Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 442
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 442 are bent upon philosophy, medicine, and science seek out some rational explanations to provide a sense of peace and comfort during these difficult times. In this way they remain deprived of the true cause and objective of these pestilences. In spite of that, they remain completely oblivious to God Almighty. I entreat the physicians in our Jama’at not to consider their science alone to be sufficient in such proceedings. On the contrary, leave room for God as well and refrain from expressing absolute opinions and incontestable conclusions, for oftentimes it has been experienced that some such patients in regard to whom doctors had unanimously issued a categori- cal and conclusive prognosis of death, are cured by means pro- duced by God for their sake. There are some people who are in good health and evidence no viewable symptoms of death in the opinions of doctors, in regard to whom Allah intimates their death to a believer before the [destined] time. Now, even though it is not the patient’s end in the opinions of the doctors, it is the end in the view of Allah and, accordingly, it comes to pass exactly so. Medical knowledge fell into the hands of the Muslims from the Greeks, but since the Muslims were a monotheistic nation worshipping God, they started writing ْ افِی َّ ُوَالش ه ْ افِی َّ ُوَالش ه [‘Allah is the Healer’] on their prescriptions. I have read the accounts of physicians. It is written that in treatment of diseases, difficult step is making the correct diagnosis. Therefore, the one who errs in the very diagnosis of the disease, will also err in the treat- ment because certain diseases are so subtle and abstruse that man cannot even understand them. Accordingly, Muslim phy- sicians have written to proceed with prayers for such cases. If one prays with full attention and compassion for the patient out of true sincerity and sympathy, then Almighty Allah will expose the reality of the disease, for nothing unseen is hidden from Almighty Allah.