By God — Page 31
31 I was full of youthful vigour at the time, and had the power to undertake spiritual exercises. I am, by nature, a strong believer in the Omnipotence of God. No one can ascertain the limits of His powers and nothing is impossible to Him, except for things that are contrary to His promise, or inconsistent with His glory and His Oneness. Thus, despite his hopeless condition, I started praying for him. I had decided in my mind that through this prayer I would enhance my spiritual perception with regard to three things: First, I wanted to see if I was worthy enough in the sight of God for Him to ac- cept my supplications. Second, I wanted to know if it could be possible for dreams or revelations received in the form of warning to be averted. Third, is it possible for a patient, who has been reduced to a mere skeleton, to be cured through prayer? With these things in mind I started to pray. I swear by Him, in Whose hand is my life, that, as soon as I began to pray, his condition began to change for the better. In the meantime I saw him in another dream walking in the courtyard on his own, whereas his real condition was such that he needed help even to change his side on the bed. After I had prayed for fifteen days, there were visible signs of recovery in his condition and