“Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran:
Those who eat Riba (usury) wil not stand (on
the Day of Resurrection) except like standing of
a person beaten by Satan, leading him to
madness”. (TMQ-2:275)
The above mentioned Quranic verse mentions
about those people whose minds and body are
totally controlled by Satan, i.e. who are the
demonically possessed ones. By controlling
their minds totally Satan can drive them to
madness.
This type of Satan induced insanity is a
paranormal occurrence. As I have discussed in
my previous post, this problem needs to be
tackled at a spiritual level by an exorcist.
As opposed to this type of insanity there exist
some mental problems which are associated
with environmental tensions, social deprivation
or biological susceptibility. Such problems have
got nothing to do with evil influences and
therefore need a psychiatric treatment.
When a demonically possessed person seeks the
help of a spiritual healer, the latter easily
distinguishes between a demonic possession
case and a medical one. The cases of demonic
possession exhibit a dual personality always.
However, this should not be confused with
cases of multiple personality disorders (MPD) or
the Dissociative identity disorder which we
know of. The MPD is a genuine psychiatric
disorder and it has nothing to do with evil
influences.
When a spiritual healer begins to recite the
Quranic verses while treating a demonically
possessed case, the person exhibits
unnecessary movements. This is because the
evil spirit which has attached itself to the
person’s body becomes restless on hearing the
Quranic verses.
This happens to be a sure shot way of
identifying a demonically possessed person.
Those people who may be suffering from some
psychiatric illness will not try to resist a
spiritual healing session in which they have to
listen to Quranic recitation.
Narrated Ata bin Abi Rabah:
Ibn Abbas said to me, ‘Shall I show you a
woman of the people of Paradise? I said, ‘Yes’.
He said, ‘This black lady came to Allah’s Apostle
and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body
becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for
me’. The Prophet (pbuh) said, ‘If you wish, be
patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and
if you wish I shall invoke Allah to cure you’. She
said, ‘I shall remain patience and added, ‘but I
become uncovered so please invoke Allah for me
so that I may not become uncovered’. So he
invoked Allah for her’.
(Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 555)
This hadith shows that Islam differentiates
between mental illnesses and supernatural
ones. Every mental disorder case should not be
cured only by a spiritual healer.
A good Muslim exorcist can distinguish between
these two types of cases and if the case is not
of demonic possession then they should refer
the case to a psychiatrist.
Unfortunately this does not happen always.
Some quacks try to make money by indulging in
fraudulent practices in almost every field. This
also happens in the field of spiritual healing.
The best way out of this problem is to consult a
spiritual healer who is mystically endowed with
healing powers as well as genuine.
Keep Me In Your Prayers,
M. Zeeshan Haider
amel_mzh786@yahoo.in
