Healing Epilepsy

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing Diseases

Prophet's Guidance on treating Epilepsy

رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ

Prophet's Guidance on treating Epilepsy and spiritual possession

أخرجا فى ((الصحيحين)) من حديث عطاء بن أبى رباح، قال: قال ابنُ عباسٍ: ألاَ أُرِيكَ امْرَأَةً مِن أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ؟ قلتُ: بَلَى. قَالَ: هَذِهِ المَرْأَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ، أَتَت النبىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فقَالَتْ: إنِّى أُصْرَعُ، وَإنِّى أَتَكَشَّفُ؛ فَادْعُ الله لى، فقَالَ: ((إنْ شِئْتِ صَبَرْتِ ولَكِ الجنَّةُ؛ وإنْ شِئْتِ دعوتُ اللهَ لكِ أن يُعافِيَكِ))، فقالت: أصبرُ. قالتْ: فإنى أتكشَّفُ، فَادعُ الله أن لا أتكشَّف، فدعا لها.

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Ata bin Rabab said, "Abdullah Ibn Abbas Radi Allaho Anh said to me, Should I tell you about a woman from among the people of Jannah (Paradise)? I said yes. He said, 'That black woman, who came to Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam and asked, I suffer epileptic fits during which I inadvertently take off my clothes. So invoke Allah on my behalf" He said, "If you wish, be patient and you will acquire Jannah (Paradise); and if you wish, I will supplicate to Allah to cure you".

She said, "Rather, I shall observe patience". She then said, "I keep taking off my clothes during these fits, so supplicate to Allah for me that I do not do so. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam supplicated (to Allah) on her behalf".

Epilepsy is two kinds, one that results from evil forces (spells) and the second type is physical that results from bad mixtures (chemical and material imbalance). The doctors often talk about the second type and explain its causes and how to cure it.

As for the epilepsy that results from evil forces, the best doctors and the wise ones among them affirm that it exists. They confirm that curing this type of disease occurs by the support of the righteous, exalted souls so that they neutralize the effect of the evil and render its efforts harmless. When Hippocrates explained the cures for epilepsy he stated that, "These cures are effective in treating the epilepsy that results from chemical and material causes. As for the epilepsy that results from negative forces, these remedies (that he explained and detailed) do not cure it".

As for the most ignorant, unknowing and immoral doctors, and those who consider heresy a virtue, they deny the type that occurs by negative forces and deny that it has any effect on the body. They have only ignorance to support them, because the medical authorities cannot actually disprove the epilepsy that is caused by these evil forces. Fact and experience assert and prove the existence of this type of epilepsy. That is why when the doctors explain the reason behind epilepsy as being natural or physical; their statement is true regarding some types of epilepsy but not all of them.

The doctors of old used to call epilepsy "The divine disease", stating that it is caused by negative forces. On the other hand, Galinus and other doctors misinterpreted the term "divine ailment", saying, "They called it divine because it attacks the head and thus causes harm to the apparent divine organ in which the brain resides". This explanation; however resulted from their ignorance of the soul and its effects.

As for the heretical doctors, they only confirm the kind of epilepsy that results from physical causes. Whoever has a sound mind and good knowledge of the soul and its effect, will laugh at the ignorance shown by these doctors and at their weak minds.

Curing the type of Epilepsy caused by negative forces has two parts; a part that involves the person afflicted with Epilepsy and a part that involves those who treat them.



The part that the person afflicted with epilepsy plays in his treatment involves strengthening his heart and being sincere in repentance to the Creator from the evil forces and seeking sincere refuge with Him both by heart and tongue. This is a type of warfare that the person afflicted with epilepsy engages in against evil. To defeat the enemy, warfare requires the warrior to acquire beneficial, suitable weapons and to have a strong arm. When one of these two elements does not exist; the effort will not be very effective. The situation becomes more difficult when the person is missing both essential requirements, in this case, the heart will be lacking Tauheed (Oneness of Allah), Tawakkul (trusting in Allah), Taqwa (righteousness), and Tawajjhu (awareness of Allah’s Presence), plus the person does not have sufficient material armament.

The second part of epilepsy treatment involves the person who is treating the ailment and who is required to have the same necessary weapons mentioned above. When these weapons are ready, one sometimes merely needs to say (to the evil spirit) "Get out of him", or, in the Name of Allah, or, 'There is neither power nor strength except with Allah".

The Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used to say in such cases:

والنبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقولُ: "اخْرُجْ عَدُوَّ اللهِ، أنا رَسُولُ اللهِ".

"O enemy of Allah ! Depart ! I am the Messenger of Allah".

I once witnessed our Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah, (the renowned Imam of Islam) send someone to speak to an evil spirit that had possessed a person, saying, "The Shaikh says this to you, get out of this body, for you are not allowed therein". The person afflicted with epilepsy (possession) then woke up from his seizure. Sometimes, our Shaikh would even speak to the evil spirit directly, or would use physical punishment to repel the rebellious evil spirit. When the patient would wake up, he would not feel any pain, as we have ourselves witnessed on numerous occasions. The Shaikh would sometimes read the following Ayah, verse, in the ear of the person afflicted with epilepsy (possession),

أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثاً وَأَنَّكُمْ إلَيْنَا لاَ تُرْجَعُونَ

"Did not think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us" ?

