Spiritual Healing
Question:
My elderly, respected father remains chronically ill.
We have pursued extensive treatments; temporary relief arrives intermittently,
only for the agony to resurface. My father attributes it to trapped
gastrointestinal flatulence, relying upon digestive herbal powders (chūran)
obtained from traditional practitioners (ḥakīms). We have consulted virtually every physician and
traditional apothecary available.
A physician previously diagnosed the condition as
colic (qawlanj) and prescribed medication that afforded transient
relief. Recently, however, the agony has intensified once more. When the spasms
strike, my father clutches his abdomen, doubled over in distress, forcefully
pressing upon his belly with clenched fists or seeking relief through vigorous
abdominal massage.
Prior to this recurrence, during an earlier severe
illness, he received two bottles of blood transfusion. Ever since the second
transfusion, his temperament has undergone a noticeable alteration: he loses
composure over trivialities, frequently entering into sharp disputes and verbal
altercations with my mother. Driven partly by physical suffering and partly by
domestic worries, he remains perpetually agitated.
For the sake of God and His Messenger (peace and
blessings be upon him), impart a spiritual remedy for my father’s health so
that this wretched affliction may be eradicated, allowing him to regain joy and
cease anxious overthinking. Witnessing his torment robs me of sleep and
nourishment, leaving me consumed by inward grief.
Answer:
Inscribe the sacred Quranic formula:
Bismillāh ir-Raḥmān ir-Raḥīm.
Allāhu lā ilāha illā
Huwal-Ḥayyul-Qayyūm
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
o اَللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ
using yellow saffron food color (zardah rang)
dissolved in pure rose water upon white porcelain plates. Wash one plate each
time with clean water and administer the liquid to him to drink three times
daily—morning, evening, and night. Maintain this regimen uninterruptedly for
forty or forty-one days.