Page 129 - 24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

Harun Yahya
Harun Yahya

It must be said that all medicines taken are means towards a
cure. If Allah wills, He will make the treatment a means for healing.
It is Allah Who creates the medical means used in treatment—micro-
organisms, animal and plant materials—used in the composition of
medicines. In short, it is only Allah Who creates the cure. In the
Qur'an, Allah draws our attention to this by what the Prophet
Abraham (pbuh) says: "And when I am ill, it is He Who heals me."
(Surat ash-Shu'ara': 80)
However, members of an unbelieving society immediately be-
come rebellious when they fall ill. They behave in a way quite con-
trary to the reality of the decree when they say, "Why has such a
thing happened to me?" A person who thinks in this way, could
never possibly put himself in Allah's hands during an illness or re-
gard it as a benefit.
However, believers think about the reason for their illness and
regard it as a good opportunity to draw closer to Allah. Once more

they come to understand what a great blessing health is and how
helpless human beings are. Even an ordinary sickness like the flu can
put a person in bed. In this situation, no matter how powerful, re-
spected or wealthy one is, we are helpless and must rest and take our
medicine. Under these circumstances, we recall how much we need
Allah and our sickness is the means for us to remember Allah's name
and draw close to Him. And for the believer, every illness is a warn-
ing that the world is tran-
sient and death and the
next world are
close at hand.

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