The Shaikh once told me that he read this Ayah, verse, in the ear of the person afflicted with epilepsy and that the evil spirit that possessed him answered by saying, "Indeed, extending her voice (mocking the Quran), So the Shaikh said. "So I took a stick and beat the sick person on his neck with it until my hands became tired. Those present did not doubt that the patient would die from this severe beating.

While beating the patient, the she-devil said "I love this person". I said, "But he does not love you". She said, "I want to accompany him to perform Hajj. I told her, "He does not want to go to Hajj with you". She said, "I will leave him in your honor". I said, "No but as obedience to Allah and His Messenger. She said, "Then, I will leave him alone". The patient then woke up and started looking around, saying, "What brought me to the presence of the Shaikh"? They asked him, What about the beating you took? He said, "Why would the Sheikh beat me while I have not done anything wrong"? He had no idea that he had been beaten.”

Further, the Sheikh used to recite Ayatul Kursi [2:255] and would order those who suffer from and those who cure epilepsy (possession) to recite it along with the last two chapters of the Quran {113 and 114}.



In general, no one can deny the type of epilepsy that is caused by negative forces except those who have little knowledge and comprehension. We should state that the majority of those afflicted by the touch of evil spirits are themselves in error due to weak Faith, hearts and tongues that don’t remember Allah, they fail to seek refuge with Him and they fail to use Prophetic guidance, (supplications and remedies). The evil spirits find the people that are vulnerable and take advantage of them.

If the truth was uncovered, we would discover that the majority of mankind is under the influence of negative forces which guides the people according to their evil wishes. The people are unable to set themselves free from this control or even oppose it. Most people suffer from this common type of possession (epilepsy), from which the afflicted person cannot wake up. And unless the veil that obstructs their sight is removed, they will not realize that it is they who are actually afflicted by epilepsy. We seek Allah Alone for His help.

Curing (epilepsy) possession that results from the touch of evil requires the cooperation of a sound mind and sincere faith in what has been sent down to our beloved Prophet.  Then one would act as if both Heaven and Hell are right in front of his eyes and heart. They would remember that the people of this earthly life suffer calamities and trials that come down on their homes just as the rain does, all the while being unaware of what is going on around them.

The epilepsy that evil causes is truly severe, but since it touches so many people and is so common, the people are no longer surprised by it. Since they are so many; it is strange to see someone who is not touched by it.

When Allah Wills that a certain slave should acquire what is good for him, that slave will wake up from these fits of epilepsy and will realize that the children of this life are suffering from epilepsy. He will discover that some of them have surrendered to insanity and that some of them might briefly recover from a bout to fall back into another bout soon after. Some of them would be awake from a bout and would act like sane people, but when he falls into another bout, he would act confused, [This is the state of those who do not have the correct Faith.]

The epilepsy that results from physical causes

This type of epilepsy alters the constitution and is accompanied by spasms that prevent the limbs from functioning normally or from normal movements. The physical or constitution related epilepsy occurs due to the accumulation of thick, viscous substances near the brain that partially obstruct the cerebral cavities. In this case, the area of the brain responsible for the senses and the various movements are impeded and accordingly, the organs (including limbs) of the body suffer from the same condition. There are other causes for this type of epilepsy, such as the accumulation of thick flatulence that impedes the soul in some manner, or a viscous vapor accumulates in an organ of the body and ascends to the brain, or from an acute ailment. The brain suffers from spasms due to fighting the harmful substances that are affecting the brain, and accordingly, the various organs of the body suffer from spasms. The person will not be able to stand up straight for very long, he or she will fall down and foam accumulates in and around the mouth.

This type of epilepsy causes intense pain during seizures. It is a chronic illness that is hard to cure and that remains for many years, especially if the person afflicted by it is more than twenty five years old, who repeatedly falls into epileptic fits. Hippocrates said that epilepsy remains with such people until they die.

As for the woman mentioned in the Hadith who suffered from epilepsy and who used to take off her clothes because of epileptic fits, she might have been suffering from the physical type of epilepsy. That is why Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam promised her Paradise if she observes patience, or otherwise, our beloved Prophet would have asked Allah to cure her without guaranteeing her that she will be cured. She chose Paradise, but the Prophet asked Allah on her behalf not to take off her clothes during these fits.

The Hadith indicates that it is allowed for Muslims to forgo the use of a remedy. Furthermore, the Hadith indicates that the cure of the soul is exclusively tied to invoking Allah and turning to Him sincerely and that this type of medicine has such profound effects on the human body that no regular medicine prepared by any doctor could ever compare to it. We have tried this medicine on numerous occasions [and witnessed its success].

The best medical authorities confirm the fact the psyche has an effective role in curing disease. The medical profession suffers from some ignorant, heretic doctors who do not do service to their profession.

As we have stated, it appears that the woman mentioned in the Hadith suffered from the epilepsy that is caused by a physical condition (chemical imbalances). Yet, she might have been suffering from the type that is caused by evil negative forces. We stated that the Messenger of Allah gave her the choice to observe patience and then acquire Paradise or that he would invoke Allah to cure her. She chose the first option but asked to be relieved from discarding her clothes because of the epileptic fits.

