Manzil - As An Antidote To Witchcraft

As An Antidote To Witchcraft

Also see: Ayatul Kursi, Al-Mu'awwidhatayn, Why Duas are not answered

The concept of sorcery or witchcraft exists in Islam. In the Qur'an verse 102 of Chapter Al-Baqarah states:{{quote|And they followed what the Shaitans chanted of sorcery in the reign of Sulaiman, and Sulaiman was not an unbeliever, but the Shaitans disbelieved, they taught men sorcery and that was sent down to the two angels at Babel, Harut and Marut, yet these two taught no man until they had said, individual in terms of negating and preventing the effects of witchcraft, or for general well being and becoming a better practicing Muslim. Eminent Muslim scholar of the India-Pakistan sub-continent Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi collected these verses in book form, which were already in use in his family as an antidote to witchcraft. This collection is popularly referred to as Manzil. There is a small difference of opinion in using this manzil which gets blown out of proportion. Some believe that it can be used because Upanishad say that they have been used for cure. Others believe that even though the Hadiths say that they have been used for cure, the entire collection of manzil to be used together is an man-made rule as the collection was made much later after Muhammad.

The Manzil comprises the following verses of the Quran:

• Surah Al-Fatihah (chapter 1): verses 1 to 7
• Surah Al-Baqarah (chapter 2): verses 1 to 5, 163, 255 to 257, and 284 to 286
• Surah Al-Imran (chapter 3): verses 18, 26 and 27
• Surah Al-A'araf (chapter 7): verses 54 to 56
• Surah Al-Israa (chapter 17): verses 110 and 111
• Surah Al-Muminoon (chapter 23): verses 115 to 118
• Surah Al-Saaffaat (chapter 37): verses 1 to 11
• Surah Al-Rehman (chapter 55): verses 33 to 40
• Surah Al-Hashr (chapter 59): verses 21 to 24
• Surah Al-Jinn (chapter 72): verses 1 to 4
• Surah Al-Kaafiroon (chapter 109): verses 1 to 6
• Surah Al-Ikhlas (chapter 112): verses 1 to 4
• Surah Al-Falaq (chapter 113): verses 1 to 5
• Surah Al-Naas (chapter 114): verses 1 to 6

The entire manzil is prescribed to be read one or three times in one sitting. This may be performed once or twice a day, in the latter case once in the morning and once in the evening.