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154 154 154 154 154 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION 18. On Visiting the Sick Adh-hibil ba’sa rabban-naasi washfi antash-shaafee laa shifaa-'a illaa shifaa-u-ka shifaa-'allaa yu-ghaadiru saqamaa O Lord of people! Grant relief from this illness for You are the Healer. There is no healing except that which comes from You. So, grant complete heal- ing without leaving a trace of illness. ( Bukhari, Muslim ) This prayer invokes the attribute of Allah as the ‘Sustainer of all the people’. This implies the humility of the patient and the one who is pray- ing for him, because the patient is recognized as just one among so many of God’s creations that need God’s help. It also reminds the patient that his recovery is to be granted by the pure grace of God, though the excellence of his doctor (again, a God-given blessing) may become instrumental in this pro- cess. The prayer is for a complete recovery, without any relapse or any blemish. P P P P P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS — P — P — P — P — P RA RA RA RA RAYERS YERS YERS YERS YERS OF OF OF OF OF THE THE THE THE THE H H H H H OL OL OL OL OLY Y Y Y Y P P P P P ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET ROPHET SA SA SA SA SA 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2 4. 2