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Healing by Herbs - Siwaak - Miswaak

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Herbs

سِوَاكٌ / Siwaak / Miswaak

سِوَاكٌ‏:‏ في ‏(‏الصحيحين‏)‏ عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏لَوْلا أن أَشُقَّ على أُمَّتى لأَمَرْتُهُمْ بالسِّواكِ عند كُلِّ صلاةٍ‏)‏‏.‏ وفيهما‏:‏ أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا قامَ من اللَّيل يَشُوصُ فَاهُ بالسِّوَاكِ‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏صحيح البخارى‏)‏ تعليقاً عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏السِّوَاكُ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ، مَرْضَاةٌ للرَّبِّ‏)‏‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏صحيح مسلم‏)‏‏:‏ أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا دَخَلَ بيته، بدأ بِالسِّوَاكِ‏.‏

والأحاديثُ فيه كثيرة، وصَحَّ عنه من حديث أنه استاك عند موته بسواك عبد الرحمن بن أبى بكر، وصَحَّ عنه أنه قال‏:‏ ‏(‏أكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْكُم في السِّوَاكِ‏)‏‏.‏ وأصلح ما اتُخِذَ السِّواكُ من خشب الأراك ونحوه، ولا ينبغى أن يُؤخذ من شجرة مجهولة، فربما كانت سُماً، وينبغى القصدُ في استعماله، فإن بالغ فيه، فربما أذهب طَلاَوةَ الأسنان وصقالتها، وهيأَها لقبولِ الأبخرة المتصاعدة من المَعِدَة والأوساخ، ومتى استُعمل باعتدال، جلا الأسنان، وقوَّى العمود، وأطلق اللِّسَان، ومنع الحَفَر، وطيَّب النَّكهة، ونقَّى الدِّمَاغ، وشَهَّى الطَّعام‏.‏

وأجود ما استُعمل مبلولاً بماء الورد، ومن أنفعه أُصولُ الجَوْز‏.‏ قال صاحب ‏(‏التيسير‏)‏‏:‏ ‏(‏زعموا أنه إذا استاك به المستاك كلَّ خامسٍ من الأيام، نقَّى الرأس، وصفَّى الحواسَّ، وأحَدَّ الذهنَ‏)‏ وفى السِّوَاك عدة منافع‏:‏ يُطيِّب الفم، ويشد اللِّثَةَ، ويقطع البلغم، ويجلو البصرَ، ويُذهب بالحَفَر، ويُصحُّ المَعِدَة، ويُصفِّى الصوت، ويُعين على هضم الطعام، ويُسَهِّل مجارى الكلام، ويُنَشِّطُ للقراءة، والذِّكر والصلاة، ويطرُد النوم، ويُرضى الرَّبَّ، ويُعْجِبُ الملائكة، ويُكثر الحسنات‏.‏ ويُستحَبُّ كلَّ وقت، ويتأكد عند الصلاة والوضوء، والانتباهِ من النوم، وتغيير رائحة الفم، ويُستَحب للمفطر والصائم في كل وقت لعموم الأحاديث فيه، ولحاجة الصائم إليه، ولأنه مرضاةٌ للرَّبِّ، ومرضاتُه مطلوبة في الصوم أشدَّ من طلبِها في الفِطر، ولأنه مَطْهَرَةٌ للفم، والطهور للصائم من أفضل أعماله‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏السنن‏)‏‏:‏ عن عامر بن ربيعة رضى الله عنه، قال‏:‏ رأيتُ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما لا أُحْصى يَستاكُ، وهو صائمٌ‏.‏ وقال البخارىُّ‏:‏ قال ابن عمرَ‏:‏ يستاكُ أول النَّهار وآخره‏.‏

وأجمع الناسُ على أنَّ الصائم يتمضمض وجوباً واستحباباً، والمضمضةُ أبلغُ مِنَ السِّواك، وليس لله غرضٌ في التقرُّب إليه بالرائحة الكريهة، ولا هي من جنس ما شُرِعَ التعبُّدُ به، وإنما ذكر طِيب الخُلوف عند الله يوم القيامة حثّاً منه على الصوم؛ لا حثاً على إبقاء الرائحة، بل الصائمُ أحوجُ إلى السِّوَاك من المْفطرِ‏.‏ وأيضاً فإنَّ رضوان الله أكبرُ من استطابتِه لخلوف فم الصائم‏.‏

وأيضاً فإنَّ محبَّته للسِّوَاك أعظمُ من محبته لبقاء خُلوف فم الصائم‏.‏وأيضاً فإنَّ السِّوَاك لا يمنعُ طيبَ الخُلُوفِ الذي يُزيله السِّوَاكُ عند الله يوم القيامة، بل يأتى الصائمُ يوم القيامة، وخُلوفُ فمِه أطيبُ من المسك علامةً على صيامه، ولو أزاله بالسِّوَاك، كما أنَّ الجريحَ يأتى يوم القيامة، ولونُ دم جُرحه لونُ الدم، وريحُه ريحُ المسك، وهو مأمور بإزالته في الدنيا‏.‏ وأيضاً فإنَّ الخُلوف لا يزولُ بالسِّوَاك، فإنَّ سبَبَه قائم، وهو خُلو المَعِدَة عن الطعام، وإنما يزولُ أثره، وهو المنعقِدُ على الأسنان واللِّثَة‏.‏ وأيضاً فإنَّ النبىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم علَّم أُمَّته ما يُسْتَحب لهم في الصيام، وما يُكره لهم، ولم يجعلِ السِّوَاكَ من القسم المكروه، وهو يعلم أنهم يفعلونه، وقد حضَّهم عليه بأبلغ ألفاظِ العموم والشمول، وهم يُشاهدونه يَستاك وهو صائم مراراً كثيرة تَفُوتُ الإحصاء، ويعلم أنهم يقتدون به، ولم يقل لهم يوماً من الدهر‏:‏ لا تستاكوا بعد الزوال، وتأخير البيان عن وقت الحاجة ممتنع‏.‏‏.‏ والله أعلم‏.‏

