On the other hand, magic has also been declared by Islamic scholars to be "evil" in any and all of their forms, denying its practitioners entrance into heaven, and earning them a "divinely sanctioned" punishment of death. Magic has been called a "vital element of everyday life and practice" in both the contemporary and historical Islamic world, the topics generating a "staggering" amount of "literature." Techniques include evocation, casting lots, the production of amulets and other magical equipment. These include protection from black magic, the evil eye, demons, and evil jinn, which are thought to bring "illness, poverty, and everyday misfortunes" or alternately practices seeking to bring "good fortune, health, increased status, honor, and power". Magic or sorcery (which seeks to alter the course of events usually by calling on a supernatural force) and divination (attempts "to predict future events or gain information about things unseen"), or occultism, encompass a wide range of practices.
The Quran prohibits magic in the form of witchcraft or sorcery (contracting with the devil), however, in some Muslim communities, magic is "widespread and pervasive". Divination, magic, and occultism in Islam
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