Beyond Medicine: The Sacred Ritual of Ruqyah Brings Profound Comfort at Life’s End for Muslim Patients

In a landmark case report from Mayo Clinic, researchers reveal that a little-understood Islamic practice called Ruqyah—the recitation of Quranic verses—can provide deep metaphysical relief for dying Muslim patients, yet remains largely inaccessible in Western hospitals. For a 16-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia battling refractory leukemia, the final months of her life were spent not … Continue reading Beyond Medicine: The Sacred Ritual of Ruqyah Brings Profound Comfort at Life’s End for Muslim Patients