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : “If it was not for the fact that my nation would not be able to bear it, I would have ordered them to use Siwaak before every prayer”.


In addition, in the Sahihain, it is also narrated that: “Whenever Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam would wake up at night, he would clean his mouth with Siwaak”.

Bukhari narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : “Siwaak cleanses the mouth and pleasures the LORD (Allah)”.


Sahih Muslim narrated that whenever Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam would enter his house, he would first use the Siwaak”.


An authentic Hadith narrated that before he died, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used the Siwaak. Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: “I have troubled you by frequently stressing using the Siwaak”.


The best type of Siwaak is made from Arak trees. Furthermore, one should not use an unknown tree for Siwaak for it might be poisonous. Siwaak should be used moderately, because it might cause the coating of teeth to wear away and thus the teeth will be susceptible to hot vapors or gasses that ascend from the stomach and to all kinds of dirt. When Siwaak is used moderately, it will polish the teeth, strengthen the roots of teeth, help the tongue, prevent plaque, perfume the breath, clear the mind and strengthen the appetite.


The best way to use Siwaak is by soaking it in rose water. In addition, a good quality of Siwaak is also made from the roots of walnut tree. The author of At-Tayseer said, “It was said that when a person uses Walnut's root Siwaak once every five days, it will clear the head, sharpen the senses and alert the mind”.


Siwaak is beneficial for many reasons, such as perfuming the breath, strengthening the gingiva, clearing the phlegm and the sight and preventing cavities. It preserves the health of the stomach, clears the voice, helps the digestion process, helps make the speech clear and encourages one to recite the Quran, remember Allah and pray. Siwaak fights sleepiness, pleases the Lord, delights the angels and increases the number of the good deeds.


Siwaak is preferred at any time, especially before the prayer, ablution, when waking up and when the mouth emits foul odor, It is preferred for those who are fasting and all other people at all times. There are Ahadith that allow this practice for those who are fasting, because it is beneficial for them and it pleases the Lord. Pleasing the Lord when one is fasting is even more desired than at other times. Siwaak cleans the mouth, and cleanliness for the fasting person is one of his best deeds.


In the Sunan, it is narrated that Amir bin Rabi’ah said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) on numerous occasions using the Siwaak while he was fasting”.

Bukhari narrated that Ibn Umar Radi Allaho Anh said that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam used the Siwaak at the two ends of the day.


There is a consensus that the fasting person rinses his mouth while performing ablution, and rinsing the mouth is an obligation or a more preferred act than using the Siwaak. Allah Does not have a use for the people to worship him while their mouths are emitting foul odor, nor is it an act of worship. When Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam mentioned that the odor (of the mouth) which a fasting person emits is better in Allah’s Sight than the scent of Musk, he meant to encourage the practice of fasting, and not the practice of allowing the mouth to emit foul odor. Hence, the fasting person needs the Siwaak more than anyone else.


Using Siwaak does not prevent the good scent that Allah Creates in a fasting person’s mouth on the Day of Resurrection. Rather, the mouth of the fasting person will smell better than Musk on the Day of Qiyamah (Resurrection) as a sign of his observing the Fast, even if the Siwaak removed the odor that used to come from his mouth. Similarly, whoever suffers a wound (for the sake of Allah) in this life is commanded to remove / clean the blood from his wound in this life, but his wound would still have the color of blood on the Day of Resurrection.


Furthermore, Siwaak does not completely removes the odor of mouth (for the fasting person) because its reason still remains, that is, the stomach being empty of food. Only the effect of this fact will be lessened from the teeth and gums.


Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam taught his Ummah (nation) the preferred and the disliked acts of the Fast. He did not mention the Siwaak among the disliked acts although he knew that his Sahabah (companions) were using it. Rather, he encouraged them in general to use the Siwaak and they saw him using it himself at innumerable occassions, knowing that they could imitate him. Never did he discourage them from using Siwaak in the afternoon (when they were fasting).

سُبْحَانَ الذي تَعَطَّفَ بالعِزِّ، وقَالَ بهِ، سُبْحَان الذي لَبِسَ المَجْدَ وتَكَرَّمَ بهِ، سُبْحَانَ الذي لا يَنبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إلاَّ لَهُ سُبْحَانَ مَن أحْصَى كُلَّ شَيءٍ بِعِلْمِهِ، سُبْحانَ ذِي الفَضْلِ والطَّوْلِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي المَنِّ والنِّعَمِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي المجدِ والكرمِ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الجَلالِ والإكْرامِ.اللَّهُمَّ لا تَكِلْنِي إلى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَينٍ ولا تَنزِعْ مِنِّي صَالِحَ مَا أعْطَيْتَنِي

Kabath (Arak Tree Fruit)

كَبَاثٌ: فى "الصحيحين": من حديث جابر بن عبد الله رضى الله عنه، قال: كُنَّا مع رسولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَجْنِى الكَباثَ، فقال: "عليكم بالأسْوَدِ مِنْهُ، فإنَّه أطْيَبُه".

