Love knots

To "tie" her husband to herself and secure a long common life, a woman pulls from her underpants and her husband's underpants a long thread. Then she connects them together and ties seven knots on it. Prior to any knot tying the woman repeats the prayer Ihlas and utters:

"on Friday I tied you to myself and your thoughts, kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"on Saturday I tied you to myself and your eyes, kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"on Sunday I tied you to myself and your ears, kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"on Monday I tied you to myself and your mouth, kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"On Tuesday I tied you to myself and your arms kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"on Wednesday I tied you to myself and your legs, kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

"on Thursday I tied you to myself and your entire body! kaf, nun - kun" (blows into the knot)

The thread with the knots is worn for seven days on the right side of the body, in the bra, and then placed under the doorstep of the house.

The expression of «binding» takes us back to the probably oldest branch of Arabic magic where the use of knots play an important role.

Knot magic is another form of magical control Arabs believe in. For instance, a male sexual dysfunction may be regarded as being caused by a jealous woman who wants to destroy a marriage, thus knotting the husband.

This next spell is for women only involves the use of a piece of string. This spell originates from the Yemen and is mentioned in the Quran. Obtain a piece of string and tie nine knots. Whilst tying the knots repeat the spell:

An-nus....(name of man concerned) Iya budu. Amin



According to lore, the prophet believed at one time that he was suffering from a spell of bewitchment cast by a man whose daughters tied the spell into a cord with 11 knots and hid the cord in a well. Muhammad fell seriously ill. God sent the malaik Jibriel with these two suras and instructed him to teach Mohammad how to use them and where to find the cord. The prophet recited over the 11 knots the 11 verses of the two chapters [the basmalah of sura 114 is not counted within this story as a verse]. At the end of each recital one knot was untied by an unseen power. As soon as all the knots were loosened the prophet was freed from his serious illness.”

The suras of refuge are also described as being widely used in protective magic.