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2011-06-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Officials fire Iranian governor after divination

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor, Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, said last month that the president was under a "spell" from his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-06-20 02:49|| 2011-06-20 02:49|| Front Page Top

#2 One way is to open Islam's holy book, the Qur'an and if the Qur'anic verses are promising, the pending decision is fine.

I dunno, the Shia equivalent of bible-cracking isn't exactly what I'd classify as "divination". From the headline I was picturing some sort of Witch of Endor spectacular, heavy on the entrails and screaming horrors. And I say this as someone who refuses to open fortune cookies - my one, cherished superstition is the avoidance of even jokey divination.

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-06-20 06:04|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-06-20 06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Divination is a major no-no in Islam, and equated with asking djinn or ghosts their advice. It is regarded as about on a par with keeping graven idols in your house.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-20 08:26|| 2011-06-20 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I am beginning to think the quality of hashish and other mind altering chemicals is quite high in Iran.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-06-20 09:54|| 2011-06-20 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Or is it just something in the water?

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-06-20 09:55|| 2011-06-20 09:55|| Front Page Top

#6 "The author of Ketab al-wafi writes that whereas seeking guidance (Estekharah) from God by means of the Koran is permissible, divination is not permissible because through it the diviner seeks to gain knowledge of future events, which is an ability reserved for God.

Shi'ite scholars generally look down upon divination, considering it an irrational if not impious act. Mohammad b. Monnawar (pp. 26-27, 175) describes the manner of divination by the Koran. It seems that divination was carried over into Islam from a pre-Islamic tradition."

http://www.iranian.com/Sep96/Iranica/IranicaDivine/IranicaDivine.html

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2011-06-20 10:03|| 2011-06-20 10:03|| Front Page Top

#7 ...divination is not permissible because through it the diviner seeks to gain knowledge of future events, which is an ability reserved for God.

In the West we use credentialed academic economic forecasters with about the same reliability. At least there seems to be some accountability attached to such practices elsewhere.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-06-20 10:23|| 2011-06-20 10:23|| Front Page Top

#8 "was carried over into Islam from a pre-Islamic tradition."

I thought the crayon says that Adam and Eve were Islamic.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2011-06-20 13:49|| 2011-06-20 13:49|| Front Page Top

#9 We should all consider options before something silly happens.

Posted by Goldies Every Damn Where 2011-06-20 17:46|| 2011-06-20 17:46|| Front Page Top

#10 D *** NG IT, IRAN CAN'T DO THAT - MADONNA IS STILL WORKING ON HER NEW ALBUM!

We're being greedy selfish corrupt little Piggys, aren't we???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-06-20 19:29|| 2011-06-20 19:29|| Front Page Top

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