Can it physically hurt or threaten you if a lot of people envy you ? Do you fear

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...the "evil eye" ? This is a topic I frequently get into serious discussions with my Moslem "brothers" about , because ENVY is mentioned in the Koran as something that could hurt you , unless you seek shelter with Allah . And anything mentioned like that in the Koran must be factual , especially if a whole "Sura" is named after it .The problem with me believing that , is if you look at it rationally , there is no way what other people think or feel or hope for , no way that could affect one's well-being in a physical , material way . Thoughts and feeling are just that , unless someone chooses to act upon such ideas , but that is not what I'm talking about . I'm talking about the effect of the thoughts themselves , like , just because so many people envy you and would like to see you come to something negative , the collective negative thoughts will make it more likely that something bad WILL actually happen . I used to consider that as proof that the Quran is in a large part just a collection of one man's thoughts , including his folklorish beliefs . But sometimes , I feel the matter is not so simple , maybe there is some truth to the idea of the " evil eye " ?