The meaning of Ruqyah
Ar-Ruqaa is the plural of Ruqyah, and Ruqyah is to seek protection (or refuge) – this occurs when a sick person seeks protection. ‘Ruqyah’ in Islam is the practice of treating illnesses and afflictions through verses of the Quran and duas, in accordance of the way of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. It is a prescribed method from the Quran and Sunnah to help relieve evil eye, magic and physical ailments by the will of Allah. Indeed the Quran is a healing for the believers, not just in terms of affliction but in all aspects of our lives, except that which is inevitable e.g. old age and death.
The Qur’an
“We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the believers…”
Surah Al – Isra (17/82)
“The Quran is the complete healing for all mental, spiritual and physical diseases; all the diseases of this world and the Hereafter. But not everyone is guided to use it for the purpose of healing. If the sick person uses the Qur’an for healing in the proper way, and applies it to his disease with sincerity, faith, complete acceptance and firm conviction, fulfilling all its conditions, then no disease can resist it…”
ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (RadiAllahu)
