اسلامی معاشرے میں توہم پرستی کے اسباب و منفی اثرات اور اس کا سدِّ باب اسلامی تعلیمات کی روشنی میں

EFFECTS AND CAUSES OF SUPERSTITION IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY AND ITS REMEDY IN THE LIGHT OF ISLAMIC TEACHINGS

Abstract

Superstition in Islamic society has evolved into a profound intellectual and moral crisis that exerts negative influences on individual beliefs, behavioral patterns, and the overall social structure. This tendency thrives when individuals surrender their intellectual freedom and rational capacity to myths, uncertainties, and inherited dogmas. Essentially, superstition represents a psychological condition born of fear, ignorance, and weak faith. With in society, superstition fosters class disparities, exploitation, and stagnation. It reinforces intellectual backwardness, consequently depriving the community of scientific and philosophical progress. The fundamental causes of this phenomenon include ignorance, educational underdevelopment, intellectual uncertainty, and a lack of genuine religious awareness. Moreover, familial upbringing, historical traditions, and social fears further strengthen its roots. At times, personal failures and social pressures drive individuals toward superstitious beliefs as a means to rationalize their weaknesses or misfortunes. According to Islamic teachings, the eradication of superstition is attainable through complete faith and trust in Allah, acceptance of divine destiny, the promotion of knowledge, intellectual refinement, and collective moral reform.