he who trafficketh therein will have no (happy) portion in the Hereafter; and surely evil is the price for which they sell their souls, if they but knew.

https://www.searchtruth.com/quran/ 

Arabic text (simple), and Translation (Pickthal) 

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Points to ponder: 
Angels hiding info: Q2:33
Angels asked to prostrate; Iblis didn't (7 mentions); Iblis a jinn: Q18:50
Angels (Harut & Marut) teaching magic as fitna Q2:102 in Babel
Separation between man and wife
Separation made by Allah, No change in Creation, Deen-e-Qayimah: Q30:30 ; Mates to find rest in: Q30:20-21 ; Fatir made mates from among yourselves: Q42:11 ; same religion Q42:13 ; to that invite and do not follow desire: Q42:15 ; Allah has made family and in-laws with water: Q25:54 ; Penalty for Adultery Q25:68 ;  Crossbreeding, wronging the Nafs, world history and future implications

Khanas are from Jinns and Humans: Q114

Quran Moses stick turns into snake / serpent 

Wands made with hair ; snakes ; medusa's hair tuned into snakes ; hair and nail keratin same/similar to snake scales ; snake oil ; 

Greek Mythology 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa

The three Gorgon sisters—Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale—were all children of the ancient marine deities Phorcys (or "Phorkys") and his sister Ceto (or "Keto"), chthonic monsters from an archaic world. Their genealogy is shared with other sisters, the Graeae, as in Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, which places both trinities of sisters far off "on Kisthene's dreadful plain":
Near them their sisters three, the Gorgons, winged
With snakes for hair— hatred of mortal man— 

Egyptian & Hindu Mythology
https://grahamhancock.com/cassaror2/

forehead dot serpentine power from spine in to third eye 

Egyptian great sorcerers

The inscriptions of the pyramids: instructions? advanced math?

Physics = math + witchcraft   or  Witchcraft = Physics - Math

The renowned scientists: many are known to have been using psychedelic drugs

Tesla fascinated with numbers 3, 6, 9  ; pyramids, energy, frequency, vibration ;  resonance
Flux between energy and matter

All possibilities exist

Practice gratitude and Pay it forward

Acoustics
Allah created using sound
Ancient technology used sound to build and control ... audio experience in sacred sites ... all destroyed ...

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last updated on: January 22, 2022