Ruqyah & Spiritual Healing — scope & clinical observations
Discover how Qur’anic guidance and Prophetic teachings align with contemporary research on health, wellness, and medical science, with NIH-referenced studies.
Summary
Ruqyah involves Quranic recitation and supplication as healing. Clinical-psychological studies link spiritual interventions to reductions in anxiety/depressive symptoms among believers, but emphasize integration with standard care.
Hadith narration
The Prophet permitted Ruqyah (Qur'anic healing) when free from shirk (association).
Related modern research topics:
Qur'anic references:
Surah Ash-Shu‘ara (26:80)Surah Al-Isra (17:82)Surah Yunus (10:57)Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:97-98)Hadith references:
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