Dawah in Clinic
I would like to share with you the following instance, which happened with me in my clinic few minutes ago.
A 39 year old African American woman came to see me. It was her second visit. She saw me earlier with complaints of sleep depravation, palpitations and anxiety attacks. I started her on some medications. She returned again with similar complaints. She was taking an increase dosage of medication than what was prescribed to her. She was crying and looked very depressed. She asked me to refer her to a psychologist or psychiatrist.
I was waiting for an opportunity to give Da’wah and I realized this was my chance. Initially I spoke to her about the nourishment and well-being of the soul, like the body, our soul also needs ‘food’. Food from the body is derived from the earth but the soul receives nourishment from above (We talked about it recently in our Taleem al Quran class). I told her our Creator loves us and protects us all the time and He wants us to ask Him for spiritual healing. Our Creator is the One who provides us with sound health and peace of mind. Even doctors cannot help if the Creator does not permit.
I referred her to some verses and prophetic traditions. She listened to them attentively with tears in her eyes. We both came to an agreement that today was a special day. The Creator, Lord God – Allah the Most Exalted brought her here.
I encouraged her to read Allah’s Book and actively work towards her spiritual well-being. I discussed with her a little bit on the Bible and Torah. They are called, Light – Nur, in the Qur’an. But these books changed over the years, which the miraculous nature of the Qur’an that not even a single word from it has been altered over the last 1430 years. The Bible speaks of its own corruption (OT – Jeremiah 8:8, NT- Mat 5:20, 23:13) while Allah, the Creator promises to protect the Quran (Quran, 15:7).
She didn’t know the Quran was a preserved from and she agreed that the Bible may pose confusion because of its several edited and revised versions.
I asked her if she would like an English translation of the Quran. She excitedly accepted. I gave her the copy I bought from Al Huda Canada bookstore. I also gave her a small booklet on Islam I received as a gift from Ustazah. Together read few verses from Quran. Soon after she recited Kalima Shahada after me, I explained her the meaning and I added, “Jesus and Moses are also His Prophet”.
I cannot put in words how happy she was when she took the Shahada. She came into my clinic depressed and sorry and left happy and pleased. I told her she may not even need medication for anxiety and stress after reading the Qur’an. Before she left, she said she was already feeling much better. She also told me she had heard about the Quran and had been meaning to read it but didn’t have its translation in English. InshaAllah I will be seeing her again in two weeks and we will be discussing her readings from the Qur’an.
Shared By: Dr. Aneela