Quran as Healing

The word for healing in the Quran comes from the root “shin-fa-ya” ( ش ف ي ) and occurs six times in the Quran.

wayashfi	وَيَشْفِ	and He heals / cool	9:14:8
washifāon	وَشِفَآءٌ	and a healing	10:57:8
shifāon	شِفَآءٌ	a healing	16:69:17
shifāon	شِفَآءٌ	a healing	17:82:6
yashfīni	يَشْفِينِ	[He] heals me.	26:80:4
washifāon	وَشِفَآءٌ	and a healing.”	41:44:16

Physical Healing

Three of these occurences are in reference to healing of the body.

[9:14] You shall fight them, for GOD will punish them at your hands, humiliate them, grant you victory over them, and cool/heal the chests of the believers.

 قَـٰتِلُوهُمْ يُعَذِّبْهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ وَيُخْزِهِمْ وَيَنصُرْكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَشْفِ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُّؤْمِنِينَ

8	wayashfi	وَيَشْفِ	and He heals / cool
9	ṣudūra	صُدُورَ	(the) chests (of)
10	qawmin	قَوْمٍ	a people
11	mu’minīna	مُّؤْمِنِينَ	ones who believe.

[26:80] “And when I get sick, He heals me.

 وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ

Quran as Healing

Three of the occurences are in reference to the Quran as healing.

[10:57] O people, enlightenment has come to you herein from your Lord, and healing for anything that troubles your hearts, and guidance, and mercy for the believers.

 يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَآءٌ لِّمَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

1	yāayyuhā	يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا	O
2	l-nāsu	ٱلنَّاسُ	[the] people!
3	qad	قَدْ	Verily
4	jāatkum	جَآءَتْكُم	[it] came to you [all]
5	mawʿiẓatun	مَّوْعِظَةٌ	an enlightenment
6	min	مِّن	from
7	rabbikum	رَّبِّكُمْ	your Lord,
8	washifāon	وَشِفَآءٌ	and a healing
9	limā	لِّمَا	for what (is)
10	fī	فِى	in
11	l-ṣudūri	ٱلصُّدُورِ	the hearts,
12	wahudan	وَهُدًى	and guidance
13	waraḥmatun	وَرَحْمَةٌ	and mercy
14	lil’mu’minīna	لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ	for the believers.

[17:82] We send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors.

 وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

[41:44] If we made it a non-Arabic Quran they would have said, “Why did it come down in that language?” Whether it is Arabic or non-Arabic, say, “For those who believe, it is a guide and healing. As for those who disbelieve, they will be deaf and blind to it, as if they are being addressed from faraway.”

 وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥٓ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

Honey as Healing

The last example references honey as healing.

[16:69] Then eat from all the fruits, following the design of your Lord, precisely. From their bellies comes a drink of different colors, wherein there is healing for the people. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who reflect.

 ثُمَّ كُلِى مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ فَٱسْلُكِى سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ فِيهِ شِفَآءٌ لِّلنَّاسِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Honey Healing for Body Quran Healing for Soul

Honey is the only food that, when properly stored, never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are thousands of years old and still preserved. Honey also contains a natural antiseptic that can kill bacteria. Honey has been used since ancient times for treating wounds. Its antibacterial properties help prevent infection, and its anti-inflammatory properties reduce swelling and pain. Honey can promote wound healing by drawing out moisture, reducing inflammation, and preventing infection. 

Similarly, the Quran is an anti-bacterial for our soul. Reading, reflecting, and applying the verses of the Quran to our lives protects our souls from the infections that occur from the vices of this world. The Quran is our source of truth that calibrates our lives and serves the same purpose: to fight off satanic whispers that attempt to infect our souls. So, just as honey protects against infections to help heal a wound, the Quran protects against infections to help heal the soul.