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What are "divining arrows" in Qur'an 5:3 and Qur'an 5:90?

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The Qur'an contains the following: > ... and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows** ... -- Qur'an 5:3 > > O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah ], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. -- Qur'an 5:90 I'm curious as to precisely what "divining arrows" is referring to. **Question**: What are "divining arrows" in Qur'an 5:3 and Qur'an 5:90? Google suggests it's some kind of magic, fortune telling, or witchcraft. This post gives an example of someone throwing arrows into the air, and where they land resulting in a decision being made. But I'm still not sure what this "divining arrows" is about.
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones (20998 rep)
Dec 24, 2017, 04:40 AM
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