Book of Healing - Qur'anic Healing - Healing through the Movement of Feet

Healing through the Movement of Feet

1. In this material world no such miraculous or talismanic medicine has been invented, which despite being one only, can cure man from all kinds of physical diseases. For, physically it is impossible to cure numerous kinds of diseases, unless numerous kinds of medicines are available. But it is only the wise Qur'an, each of whose alchemic prescriptions is so miraculous that in it, in addition to complete healing of all the intellectual and spiritual diseases, there is also complete healing of a great many physical diseases. Therefore, each of all those prescriptions which have been recorded in this book of "Qur'anic Healing", should be taken as a universal healing, so that, this sacred and blessed way of healing may be understood extensively.

2. Let us discuss the way of "Healing through rakz or the movement of feet", in the light of Qur'anic and spiritual science. Rakz is a Qur'anic word which has several meanings, such as, to run, to move feet, to repel or remove, to spur a horse, to flutter, to run away swiftly, to trample earth or a cloth with feet, etc. (Misbahu'l- Lughat, al Munjid, Maddu'l- Qamus). Since it is among the wisdom-filled words of the wise Qur'an, therefore, it is not strange that in its external and internal meanings, there are allusions to the medicinal exercises of feet, etc. And it is certainly so.

3. It has been mentioned in the subject of the "Concept of the Waves of Light" that there is a dire need of light for the feet of every mu'min too. Thus, accordingly a spiritual current enters through the feet also. A clear allusion to this reality is in the verse (5:66) that, in the particles of the soul which enter the body through the feet, there is subtle nourishment as well as spiritual medicine. Study carefully the Qur'anic story of Hazrat Ayyub, may peace be upon him (38:42) that, by the command of God, he struck the earth with his foot and a spring of cool water gushed out, not only externally but also internally, by using which his disease disappeared. The internal cool water which is for the heart and mind (batin) is the light of complete health.

4. There are many kinds of movement of the feet. If you wish, you can adopt any systematic exercise, but in order to perfect and benefit from any exercise, it is extremely necessary to accomplish five acts together: remembrance of God, movement of feet, listening to the remembrance with the ear, observing the movement with eyesight and doing all these in harmony. That is, these things should not be separate, rather they should be harmonious with the melody of the Divine remembrance, so that, this state may create humility and tenderness or it may create ecstasy. You must never do this exercise with half-heartedness and uncertainty, rather do it resolutely and with complete certainty. God willing, you will be successful.

Rakz 1: Sit comfortably on a chair or sofa in such a way that most of your weight should fall on the chair or sofa and the soles of your feet touch the floor easily, both hands on the knees and the eyes on the feet. Now seeking the success and help from the exalted court of God, may His glory be exalted, with utmost humility, start to recite this extremely sacred remembrance, which is an angelic melody of the Divine love and the means of the flight of angels, in the heart of hearts:

It should be remembered that in the boxes 2, 4, 6, 8 the "a" of "ya" should be pronounced short, but in the boxes 3 and 7 it should be pronounced long. Thus you should start to recite this most beautiful name of God, the Great, the Exalted in the heart and mind with thousands of hopes and let your feet participate in this Divine love with you and do this sacred and wisdom-filled remembrance with a special sufic and ecstatic movement, until the wave of light or the additional soul (ruh-i izafi) begins to come to them, whose signs you will definitely realise. After some days, or weeks or months, with respect to your exercise, you may think that a Muslim Jinn has entered your feet and has become intoxicated and enraptured in this animating, convivial assembly of this wisdom-filled remembrance and in this state of ecstasy and rapture is doing strange movements. If an inexperienced and ignorant person sees you in this state, he will immediately think that here is a person who is engrossed in dancing unexpectedly. Although it is not at all a worldly dancing, it is rather the state of raz and ecstasy. If someone wants to call it dancing of bismil (raqs-i bismil, i.e. writhing of an animal being slaughtered), he can say so. If this actually happens to you, then you are very fortunate.

Rakz 2: While continuing your spiritual exercise in the above-mentioned way, this time let the fingers of both your hands participate in this sacred and blessed dhikr of movements, so that the twenty fingers of both hands and feet, which are four groups of five, sway to and fro by being intoxicated and enraptured by this cry (na'rah) "Ya-Hu", whose echo comes back from the heaven. Since the fingers of hands can easily move in every direction, therefore, those innumerable cells, which are in deep sleep like a rabbit, can wake up and stretch, which enraptured the dhakir with pleasure and happiness. For the pleasure attained by healthy stretching is due to the breaking of the rigidity of cells. If this happens by the remembrance of God, indeed you are lucky!

