توہم پرستی کے اسباب و علاج کا جائزہ (تعلیمات نبوی ﷺکی روشنی میں)

Superstition It’s Causes and Cure in the Light of Prophetic Teachings

Abstract

Superstition is a social and human problem. Existence of superstitions cannot be ruled out in any human society. We find that not only Muslims, but also other people are subject to superstitions, anxiety and unrest. There is a dire need to review and analyze the religious factors and effects of Superstition, thence tell how Islam guides to get rid of it. Religion, and religious law are the basis of a Muslim society. Religions in its true spirit is but a way to demonstrate servitude to God. This is all about obedience. Religion is a transcendental and eternal set of divine instructions. It appears not only in the form of piety and recompense, but also it influences the inner self of human beings, hence it affects our actions, consciously or unconsciously. The basic objective of the Islamic teachings is character building and purification of souls to make a pious man. Only this type of human can be free from the negative cults, superstitions and anxiety produced by the modern age, only this human can be a true obedient servant of God. Superstitions are metaphysical interpretations of some physical phenomena. In the realm of metaphysics, the religion is the only authority. So we can cure the problem of superstition through the correct knowledge of the religion.