Introduction to Superstition

1. INTRODUCTION TO SUPERSTITION
 Submitted By
 Zunaira
 BSc(hons) Agriculture Science

2. Superstitions

3. Outlines
 What are superstitions?
 Why we believe in superstitions?
 Examples of superstitions.
 How superstitious are you?
 Superstitions & Islam
 How to get rid of superstitions?

4. What are superstitions?
 A superstition is a belief based in myth, magic, or
irrational thought that contradicts natural science.
 Any blindly accepted belief or notion.
 Every culture has superstitions.

5. Why we believe in superstitions?
 Ignorance and limitations of our power.
 Believe it or not stress makes people more
superstitious.
 Many superstitions stem from the same human trait
that causes us to believe in monsters and ghosts.

6. Examples of superstitions
 Crossing of a black cat
 Crow at your roof
 Itchy palm
 Sitting under a tree at night
 Sweeping in the evening
 Sneezing
 Left eye twitching
 Breaking a mirror
 Knock twice on wood
 The number 13

7. Crossing of black cat
 Crossing of a black cat is a symbol of bad luck
 Omen of misfortune and death

9. Crow at Your Roof
 The crow is cawing to deliver the message of arrival
of the guest coming soon enough.
 As guests are considered blessings in disguise
according to dictates of our religion, crow brings with
it the good news.

11. Sneezing
 Sneezes are symbolic of the fact that the person is
being remembered by someone.
 It is now considered to be a point where we are
saved from death.
 Well superstitious or not, all of us love to give these
at least three seconds of attention who must be
thinking about you.

15. Itchy Palms
 Whenever your right palm is itchy it indicates that
money is coming your way.

17. Sweeping In The Evening
 This superstition was adopted from Indian culture.
Sweeping the floor in evening time brings bad luck.
 The is another believe linked with it, it sweeps away
“rizq” from home.

19. Left Eye Twitching
 Something bad is going to happen.
 It means that the world around you is conspiring
against you.
 Scientifically, a twitching eye is a sign of stress

20. Breaking A Mirror
 Many superstitious people say that breaking a mirror
sets you up for seven years of bad luck that may be
because seven years is the time it takes to replace
all cells in your physical body.
 To end the chain of bad luck take the broken mirror
outside and burry it in a moon light.

22. How superstitious are you?
 Are you very careful with mirror?
 Do you believe in itchy palm?
 Are you conscious of twitching eye?
 Take this quiz to find where you fall in superstition
scale and if it makes you feel better, it is the sign of
your healthy living.

23. Superstitions and Islam
 Belief in superstitions is considered to be grave act of
shirk, which is the one and only sin Allah will not
forgive.
 We need not to forget that good and bad fortunes
come from Allah and no one else.
 Islam does not acknowledge the concept of
superstition. The Prophet(PBUH) said “there is no such
thing as …as superstition.”

24. Cont.….
 In the time of the Prophet (PBUH), Arabs had many
of their own rituals and superstition but Islam
condones such behavior because
 it affects a Muslim’s belief in Tawakal and a
Muslim’s belief that Allah Almighty alone controls the
outcomes of all things.

25. Eradication
 Education is the only way to get rid of silly and
baseless superstitious ideas.
 Now we know that every happening has scientific
basis and reasons.
 We shouldn't believe in ideas that are not supported
by science.

26. Conti.
 Thinking positive
 Parental guidance
 Teacher guidance
 Campaigns
 Role of media