Samim Sufi from Bihar asks:
‘Are litanies and prayers for provisions,
well-being and salvation
proven through the acts of Prophet Muhammad?
Has the Prophet (s) permitted all Muslims to do this?
Muslims these days have books on litanies and prayers at hand that they abide by’.
Why Litanies Are Ineffective and What Did God Say to Moses?
Yes, but they do not obtain anything from them, do they?
If litanies brought abundance in wealth
then why would people work?
They would just read the books forever.
When they realise they cannot work for a living,
they don’t know how to do anything,
they can’t run a successful business,
that’s when the books come out,
‘Read this litany. Read this verse a hundred times
and God shall bestow upon you from the divine treasury’.
What exactly will God give you from the divine treasury?
God has made a law: this is the Realm of Reasoning.
You must search for the means.
You must endeavour. You must believe in yourself.
You will not earn provisions sitting idle at home,
you have to work hard.
If litanies were enough to restore health
then why would the Prophet (s) undergo treatments?
The Prophet (s) has undergone treatments
and has also advised people to seek treatments for their ailments.
If litanies were indeed enough,
in that case, when Moses went to the Mount of Sinai to ask God to heal his stomach ache,
God said, ‘Boil fennel tea and drink it’.
It’s not like God will call you, blow upon you and you will be healed.
God didn’t do this.
When Moses was suffering from stomach pains,
God told him to boil fennel seeds in water and drink it.
He drank it and was healed.
So those reciting litanies day and night for their well-being
should also take a look at what God said to Moses.
And then they say, ‘Actually, the Qur’an states that it has healing properties’.
So it does.
What does it heal you from though?
Physical ailments or spiritual ailments?
The Holy Qur’an heals the spiritual ailments,
the ailment of the hearts, the ailment of the souls.
And if you think it heals physical ailments
then shut down all the hospitals in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Why are they still running?
Just treat people by reciting verses of the Qur’an repeatedly.
Lower your blood sugar levels by reciting Qur’anic verses.
Open the arteries of your heart by reciting the verses.
Abolish this hypocrisy.
Remedy your impertinent and ridiculous behaviour.
This is all utter nonsense.
Use what God has sent into the world as it was intended.
Do not exaggerate.
And do you know what’s interesting?
Among Muslims,
who are the ones that claim to heal through verses of the Qur’an?
The poor.
And when those same poor people become wealthy,
they go to the hospital for treatment.
Such is your religion and faith.
That’s like the saying,
‘’A cat that can't catch mice scratches the pole’’.
You don’t have money so you say, ‘We’re being healed by the Qur’an’.
And when you have money… off you go.
This entire philosophy is based on hypocrisy.
The people who live in America, Indians and Pakistanis, I pity them.
When they fall ill, they don’t see a doctor or go to the hospital
because at least in Pakistan, the fee is 150 rupees but in America, it would be 150 dollars.
So they simply don’t go.
They need money, right?
So what do they do?
They rely on home remedies.
Someone says, ‘Drink turmeric milk and everything will be fine’.
So they drank it religiously which dangerously spiked their blood sugar levels and died.
Self-medication is very dangerous.
Especially allopathic medicines,
they are all chemicals.
You can’t do that!