![]() These products are also used to exorcise jinns and to get rid of effects of magic.įor example, there is a mixture of safflower and saffron packed in small bottles for sale. Monitoring agencies, however, do not intervene directly in the case of herbal products, which claim to treat effects of black magic and jinns, he said.ĭespite the warning, shop owners and the reciters are jostling to win customers seeking a cure for depression, obsession, fear and panic attacks. Anyone seeking to market such herbal items, has to first register such products with the SFDA, he said.Īll such shops are closely monitored by the SFDA with the help of the municipalities, the official added. Ibrahim Al-Jafali, executive vice president of medicine at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), said that perfume shops are not allowed to sell such items. These food and makeup items carry stickers claim that they have been “blessed with recitation.”Īll that the reciter does is to blow some “breaths” on the bottles of Zamzam, oil, or saffron, according to the report.Īlthough these reciters normally do not have their own shops, their products are gaining popularity in the Kingdom and the Gulf region.ĭr. RIYADH: Traders offering what they term as “blessed” products that claim to cure magic spells, effects of jinns, bad souls and other ailments are cashing in on demand from anxious customers, according to local media.Ĭustomers who want to get rid of magic spells, jinns and bad souls spend between SR250 and SR300 to buy these products, local media reported citing a market survey.
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