This work was originally submitted under the title “Exorcism in Islam” as a Ph.D. Case studies of leading Muslim exorcists from Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Pakistan and India are included.
A comparative study is made with Christian exorcist tradition and the medical professions point of view. The possession of humans by jinns and their expulsion are thoroughly discussed.
This work is specifically aimed at filling a gap in modern research on the Islamic concept of exorcism and the supernatural world related to it, based upon the sources considered authentic by Islamic authorities and augmented by field research.