الكَباث بفتح الكاف، والباء الموحدة المخففة، والثاء المثلثة ثمرُ الأراك. وهو بأرض الحجاز، وطبعُه حار يابس، ومنافعُه كمنافع الأراك: يُقَوِّى المعدة، ويُجيدُ الهضمَ، ويجلُو البلغمَ، وينفعُ مِن أوجاع الظهر، وكثيرٍ من الأدواء. قال ابن جُلْجُل: إذا شُرِبَ طحينُه، أدرَّ البَوْلَ، ونقَّى المثانة، وقال ابنُ رضوان: يُقَوِّى المَعِدَة، ويُمسكُ الطبيعة.

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Jabir bin Abdullah Radi Allaho Anh said, “We were with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) collecting Kabath when he said, collect the black colored Kabath because it is the best type.”


Kabath is the fruit that grows on the plant called Arak which grows in the area of Hejaz and whose branches are used for Siwaak. It is hot and dry and carries the same benefits as the Arak tree. It is beneficial for strengthening the stomach, helping the digestion, dissolving phlegm and relieving back pain and several other illnesses. Ibn Juljul said, “Drinking its soup produces urine as a diuretic, and cleanses the bladder & prostate”. In addition, Ibn Radhwan said, “The Kabath strengthens the stomach and constipates (mildly)”.

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Healing by Qur'an

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Deeds

قُرْآنٌ / Qur'an

قُرْآنٌ: قال الله تعالى: وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ [الإسراء: 82 ] والصحيح: أنَّ "من" ههنا لبيان الجنس لا للتبعيض.وقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِى الصُّدُورِ[يونس: 57].

فالقرآنُ هو الشِّفاء التام مِن جميع الأدواء القلبية والبدنية، وأدواءِ الدنيا والآخرة، وما كُلُّ أحدٍ يُؤهَّل ولا يُوفَّق للاستشفاء به، وإذا أحسن العليل التداوىَ به، ووضعَه على دائه بصدقٍ وإيمان، وقبولٍ تام، واعتقادٍ جازم، واستيفاءِ شروطه، لم يُقاوِمْهُ الداءُ أبداً.

وكيف تُقاوِمُ الأدواءُ كلامَ ربِّ الأرض والسماءِ الذى لو نزل على الجبال، لصَدَعَهَا، أو على الأرض، لقطعها، فما مِن مرضٍ من أمراض القُلُوبِ والأبدان إلا وفى القُرآن سبيلُ الدلالة على دوائه وسببه، والحِمية منه لمن رزقه الله فهماً فى كتابه.

وقد تقدَّم فى أول الكلام على الطب بيانُ إرشاد القرآن العظيم إلى أُصوله ومجامعه التى هى حفظُ الصحة والحِميةُ، واستفراغُ المؤذى، والاستدلالُ بذلك على سائر أفراد هذه الأنواع. وأما الأدوية القلبية، فإنه يذكرها مُفصَّلةً، ويذكر أسبابَ أدوائها وعلاجها. قال: أَوَ لَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ أَنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ يُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ[العنكبوت: 51]، فمَن لم يَشْفِه القرآنُ، فلا شفاه الله، ومَن لم يَكفِه، فلا كفاه الله.

Allah Said about His Holy Book "And We Have Sent Down the QURAN in which there is a healing & mercy for those who believe (in Quran & act upon it)." (Asraa : 82)

And He also Said "O mankind ! There has come to you a good advice from your LORD (i.e. the QURAN, enjoining all that is good & forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that which is in your chests (heart)". (Yunus : 57)

QURAN is the ultimate cure for all types of illness and sickness that attack the body & heart and from all the calamities of life & death. Yet, not everyone is suitable or guided to successfully seek the QURAN as a cure.

When the ill person successfully uses the cure contained in QURAN and applies it on his ailment with FAITH, sincerity, complete acceptance & trust, all the while observing the necessary guidelines in this regard, no illness can resist the cure.

How can any ailment resist the BOOK that contains the WORDS of the LORD of earth & heavens, which if it were revealed to a mountain, it would have caused it to humble itself & render it asunder. Further, if the QURAN were revealed to the earth, it would tear it apart. No ailment that attacks the body or the heart, but the QURAN contains its remedy and cure and would provide immunity against it, that is, for whomever Allah Has Endowed the bounty of comprehending His Book.

QURAN contains the major aspects and basis of the knowledge of medicine; preserving health, diet and extracting the harmful substances. As for the evils that attack the heart, QURAN mentions them in details & directs the people to the cures and remedies to treat them, Allah Said:

Is it not sufficient for them that We Have Sent Down to you (O Muhammad) the Book (QURAN) which is recited to them? (Ankaboot : 51)

May Allah never cure those whom the QUR'AN does not cure, nor suffice those for whom Allah is not SUFFICIENT as a Helper.

