Talk:Curses in Islam

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[edit] Sunni view

"Sunnis do not believe that God has advised his followers to pray to curse others."

Is that accurate`? Does not the vers 3:87 say "(As for) these, their reward is that upon them is the curse of ... men, all together." ?

Is not that a clear encouragment to curse?

Dont you have these hadith (that shia regard as un-authentic):

(Nabi said:) That is so! Allah's (curse be on the Jews and the Christians, as they took the graves of their prophets as (places of worship),' intending to warn (the Muslims ) of what they had done."

ref

Does not that make it Sunnah to curse, in Sunni fiqh?

Are you sure:

"Sunnis do not believe that God has advised his followers to pray to curse others."

Is accurate?

--Striver 15:28, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

There is no curse in İslam! Especially not in sunni sect. Only Allah can curse someone. İt is believed that cursing someone will bring bad fortune to cursing one, not to the cursed one. there is a saying in Turkey: "Kem söz sahibine aittir" meaning "Evil word returns to its owner" Lanetis not curse (although it is used as such in modern language) Lanet means to reject, to deny; because of that words modern use as a counterpart of "curse" causes a confusion of meaning. I can't think of any original quote right now but for example if the original text means "Down with sinners" it is wrongly translated in English as "curse the sinners" etc. Isatay 23:55, 13 January 2007 (UTC)