Soothsayers, Diviners and Claims Contrary to Revelation

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• What does a kāhin primarily claim to know?
• What means of obtaining reports is associated with a kāhin?
• What is said about a kāhin who receives some concealed information?
• What else is mentioned among methods of soothsaying?
• What is an ʿarrāf said to claim?
• Claiming to locate stolen property is an example of what?
• What does a diviner claim to use?
• What is the key distinction between kāhin and ʿarrāf?
• What warning does the hadith give for consulting a diviner?
• How many nights are specified in the hadith?
• Which criterion renders a claim unacceptable?
• What does «الْكِتَابِ» refer to here?
• What does «السُّنَّةِ» mean?
• How is the community’s consensus characterized?
• Whose statement is cited on the strength of consensus?
• What does «حُجَّةٌ قَاطِعَةٌ» mean?
• What is indicated by «يَجِبُ اتِّبَاعُهَا»?
• What follows if one prediction of a kāhin happens to be correct?
• Against what must claims about concealed matters be assessed?
• In which collection is the warning about consulting a diviner cited?
• A kāhin is described as someone who foretells future events.
• A diviner’s report becomes religious proof merely because it is based on stars.
• A claim contrary to consensus must be accepted even if claims contrary to Qur’an and Sunnah are rejected.
• The Companions’ consensus is described as decisive and binding.