The ayah (interpretation of the meaning): “And from the evil of the witchrafts when they blow in the knots.” [113:4] ‘… the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots,’ refers to witches or female practitioners of witchcraft who tie knots as part of their magic and blow on them. If witchcraft were not real, Allah would not have commanded us to seek refuge from it. Further proof is to be seen in the fact that witchcraft was directed against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) by the Jew Labeed ibn al-A’asam. This is a saheeh hadeeth (authentic narration) which was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Further evidence is to be seen in the real-life experiences of many people, which cannot be overlooked.