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Pathological Vertebral Hypertrophy, and Postural Disfigurement-The Spinal Bone

 Question:

My elder sister, who is currently twenty-seven years of age, was struck by a debilitating illness in early childhood when she was roughly three or four years old. In the course of that malady, a bone along her spine began protruding progressively until the disfigurement became pronounced. We pursued extensive treatments, yet to no avail. We now turn in hope toward Allah and your counsel. Kindly favor us with an effective therapy and spiritual litany.

Answer:

Instruct your sister to recite the Quranic verse:

Wa-ilal-ibili kayfa khuliqat (Surah Al-Ghashiyah)

وَإِلَى الْإِبِلِ كَيْفَ خُلِقَتْ

300 times and blow upon her chest three times daily: prior to sunrise, immediately following solar noon (zawāl), and fifteen minutes prior to sunset. Through this discipline, the abnormal skeletal protrusion will resolve, God willing. The prescribed duration of this practice is three months and one day.

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