Peace and greetings once again, and my heartfelt thanks to our esteemed teacher.
Dear teacher, with apologies, I am still not fully convinced.
Is the healing power of the Qur’anic verses concerned with a person’s spiritual and emotional state, or does it also extend to the body? I mean physical illnesses that may stem from the loss or failure of some bodily function, rather than from a spiritual cause.
For example, suppose someone has tooth decay. They might seek treatment from a dentist or take medication. Or they might turn to the Qur’anic verses in the hope of being healed. How can the effect of reciting supplications bring about healing? Let us suppose the person is also receptive to being healed through the Qur’anic verses. What is the difference between these two ways of treating a physical condition, given that even a medicine works only by God’s permission? Regardless of one’s level of faith—or whether one is a disbeliever—the medicine generally does its work by God’s permission.
My second question concerns the capacity you mentioned. If we say that the Qur’an’s effects are limited to people of a particular level of faith, does that mean God, too, is available only to certain people? Why must a person first have the capacity for the verses to take effect? What would be wrong with an effect occurring first as encouragement, perhaps helping that capacity to develop afterward? Shouldn’t the Qur’an itself help create that capacity?
(Just as a person’s inner capacity grows through facing difficulties and hardship…)
I’m sorry if my questions have become too many and are causing you inconvenience.
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