“We send down in the Qur’an that which is a means of healing and mercy for those who believe” (Qur’an, Surat al-Isra 17:82) وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ wa-nunazzilu min al-Qur’an ma huwa shifa’un wa-rahmatun lil-mu’minin

I’ve gotten permission from Dr. Alan Godlas (Abdul Haqq), who is a professor at the University of Georgia for Islamic and Sufi studies, to repost his Facebook postings on Islam and Sufism. All translations are done by Abdul Haqq Godlas unless otherwise noted.