| means, it harms their religion and does not have a benefit compared to its harm | And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them |
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| The children of Israel used those writings from then on, and it is for this reason that one finds magic more widespread among the Jews | ' Beforehand, the devils used to ascend to heaven and eavesdrop on the conversations of the angels about what will occur on the earth regarding death, other incidents or unseen matters |
They followed what the Shayatin devils gave out falsely of the magic in the lifetime of Suleiman Solomon.
4| He said: It is under his throne; go and unearth it | And if they had believed and guarded themselves from evil and kept their duty to Allah, far better would have been the reward from their Lord, if they but knew! The people recorded these words in some books |
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| The lowly among people said: This is Solomons knowledge, and therefore sought its knowledge and rejected the scriptures of their prophets | The people would believe what the soothsayers told them as being true |