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MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

Sr.No :  1
Name of the package :  Al-Qur'ân Al-Karim
VERSION : 7.0    
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic

DESCRIPTION : Display of the entire Qur'ânic text in Ottoman calligraphy with  vowelization marks and recitation of the  Qur'ânic text by two famous reciters with the ability to shift from one reciter to the other at any time. Information features related to the text such as: 
explanation of difficult terms; 
showing the occasion of revelation; 
and Tafsir (Interpretation) of the Holy Qur'an by Al-Qurtubi, Al-Tabari, Ibn Kathir and Al-Jalalain, enabling the user to compare the various interpretations of the same verse.
In addition to Arabic, the programme is available in English, Malay, Turkish, French and German. You can copy and print text in any of these languages. Animated display of the points, qualities and manners of articulation, along with practical explanation of the rules of recitation. Extensive search facilities. Thematic search including fourteen main topics. Each main topic is divided into other sub-topics at six levels. Effective aid for memorizing the Qur'anic verses. The programme enables the user to listen to verse in his own voice and compare his recording to the recitation.

PRODUCER : Sakhr Software , P. O. Box 5189, Heliopolis, West Cairo 117711, Egypt. Tel: (202) 2494170  Fax:2485542
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Sr.No : 2
Name of the package : The Glorious Qur'an
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : Arabic / English / French / German / Spanish / Malay / Indonesian

DESCRIPTION : It includes recitations of the entire Qur'an by Shaikh Mohammed Ayoub, Sheikh Khalil Husri, Sheikh Mohammed Siddiq Minshawi, Sheikh Ali bin Abdur Rahman Al-Hudaifi, and also other recitations, Surah information, English translation of the Holy Qur'an by Yusuf Ali, Pickthall, Daryabadi, Shakir, Muhsin Khan, Foreign Language translation of the Qur'an i.e. French, German, Spanish, Malay, Indonesian, transliteration, handwritten Qur'an scripts some of which are hundreds of years old, articles on the Qur'an

PRODUCER: Par Excellence Software Post Box 42671, 38-7th Avenue, Fordsburg 2033, 2092 Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Tel: 27-11-8300097 Fax:8300947 www.parexcellence.co.za

Sr.No : 3
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Al-Karim
VERSION : 4.2    
FORMAT : CD-Rom

LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / Malay / Indonesian / Turkish / Chinese / Urdu                               
DESCRIPTION : Yusuf Ali's translation, Pickthall translation, Qur'an pronounciation, view a phonetic pronounciation guide, easily print Arabic script or English text Surah of Ayahs, audio recitation, learn the proper Qur'anic pronounciation by recording voice, Islamic terms and dictionary, Malaysian, Indonesian, Turkish, Chinese and Urdu translations and Arabic Tafseer.

PRODUCER : Micro Systems International Al-Madinah Ta'la Road, P.O. Box 13140, Jeddah 21493, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia   Tel: (02) 6515989 / 6533421 Fax: 6323640 

Sr.No : 4
Name of the package : The Holy Qur'an
VERSION :  1.5
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic                            
DESCRIPTION : It contains the Holy Qur'an, word or words search facilities, statistics about of the Qur'an, display Qur'an, text recitation of the Qur'an and thematic search facility.           

PRODUCER : SILICON Electronics Corp. P.O. Box 7917 (S.A.A.F.) Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Tel: 9716-572048 Fax:572062

Sr.No : 5
Name of the package : Al-Furqan - Towards a Complete Encyclopedia for Qur'an
VERSION :  1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / French / Malay / Indonesian

DESCRIPTION : Features : True image of the book with sound of Sheikh Al-Hossary, three translation of tafseer in English, French and Indonesian languages, five Arabic tafseer (meaning of the Qur'an), new memorisation techniques for verse and page, recitation of verse surah, hezb part whole, the whole about Qur'an, the names of Allah and the tree of prophets in four languages, powerful search engine for letters, words, sound file copying capabilites, more than 16 background to select from, the menu system and many more.

PRODUCER : Khalifa Computer Group (KCG) 162 Malik Faisal Street, P. O. Box 339 Imbata, Al-Ramaz Al-Buredi 12411, Al-Jiza, Egypt. Tel+fax: 202-3829604 / 3837794                         

Sr.No : 6
Name of the package : Holy Qur'an
VERSION : 2.1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / French / Malaya / German / Persian / Spanish / Turkish                        
DESCRIPTION : Holy Qur'an in the Osmani Moshaf style with 30 hours recitation by sheik Mahmoud Sadiq Al-Menshawi in six language translation.

PRODUCER : HCI Masters (M) Sdn. Bhd. 115A, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangore, Malaysia, Tele : 03-7549970
Fax : 03-7549980 e-mail : kifah@pc.jaring.my

Sr.No : 7
Name of the package : Softrade Qur'an CD
VERSION : 2.1
FORMAT : One CD-Rom + One Diskette
LANGUAGE : English / Malaya 

DESCRIPTION : The Qur'anic text in Rasm Uthmani, Arranged according to Mushaf Syarif Madinah. Translation of the Qur'an in English (Allama Abdullah Yusuf Ali) and Malay (Tafsir Pimpinan-Ar-Rahman). Complete control over navigations. Searching facilities.                        

