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وَلَا نُصَدِّقُ كَاهِنًا وَلَا عَرَّافًا وَلَا مَنْ يَدَّعِي شَيْئًا يُخَالِفُ الْكِتَابَ وَالسُّنَّةَ وَإِجْمَاعَ الْأُمَّةِ.
We do not affirm a kāhin (soothsayer), an ʿarrāf (diviner), or anyone who makes a claim contrary to the Book, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslim community.

Reading the terms: Wa-lā nuṣaddiqu means we do not affirm as credible; it applies to soothsayers, diviners, and claims opposed to established revelation.

Boundary of meaning: A claimed secret or an occasionally accurate prediction is not itself a religious authority. The standards are the Book, Sunnah and consensus.

Takeaway: Soothsaying, divination and claims contrary to established sources are not affirmed.

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The rejection of divination

Reading the Creed Text: Terms, Qualifications and Meaning

وَلَا نُصَدِّقُ كَاهِنًا وَلَا عَرَّافًا وَلَا مَنْ يَدَّعِي شَيْئًا يُخَالِفُ الْكِتَابَ وَالسُّنَّةَ وَإِجْمَاعَ الْأُمَّةِ.
We do not affirm a kāhin (soothsayer), an ʿarrāf (diviner), or anyone who makes a claim contrary to the Book, the Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslim community.

Reading the terms: Wa-lā nuṣaddiqu means we do not affirm as credible; it applies to soothsayers, diviners, and claims opposed to established revelation.

Boundary of meaning: A claimed secret or an occasionally accurate prediction is not itself a religious authority. The standards are the Book, Sunnah and consensus.

Takeaway: Soothsaying, divination and claims contrary to established sources are not affirmed.