In Islam, the belief that spiritual entities—such as jinn, ghosts, and devils—can possess a person, a thing, or location, is widespread; as is the belief that spirits can be expelled from the possessed person (or thing/location) through exorcism. This practice is called al-'azm, ṭard al-shayṭān/al-jinn (expulsion of devils/spirits), or ruqya (Arabic: رقية, romanized: ruqya, spell, charm, magic, incantation), and exorcists are called raqi.
In Islam, the belief that spiritual entities—such as jinn, ghosts, and devils—can possess a person, a thing, or location, is widespread; as is the belief that spirits can be expelled from the possessed person (or thing/location) through exorcism. This practice is called al-'azm, ṭard al-shayṭān/al-jinn (expulsion of devils/spirits), or ruqya (Arabic: رقية, romanized: ruqya, spell, charm, magic, incantation), and exorcists are called raqi.
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