PRODUCER : Software Trading No. 46, Jalan Empangan, 8/14, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malayasia Tel : (603) 5521586

Sr.No : 8
Name of the package : Hoda - The Holy Qur'an – Treasury
VERSION : 2.0
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English 

DESCRIPTION : Dictionary of words and subjects of Holy Qur'an containing 2000 subjects and words, complete recitation and presenting Holy Qur'an narrations along with sound picture             

PRODUCER : Tolou Computer Company P. O. Box 61006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sr.No : 9
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Al-Karim - (Holy Qur'an) - A multimedia presentation of Islam's Holy Book
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : Arabic / English / French / German / Persian / Spanish / Turkish
DESCRIPTION : Entire Holy Qur'an in the Osmani Moshaf style with 30 hours recitation by Mahmoud Sadiq A-Menshawi; Has translation in six languagess.
PRODUCER : Pajohesh

Sr.No : 10
Name of the package : Qur'an Base
FORMAT : 1.44 X 2 Diskette
LANGUAGE : English

DESCRIPTION : Contents : Translation of the Holy Qur'an, as it was, as it is, some information about Muslims, introductory  material on Islam, the Qur'anic commentaries and selections.

PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel : (312) 2260205

Sr.No : 11
Name of the package : Tafseer Base
FORMAT : 1.44 x 3 Diskette
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic

DESCRIPTION : Contents : Search functions, a statistics system that presents the number of the Qur'anic letters, words, verses. Surahs are included and presented graphics charts, according to the Qur'anic revelations, the order of revelation or the length of the Surah's.

PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel : (312) 2260205

 Sr.No : 12
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Data Base
FORMAT : Diskette

Sr.No : 13
Name of the package : The Alim
VERSION : 4.5
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English

DESCRIPTION : The Alim – a unique and exciting way to study Islam. Look up information from the Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Islamic History, biographies of the companions of the prophet, dictionary of Islamic terms and general information about Muslims and Islam. Search through volumes of authentic books on Islam in seconds. Learn from the Qur'an. Browse through the different English translations from A. Yusuf Ali to M. Pickthall. Search from the brief synopsis, overview of the history of the Surahs by Maududi or learn to recite in Arabic using a Roman transliteration of the Qur'an. It includes complete audio recitation with proper tajweed by a reknowned Qari.

PRODUCER : ISL Software Corp. 3037 Featherwood St.Silver Spring, MD 20904 6645, U.S.A. Tel: 800-4433636
e-mail: sales@islsoftware.com    Website:www.islsoftware.com

Sr.No : 14
Name of the package : The Islamic Scholar
VERSION : 2
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English

DESCRIPTION : An information packed, it combines three leading Qur'an translations, together with Hadith, History of Prophets, Islamic history, Muslim contribution to the world and more in a simple intuitive, easy to use Windows compatible interface.

PRODUCER : Par Excellence Software Post Box 42671, Fordsburg 2033, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

Sr.No : 15
Name of the package : The Islamic Library
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : It includes Noble Qur'an, Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari, Taqwiyat Ul-Iman, Ar-Raheeq Al-Mukhtum, Bulugh Al-Maram and the Pillars of Islam & Iman in an easy to use programme to facilitate the use of these references. With free text search and cross referencing between Arabic and English text.
PRODUCER : Ariss Computer Inc. Beirut - Lebanaon. Tel: 01-740848 Fax: 01-740862 AraSoft Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel+Fax: 4615461

Sr.No : 16
Name of the package : E - Ustad
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic

DESCRIPTION : It includes Qur'an Multimedia with English Meaning, search and recitation by Sheik Mahmood Khalil Al-Husari, 9500 Hadith from five famous books of hadith in English like Sahih Bukhari (9 volumes), Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawoud, Al-Muwatta, Mishkat Al Masibih, Colossal reference, Seera, biography accounts of the life of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) has been an essential part of islamic intellectual endeavor.

PRODUCER : HCI Masters (M) Sdn. Bhd. 115A, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangaor, Malayasia Tel : 03-7549970
Fax : 03-7549980 e-mail : kifah@pc.jaring.my      Website:www.jaring.my/hci

Sr.No : 17
Name of the package : Qala Rasool Allah - Al-Bayan
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / Malay

DESCRIPTION : This programme handles more than 1700 Hadiths agreed upon by the two Imams, Bukhari and Muslim, it provides complete indexing, friendly interface and back tracking through the programme is available, with all its features in Arabic, English and Malaya.

PRODUCER : Sakhr Software P. O. Box 5189, Heliopolis, West Cairo 117711, Egypt Tel : (202) 2494170 Fax : 2485542
e-mail : heritage@ritsec1.com.eg

Sr.No : 18
Name of the package : Explanation of the Forty Hadith Al-Nawawi
VERSION : 1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic

DESCRIPTION : As a contribution for Imam Al-Nawawi's efforts in collecting the most important Forty Hadith (saying of the prophet). It contains the text and sound of all forty hadith explanations, lessons taught, new techniques for memorization and four Islamic games to enhance the understanding and benefits of the prophet's message.

