The Quran is Healing and Mercy for the Believers
The Quran, which Allah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad, is healing and mercy for the believers. It increases their belief, and removes heart’s diseases, e.g. doubt, hypocrisy, and ignorance. Moreover, the Quran is mercy for those who believes in and follows its teachings. It guides them to wisdom, and righteousness, and finally, it leads them to Paradise.
(We reveal the Quran, which is healing and mercy for the believers; and it increases the disbelievers nothing but loss.
When We bestow blessings on man, he turns away and distances himself from Us, and when affliction befalls him, he is ever despairing.
Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his own way. Your Lord knows best who is rightly guided.’) [Quran Surah al-Isra: 82-84]
Relationship with the Previous Part
The previous ayat elaborately discussed the creed of belief in the Oneness of Allah, prophet-hood, and resurrection on the Day of Judgment. Then they commanded the believers to perform the prayer. All those things are found in the Quran. Therefore, the following ayat refers to the fact that the Quran is healing and mercy for the believers.
Tafsir
(We reveal the Quran, which is healing and mercy for the believers; and it increases the disbelievers nothing but loss.) [82]
O Muhammad! We have revealed the Quran. It cures heart diseases such as ignorance, and guides the believers to the right path. The Quran is mercy for the believers because they comply with its commandments and avoid its prohibitions. It leads them to the path that pleases Allah in this world and to Paradise in the Hereafter.
(…and it increases the disbelievers nothing but loss.)
The Quran increases the disbelievers nothing but loss. It leads them to destruction because they do not believe in it and do not benefit from its guidance.
Qatãda, may Allah have mercy on him, said, ‘(We reveal the Quran, which is healing and mercy is for the believers.) When the believer listens to the Quran, he benefits from its teachings, and memorizes, and understands it. (…and it increases the disbelievers nothing but loss.) The Quran increases the wrongdoers nothing but loss because they do not benefit from its teachings, and do not memorize nor understand it. Verily, Allah has made the Quran healing and mercy for the believers.’
The Quran heals soul and body diseases. As for the soul diseases, they are of two kinds, i.e. false beliefs and vice ethics. The worst type of false beliefs is false belief about Allah, prophet-hood, resurrection on the Day of Judgment, and predestination. The Quran contains evidence, denoting the right path regarding them. It also refutes false beliefs about these things. Moreover, the Quran contains proofs, revealing apparent and hidden defects in the false beliefs. Therefore, it heals diseases of the soul. As for vice ethics, the Quran gives a detailed account of them and their negative effects as well as it gives guidance about virtue ethics. Therefore, the Quran heals from vice ethics. As for healing diseases of the body, reciting the Quran with the intention of treating body diseases cures them by the Will of Allah.
Abû Sa’eed al-Khudry, may Allah be pleased with him, reported, ‘Some of the companions of Messenger Muhammad went on a journey. They reached a place where there were some Arab tribes, and asked them for accommodation. However, they turned down their request. The chief of the tribe was stung then, and the people of the tribe did their best to treat him, but their attempts were in vain. Some people of the tribe said, “How about going to those people who have just settled in our area. Some of them may have treatment.” They went to them, and said, “O people! Our chief has been stung, and we have tried to treat him, but it was in vain. Can anyone of you help us? One of them said, “Yes. I can offer him ruqya ‘reading specific supplications approved by the Islamic Shari’a for seeking treatment.’ However, by Allah! We asked you for accommodation, and you turned down our request. I will not offer the ruqya until you give us some wage for doing so.’ They agreed to give them a flock of sheep. He went to their chief, and spitted over him while reciting surah al-Fatihah. The chief immediately became all right, and got up and walked as if he was released from a rope that was tight fastened. The people of the tribe gave them the agreed wage. Some of the reciter’s companions said, ‘Let’s divide the wage among us.’ However, he refused and said, ‘Do not do so. Wait until we go to the Prophetﷺ, tell him what happened, and know what he will command us to do.’ Then they went to the Messengerﷺ, and told him the story. He said to the man, ‘How do you know that surah al-Fatihah is ruqya?’ Then he said, ‘You have done the right thing. Divide the wage among you and give me a share from it.’ Thereupon, the Messengerﷺ laughed.
Then the ayat depict the condition of man at times of ease and calamity.
(When We bestow blessings on man, he turns away and distances himself from Us, and when affliction befalls him, he is ever despairing.) [83]
When We bestow blessings on man, he turns away. He disobeys and does not thank Us. He also distances himself from what brings him close to Us by not performing righteous deeds that pleases Us. He also becomes haughty and arrogant. When affliction befalls him, he becomes despairing of Our mercy.
Man is generally arrogant and haughty at times of prosperity, and health. On the other hand, at times of illness and hardship, he becomes deeply sad and despairing. However, the believers do not act in this manner. They do their best to obey Allah, thank Him at times of prosperity, and invoke Him at times of afflictions so that He may grant them of His bounties.
Then Allah mentions that nothing of the conditions, deeds, and statements of people are hidden from Him.
(Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his own way. Your Lord knows best who is rightly guided.’) [84]
O Messenger! Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his own way and manners that agree with his condition and disposition, and in harmony with his behaviors and belief. Your Lord, who has created you, knows best the rightly guided people and the misguided ones. He will recompense the evil and good doers their deserved reward.’
Indeed, the end of the righteous and obedient souls will be happiness and the end of the deviant and wicked souls will be loss.
Learned Lessons
• The Quran is healing and mercy for the believers.
• Listening to the Quran recitation increases the loss of the disbelievers, as they disbelieve in it.
• Man by nature forgets to thank Allah for His blessings at times of prosperity. However, when affliction befalls him, he becomes despairing.
• The believers thank Allah at times of prosperity and health, and obey and invoke Him at times of afflictions.
• The believer and the disbeliever act according to their own way and disposition regarding following guidance and misguidance.
• Allah, Exalted is He, knows best those who follow the right path, and those who go astray. Indeed, nothing is hidden from Him.
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