Harun Yahya
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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 Ibrahim (as) says:
"And when I am ill, it is He Who heals me."
(Surat ash-Shu'ara': 80)
However, members of a godless society immediately become re-
bellious when they fall ill. They behave in a way quite contrary 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 regard 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 transient and death and the next world are close
at hand.
