In several points in Qurän, reference is made to augur and omen. As an instance of this it is cited in S 36:18 that the people of ANTIOCK, in answer to the apostles of Jesus Christ said:ِ

      ``We augur an evil omen from you, and if you desist not, we will stone and inflict a grievous punishment on you.''

      The Arabic, ``TATAYAR'' comes from the root word ``TAIR'' which means bird.

      In the sight of Islam and Qurän, AUGUR, and omen of good or bad is only superstition.

      The above verse proves that in the first century before Christ there lived, (AS HISTORIANS SAY) the Roman Diviners who held a college consisted of fifteen members, who observed omens thought, to manifest the will of Gods. Their interpretation of the flight of birds, for example, determined the propitious moment that would favour an action.

      As a matter of fact, Man cannot be indifferent to accidents and phenomena, and eventually he has to find a reason or a cause for all the happenings. If the man is a believer, he ascribes all events to the will of God which is according to knowledge and wisdom, and that there is a logic and a rightful purpose beyond every incident. So, such a believing man has no problem with events of bad or good nature. It is the unbeliever who is perplexed when a misfortune appears. He wonders and wanders till he finds a cause to satisfy him with that.