Rakz 3: Lie down on your back comfortably in a sleeping position on a bed or on the floor and start the same exercise and move all the fingers of hands and feet in harmony with this special and systematic dhikr and try to cause the current of spiritual electricity to run through them. It is obvious that in this position, you will not be able to easily see the feet. It does not matter. In this position keep your eyes on the hands. And if there is the darkness of night or due to the cold, you have to hide your hands under a blanket, etc., then you should observe your exercise with the eye of imagination. God willing, due to this extremely beneficial exercise, in addition to improvement of the physical and spiritual health, every difficulty will also be easy.

Some of our dear trainees or readers may ask why feet are so important? How can their body and soul attain such great benefits from the above-mentioned exercise? Do the feet also need a dhikr apart from walking after good deeds, even to the extent of getting blisters or cracking? The answer to this important question, from the physical point, is that a cart has two wheels, a boat has two oars, one on each side, a bird has two wings and an aeroplane has two engines; the importance of these things is obvious. But the human feet have far more importance than these things. For man is the most noble of creatures. If the wheel of a cart comes off, it does not matter, it can be replaced. But if a disease attacks a human foot, then this causes a great problem, rather a great danger. The fear of the disease of feet can be because they, in comparison to the other limbs, are farther from the heart, due to which the speed of circulation of blood becomes slow and the natural heat and oxygen decrease. This happens only to those who do not have any opportunity of walking and running. Thus for them this is not only an exercise of the feet, but also an extremely excellent `iba'dat. Thus there is a specific dhikr ordained for every limb.

The answer from the spiritual point of view is that light can enter the human body from six sides. The higher souls enter from the side of the head, which are all beneficial and the lower souls enter from the side of the feet (5:66), some of which are beneficial and some are harmful, such as germs, evil spirits and devils. Thus foot is such a gate through which can enter a good soul as well as a bad soul. Thus if a mu'min does physical exercise for the sake of dhikr and dhikr for the sake of physical exercise, then he is very wise. And it is obvious that this exercise is extremely necessary for the feet so that the body and soul may remain safe and sound in every respect.

Rakz 4: The head of the bed should be as usual, but at the foot of the bed put three or four pillows in such a way that, your feet can remain raised without any difficulty. Then lie down on your back and stretch your feet and place them on these pillows and chant this wisdom:

al-haqq, al-haqq huwa'l-haqq + al-haqq, al-haqq, huwa'l-haqq

Now harmonising with the speed of dhikr and low and high notes of the chant, continue to move your hands and feet in an ecstatic way. There should not be the slightest hardness and despondency in the temperament. This exercise can be accomplished by qualities such as hope, certainty, kind-heartedness and humility. In this and other such exercises, you should also try to whirl the toes of the feet. God willing, many physical and spiritual diseases will be removed, for both the law of religion and the law of science work together in this unprecedented exercise.

Rakz 5: In this connection, strolling is one of the best exercises. Garden, courtyard, home and outside, wherever it may be possible, you can stroll while remembering God, the Knowing, the Seeing. But it is extremely necessary that there should be harmony in speech and speed, as if the heart is doing dhikr in the foot-step and the foot-step in the heart and they say:

haqq, haqq, hu haqq + haqq, haqq, hu haqq

During this time you have strolled eight steps, think that by this exercise the animal soul is being beaten and trampled on. Thus try to create force in every dhikr and that is possible by humility, rhythmic dhikr, harmony, attention, continuity, strenuous hard work and Divine love.

Rakz 6: Stroll according to the above-mentioned method, but this time you should lift the heels and try to walk only on toes. In order to achieve the purpose of this exercise, it is necessary that with every such step, the knee is straight. But this Divine law should always be remembered that the creation and progress of man, whether physical or spiritual, is only in hard work and toil, as God has mentioned it by swearing in verses (90:1-4). Thus you should do both physical and spiritual exercise together and attain the maximum benefit of both kinds of health.

27 Shawwal, 1406
5th July, 1986.

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