Ta'wiz

A ta'wiz. The black pouch contains a paper with duas written on them.

The ta'wiz, tawiz (Urdu: تعویز‎,[1] Bengali: তাবিজ), muska (Turkish) or hijab (Arabic: حجاب‎) is an amulet or locket usually containing verses from the Quran or other Islamic prayers and symbols. The Tawiz is worn by some Muslims, amongst them many Sufis, to remove the wearer of any evil or affliction put on them through black magic, keep them safe and also bring good luck.[2] As such it is intended to be an amulet. The word ta'wiz is also used to refer to other types of amulets. It may be a pendant, carvings on metal or even framed duas.

Most ta'wiz are made up of a small paper with Quranic verses or prayers written on it, typically in ink or with saffron paste. This paper is repeatedly folded and sewn inside a tiny cloth or leather pouch, usually black in colour. A black thread is used to wear it as a locket. Other ta'wiz consist of metallic sheets or pieces with prayers or Quranic verses on them.

The practice of wearing a tawiz is common in Sufi healing.

Permissibility of wearing ta'wiz in Islam

The use of ta'wiz in Islam remains debated in Sunni Islam where many Muslims, amongst them Sufis, wear them. However, scholars affiliated to the Salafi and Wahhabi sects hold that this is impermissible and an act of polytheism - shirk. The majority of Sunni scholars of the Four Sunni schools of law make a distinction between ta'wiz that contain permissible verses of the Quran and prayers that contain invocations not found in the Islamic tradition. Various evidence in support of the permissibility of ta'wiz exist.[3]

The opinion of the Four Schools of Law

Proponents of the use of ta'wiz argue that in the four main legal schools of though of Sunnis, the practice is within the tradition of Islam and was a sunna practiced by the Prophet Muhammad in various ways, conditions, and times.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Also t'aweez, tabiz and other variant transliterations
  2. ↑ Chishti, Hakim (1985). The Book of Sufi Healing. New York: Inner Traditions International.
  3. ↑ http://ahlussunnahwaljamah.blogspot.co.uk/2008/01/is-taweez-amulet-allowed-in-islam.html
  4. ↑ Taweez - Amulets in Light of Quran & Sunnah
  5. ↑ Fatwa#: 18505
  6. ↑ Is Taweez AMULET allowed in Islam Quran Hadith legal status on permissibility
  7. ↑ Is wearing taweez (amulet) shirk
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