Feasibility of the Impact of Magic on the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) based on the Nature of Magic

Ensiyeh Asgari / Assistant Professor, Department of Quran Science and Hadith, Hazrat Masoumeh University
Received: 2019/04/14 - Accepted: 2019/09/01    asgari.nc@gmail.com
Abstract
In Sunni and Shi'ite sources, there are traditions that indicate that the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) was enchanted by a Jewish man. These narrations have been voided both in terms of the textual criteria and the validity of the narration. But since magic is of a mysterious nature, in order to validate these narrations, it is necessary to clarify what magic is. Using a descriptive-analytical method this paper seeks to analyze the nature and feasibility of enchanting the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.). The Qur’an and Muslim scholars believe that magic is a sensual act that has a threefold domain including the will of the wizard, the enchantment, and the will of God. According to the arguments, this triangle cannot be realized regarding the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and magic cannot affect any of the existential dimensions of that Prophet (P.B.U.H.).  
Keywords: enchanting the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.), nature of magic, infallibility, Al-Mu'awwidhatayn.