Hello Nancy,

Thank you for your question. It deals with something that not many people know about, but truly can cause people problems if they remain unaware. For certain, evil exists. God is the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, and The Creator of everything in them, good and evil.

Black magic through use of the evil eye, curses, and other practices can have a negative effect on people, but so can merely harboring envy or ill will towards others. Very often these things occur without us knowing that we are harming others with our envious feelings.

As believers, we continuously purify our hearts, minds, and souls through performing our daily prayers, for ourselves and for others. We also purify our wealth by giving the poor and the needy their due through obligatory charity called Zakah.

We purify our bodies through fasting in the month of Ramadan and other voluntary fasts throughout the year. Those who seek purity and closeness to God, find protection in Him from all evils whether intended or unintended. Those who are far from God in their lives are those who are most susceptible to the envy and ill will of magicians and evil doers because they have largely ignored God’s commands, and thereby given up the opportunity to receive His Protection from the evils of this world. God has declared that He is their Protector:

{God is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith, their patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (Forever).} (Qur’an 2:257)

Before creating Adam and Eve, peace be upon them, God created Iblis as a member of a group of beings called the Jinn. They were created from the flame of fire. And like human beings, Jinn have the free will to obey or disobey God’s command.

Iblis chose to disobey God when He commanded him to bow before Adam, peace be upon him. For his refusal and pride, Iblis was condemned to the Hellfire, but was given a respite until the Day of Judgment. Iblis then swore that he would mislead Adam and all of his descendants, and take us all to the Hellfire with him.

Iblis acknowledged, however, that he would have no power over those whom God has guided and protected:

{(Iblis) said: “O my Lord! because You have put me in the wrong, I will make (evil) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong – Except Your servants among them, sincere and purified (by your grace).” (God) said: “This (Way of My sincere servants) is indeed a Way that leads straight to Me. For over My servants no authority shall you have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow you.} (Qur’an 15:39-42)

Black magic involves using the powers of evil Jinn to perform tasks such as possessing the bodies of people to make them ill in body or mind, speaking to them from the bodies of animals, rocks, trees, etc., taking on the appearance of deceased loved ones, among others.

These “magicians” attempt to fool people into thinking they have special powers, whereas he/she has none. These Jinn who are called upon by the magician are under no obligation to obey anyone, whether they are a Jinn or a human being, and will often fool the magician themselves without his/her knowledge.

So any of those Jinn or human beings who choose to follow the way of Iblis, or choose to learn and practice black magic and other satanic rituals, their destination will be the Hell fire. Those, however, who choose the Way of God, follow his commands and seek his guidance and forgiveness, their destination will be Paradise and protection from the evil of those who practice envy.

Recitation of the Holy Qur’an is itself a protection from the plots of evil-doers. Some verses have been specifically identified by Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, as being particularly effective in warding off evil. Some of these are Quran 2:55, Chapter 113, and Chapter 114. Please find them in About Islam’s online Quran. 

I hope this has been helpful to you. Please keep in touch.