1) Select a true statement with regards to fortune-telling.

1. Fortune-tellers tend to be more accurate in their information when they take the help of the jinn.
2. All fortune-tellers simply make guesses without any real knowledge.
3. All guesses made by fortune-tellers generally come true.
4. All fortune-tellers take help from the Jinn.

2) Which of the following is regarded in Islam as a lawful method of extracting information about the future?

1. Reading tea-leaves.
2. Palm-reading.
3. Casting horoscopes.
4. Crystal ball gazing.
5. None of the above.

3) Which of the following is a reliable way to extract correct information about future events?

1. The formation of tea leaves at the bottom of a cup.
2. Lines in a palm of one’s hand.
3. The movements of the stars and planets.
4. None of the above as they are simply created objects with no ability to predict future events.

4) Islamically, what is the punishment meted out to the person who simply approaches a fortune-teller and asks him questions out of curiosity?

1. Any good that Allah has decreed for that person will be annulled for life.
2. The prayer of that person will not be accepted for 40 days and nights.
3. Sickness and illness will befall him for 40 days and nights.
4. There is no punishment, unless the person actually believes the words of the fortune-teller and acts upon it.

5) Which of the following are Muslims permitted to visit in order to learn more about their future?

1. Fortune-tellers.
2. Soothsayers.
3. Astrologers.
4. Palmists.
5. None of the above.

6) Select the best answer. A Muslim should not visit fortune-tellers:

1. because he should not be dependent on others rather he should extract information about the future by himself.
2. because such a belief assigns to creation some of Allah’s unique attributes with regard to the knowledge of the future.
3. because all fortune-tellers give completely incorrect information.
4. because fortune-tellers are expensive and charge exorbitant sums of money.