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Sr.No : 19
Name of the package : Hadith Base
FORMAT : 1.44 x 10 Diskettes
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : Contents: Hadith and its place in Islam, importance of Sunnah in Islam, Imam Al-Bukhari, Sahih Al-Bukhari, the English translation of Al-Bukhari, some useful information about Hadith.
PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel: (312) 2260205

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN

SR.NO : 1
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE HOLY QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Abdullah Yusuf Ali
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Amana Corporation, 4411 41st Street, Brentwood, Maryland 20722 U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : New Revised Edition - 1989

SR.NO : 2
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Saheeh International

PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Abul - Qasim Publication House P.O. Box 6156 Jeddah 21442 Saudi Arabia This book has been produced in collaboration with Saheeh International;

EDITION & YEAR : New Revised Edition - 1997

SR.NO : 3
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE NOBLE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Muhammed Muhsin Khan
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Maktaba Dar-us-Salam P. O. Box 21441 Riyadh 11475 Saudi Arabia or King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an
EDITION & YEAR : Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edition - 1994

SR.NO : 4
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MESSAGE OF THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Asad
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Dar Al-Andalus – Gibraltar, Distributors: E. J. Brill, Publishers and Book - Sellers, 41, Museum Street London - WCIAILX
EDITION & YEAR : 1980

SR.NO : 5
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TAFSIR-UL-QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 4
TRANSLATOR : Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Darul Ishat, Urdu Bazar, Karachi 1, Pakistan
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1991

SR.NO : 6a
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : HOLY QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd. 1 Wynne Road, London SW9 0BB
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1991

SR.NO : 6b
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MEANING OF THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall – Revised and edited in Modern Standard English by Arafat
K. El-Ashi, Ph.D.
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Amana Publications Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1996

SR.NO : 7a
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MEANING OF THE  QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 6
TRANSLATOR : S. Abul a'la Maududi English Translation by Muhammad Akbar (I-III) and Abdul Aziz Kamal (IV - VI)
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Islamic Publication (Pvt.) Ltd., 13-E Shahalam Market, Lahore, Pakistan
EDITION & YEAR : 12th Edition 1992

SR.NO : 7b
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 6 in comp.
TRANSLATOR : S. Abul a'la Maududi English Translation by Zafar Ishaq Ansari
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Islamic Foundation, Markfield Da'wah Centre, Ratby Lane, Markfield Leicestershire, LE670RN- UK
EDITION & YEAR : 1995

SR.NO : 8
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : DAWATUL QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 3
TRANSLATOR : Shams Pirzada English Translation by Abdul Karim Sheikh
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Idara Dawatul Quran, 59, Muhammad Ali Road, Mumbai, India
EDITION & YEAR : 3rd Edition 1996

SR.NO : 9
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TAFSEER IBN KATHIR
NO. OF VOLS : 10
TRANSLATOR : Revised by Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri and other Scholars.
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Darussalam, P.O. Box 22743, Riyadh 11416, KSA

N.B.: Since translation of the Qur'an is the work of a human being, each and every translation has mistakes. However, the above translations have been mentioned, taking into consideration their positive points and not their mistakes and errors.

BOOKS ON LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)

SR.NO : 1
NAME OF THE BOOK : Muhammad: Encyclopaedia of Seerah
NO. OF VOLS : 8
TRANSLATOR : Afzalur-Rahman
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS :The Muslim Schools Trust 78, Gillespie Road London N5 ILN, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1st Edition 1981

SR.NO : 2
NAME OF THE BOOK : The Life of Muhammad
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Tahia Al-Ismail
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd. 1, Wynne Road, London, SW9 OBD, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1995

SR.NO : 3
NAME OF THE BOOK : Muhammad: His Life Based on Earliest Sources
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Martin Lings
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Inner Traditions International Ltd. One park Street, Rochester, Vermont – 05767
EDITION & YEAR : 1983

SR.NO : 4
NAME OF THE BOOK : Ar - Raheeq Al-Makhtum The Sealed Nector – Biography of the Noble Prophet
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri

PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Maktaba Darus-Salam Publication P.O. Box 22743 Riyadh - 11416 Saudi Arabia.
EDITION & YEAR : 1996

SR.NO : 5
NAME OF THE BOOK : The Life of Muhammad
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Husain Haykal
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Shorouk International 316/318 Regent Street, Morley House, WI London U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1983

ENCYCLOPEDIA ON ISLAM

SR.NO : 1
NAME : The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
NO. OF VOLS : 4
EDITOR : John L. Esposito
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : 1995

SR.NO : 2a
NAME : Encyclopedia on Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 8
EDITOR : H. A. R. Gibb
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands
EDITION & YEAR : 1991

SR.NO : 2b
NAME : Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : H. A. R. Gibb and J. H. Kramers
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands
EDITION & YEAR : 1995

SR.NO : 3
NAME : The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : Cyril Glasse
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Stacey International, London, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1989

SR.NO : 4
NAME : Dictionary of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : Thomas Patrick Hughes
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Rupa & Co. 15, Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta 3831, Pataudi House Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi – 110002
EDITION & YEAR : 1988

Unfortunately there are no comprehensive Encyclopedias on Islam which have been completely written and edited by Muslims. Thus we may have to refer to the above mentioned encyclopedias even though many a times Islam has been misrepresented in them.

Source:DZN-Comparitive Religion