Is Psychokinesis permissible in Islam or not?

Ask the Imam, Islam Q&A ^ | 2004-06-19 | Question 11118 from Barbados Wi

[weegee]

1. I want to know if it would be permissible to try some Kinesis Abilities like Psychokinesis for fun which is the moving of an object using the mind only. Research shows that the human mind is so powerful that it can do such things.

I also want 2 say that all this is possible if only Allah wills us to do it. And this will not involve any haraam practices like invoking jinns, etc. Is this permissible?

(There may be methods which use devils etc but I'm not talking about them). For more details, please visit this link - http://www.spiritonline.com/files/messages/17/17.html

[weegee]

1. Our opinion on practicing arts like Telekinesis and Psychokinesis etc, if they really exist, is that as long as it does not involve any haraam eg. Subjuing jins, shaitaani actions, witchcraft etc, this in principle it could not be classified as haraam.

However due of it being a huge waste of time and effort, one would not be advised to destroy his priceless time in this avenue, solely for the "kick".

Yes, if it is possible for it to have social benefits (possible helping people by moving objects for them) or maybe for jihad by attacking the enemy through it, then it would be completely permissible.

[cardinal4]

I have a question for the Imam..

"Why does Islam suck? I mean aside from their deplorable treatment of women, the willingness to kill anyone in the name of Allah, and the fantasy that those who kill for Allah will be rewarded with virgins. Is it because Islam sucks?"

Just curious..

[weegee]

I made an error when I did the cut and paste. I posted the Imam's response as "my response" in #1.

Note that the Imam included waging jihad against "the enemy" among the "social benefits". So much for the "religion of peace".

[mikrofon]

All you who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand...

[weegee]

Behold the power of CHEEEEEEESE.

[weegee]

Note too that while the Imam is skeptical of powers of the mind, he readily accepts concepts like genies (jins).

Someone should ask him if it is permissible to summon a genie to fight for jihad.

[cardinal4]

Someone should ask him if it is permissible to summon a genie to fight for jihad.

Or ask him who came up with the 72 virgins..

[weegee]

You'd have to fight a lot of jihad to be able to capture 72 slave girls here on Earth.

[mean lunch lady]

Nice quote, but Steven Wright said it first.

[flash-az]

Research shows that the human mind is so powerful that it can do such things. I also want 2 say that all this is possible if only Allah wills us to do it.