Explanation of the author's statement: And the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they knew that whoever buys it will have no share in the Hereafter" [Surat al-Baqarah, verse
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The Shaykh :"And Jabir said: " The taghut are fortune-tellers. This is also an interpretation by example, as he included the fortune-tellers among the examples of the taghut. So who is the fortune-teller? It is said that the fortune-teller is the one who informs about what is in the heart. It is also said that he is the one who informs about the unseen matters of the future. This is the fortune-teller.
These fortune-tellers had Satan descend upon them with what they had stolen by eavesdropping from the sky. Among the Arabs, every tribe had a fortune-teller who used the jinn; they would steal the eavesdropping for him and bring him the news from the sky. Is that clear, everyone? These are the fortune-tellers. So the fortune-teller is a man who claims knowledge of the unseen of the future. This is the fortune-teller. And they used to resort to them for judgment in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Now, are the taghut limited to these people? No. So Jabir's interpretation of the taghut as the fortune-teller is an interpretation by example, just as 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) interpreted it.
The taghut are fortune-tellers upon whom Satan used to descend, with one in every tribe
الطواغيت : كهان كان ينزل عليهم الشيطان في كل حي واحدThese fortune-tellers had Satan descend upon them with what they had stolen by eavesdropping from the sky. Among the Arabs, every tribe had a fortune-teller who used the jinn; they would steal the eavesdropping for him and bring him the news from the sky. Is that clear, everyone? These are the fortune-tellers. So the fortune-teller is a man who claims knowledge of the unseen of the future. This is the fortune-teller. And they used to resort to them for judgment in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
Now, are the taghut limited to these people? No. So Jabir's interpretation of the taghut as the fortune-teller is an interpretation by example, just as 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) interpreted it.