A British imam has been carrying out thousands of 'exorcism' rituals every year across Britain and has now let one be filmed.
Imam Ayoub Tayeb allowed cameras to film him perform the ruqyah ritual at a mosque in Sheffield, Yorkshire to dispel misinformation about the practise.
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The imam says the ritual was one of the 3,000 he had carried out over the last three years in an attempt to rid people of evil spirits or 'jinn' which they believe live inside them.
The 42-year-old imam says he performs the rituals on Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and atheists as well as Muslims.
In the video a 29-year-old woman is seen retching while imam Ayoub Tayeb chants verses from the Quran. She claimed a curse was causing a range of medical problems including vomiting, pain in the womb, insomnia, headaches and back-pain, and poor memory, which doctors weren't able to resolve.
She also said she was easily angered and would scream for no reason.
Imam Ayoub, originally from Kurdistan, said: "She has black magic and the jinn that brought the magic is also in love with her.
"But this is not real love as love does not cause pain and this Jinn has caused many ailments.
"The information about the magic was given by the jinn when I was speaking to it but it did not say who caused the magic."
"We only operate in the healing and helping to cure them from these evil practices - but magic practicing is widespread."
The ritual takes about an hour to perform and includes a £60 fee which is used to fund the mosque.
The patient in this video is now following a home treatment plan and many of her symptoms have disappeared, the imam says.
Patients come from far afield as Germany, Norway, USA, Sweden and Iraq, he says.
"I treat unexplained illnesses that doctors cannot explain or cure such as period or menstrual issues or excessive behaviours such as gambling, drugs or alcohol.
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"We use a diagnosis in a way similar to what you may find at a doctor's surgery.
"We list listing common symptoms in either jinn possession or magic and through those answers we can diagnose the problem by Allah's will."
Imam Ayoub learned his skills by watching others perform ruqyah and through reading.
"I like using the Quran to heal and witnessing the power of the Quran gives me satisfaction - to heal and see people healed," he says.
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