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Question:
A relative of mine has been married for roughly seven
years. She gave birth to three children, all of whom perished shortly after
birth. Fourthly, she bore a son who was so severely frail that he resembled a
mere rack of bones; he survived only after immense struggle. Subsequently, she
became the mother of another boy, who was likewise born extremely delicate.
Eighteen days after birth, the infant’s respiration became obstructed and
irregular. Witnessing his distress, he was rushed to the hospital; after emergency
intervention, he was discharged home.
Within three to four days, recurrent convulsive
seizures struck him with alarming intensity, recurring roughly twenty to
twenty-two times an hour. He was re-hospitalized, placed on continuous oxygen
therapy, and kept under clinical observation for a month and a half. Following
intensive care, the frequency of the seizures abated for nearly two months, but
violent somatic jerks then began accompanying the fits, jolting his entire body
two to three times daily. Gradually, the jerks subsided, leaving his entire
physical frame paralyzed and unresponsive.
When motor movement returned, such intense
irritability and fury overtook him that he would bite his fingers with his
teeth until they bled. He is currently nearly five years old, yet he can
neither stand, walk, nor articulate speech. Hearing others speak, he only emits
a guttural humming sound (ghoan). Everyone who beholds him is moved to
tears, while his grief-stricken mother is withering away in sorrow.
Answer:
Procure a piece of Peony root (‘Ūd-e-Ṣalīb) of sound quality that is free from woodworm or
decay, and shape it into a smooth amulet tablet. Using indelible, lustrous
black ink, inscribe the penultimate verse of Surah Ya-Sin—containing the divine
decree Kun fa-yakūn—upon this tablet. Suspend this inscribed tablet
around the child's neck with a cord in a manner that it remains concealed
beneath his clothing. Leave it around his neck for three consecutive months,
ensuring it is not removed even during bathing.
Concurrently, when the child falls into deep slumber
at night, stand beside his head and recite the opening verse of Surah Maryam (Kāf-Hā-Yā-‘Ayn-Ṣād) once, keeping an equal, rhythmic pause between each
letter. Maintain this recitation for three months as well. The cord used to
suspend the amulet around his neck must be dark blue in color.