Ta'wiz

A ta'wiz. The black pouch contains a paper with duas written on them.

The ta'wiz, tawiz (Urdu: تعویز‎,[1] Bengali: তাবিজ), muska (Turkish) or taʿwīdh (Arabic: تعويذ‎‎) is an amulet or locket usually containing verses from the Quran or other "islamic" prayers and symbols. The Tawiz is worn by some Muslims, to protect them from evil.[2][3] As such it is intended to be an amulet. The word ta'wiz is also used to refer to other types of amulets. It may be a pendant, carvings on metal or even framed duas.

Most ta'wiz are made up of a small paper with Quranic verses or prayers written on it, typically in ink or with saffron paste. In the bad and rejected ta'wiz, they change the Quranic verses or apply other verses that are unknown in Arabic or in that particular language.

This paper is repeatedly folded and sewn inside a tiny cloth or leather pouch, usually black in colour.

Etymology

The Urdu word ta'wiz comes from the Arabic.[4] The Arabic word taʿwīdh, meaning "amulet" or "charm" is formed from the verb ʿawwadha which means "to fortify someone with an amulet or incantation".[5]

Permissibility of wearing ta'wiz in Islam

It's authorized to wear ta´wiz according to the four schools of jurisprudence and it was the practice of the Companions and the first generations of muslims (Salafs). [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Also t'aweez, tabiz and other variant transliterations
  2. ↑ "On the Permissibility of Writing Ta‘widhat" Trns. Zameelur Rahman May 1, 2010. Prepared by Deoband
  3. ↑ Chishti, Hakim (1985). The Book of Sufi Healing. New York: Inner Traditions International.
  4. ↑ Moberley, A. N. (1907). "Amulets as agents in the prevention of disease in Bengal". In Asiatic Society of Bengal. Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 1. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. pp. 223–248. page 224.
  5. ↑ Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic page 768.
  6. ↑ http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/18505
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