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It is through the mercy and guidance of Allah, the Almighty, that the patient selects the
most suitable doctor for his treatment and again it is through Divine Revelation that the
physician prescribes the best remedy, taking into account the suitable quantity and
quality of medicine which is to be used with due regard to time and interval, for
if a
doctor ignores these important factors, he is of no use to the patient who will ultimately
abandon his treatment as useless or pernicious. The best and most reliable medicines
are not obtained from shops or pharmacies, because the key to them lies in the treasure
of the angels who are the agents responsible for the administration of the affairs of the
kingdom of heaven. By the command of Allah, men are provided with the most useful
guidance by the angels under whose control heavenly treasures are placed, as
established in the Holy Koran: "It does not belong to any human that Allah should speak
to him except by Revelation, or from behind a veil, or that He sent a Messenger to
reveal whatsoever He will by His Permission. He is the High, the Wise." Koran, Chapter
42 verse 51
If the best cure is to be sincerely sought, it is always to be found in the prayers of the
pious and it is through the agency of angels that the afflicted person feels the heavenly
most suitable doctor for his treatment and again it is through Divine Revelation that the
physician prescribes the best remedy, taking into account the suitable quantity and
quality of medicine which is to be used with due regard to time and interval, for
if a
doctor ignores these important factors, he is of no use to the patient who will ultimately
abandon his treatment as useless or pernicious. The best and most reliable medicines
are not obtained from shops or pharmacies, because the key to them lies in the treasure
of the angels who are the agents responsible for the administration of the affairs of the
kingdom of heaven. By the command of Allah, men are provided with the most useful
guidance by the angels under whose control heavenly treasures are placed, as
established in the Holy Koran: "It does not belong to any human that Allah should speak
to him except by Revelation, or from behind a veil, or that He sent a Messenger to
reveal whatsoever He will by His Permission. He is the High, the Wise." Koran, Chapter
42 verse 51
If the best cure is to be sincerely sought, it is always to be found in the prayers of the
pious and it is through the agency of angels that the afflicted person feels the heavenly