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| Haia set to issue guidelines for practice of faith healing |
| 2010-08-08 |
| [Arab News] The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) is currently preparing regulations and guidelines governing the practice of ruqya (the process in which verses of the Holy Qur'an are recited to treat diseases) in an effort to stop the unlawful forms of the treatment often used by sorcerers. "Some people earn money by practicing unlawful incantations besides resorting to immoral acts such as stripping women patients. Such sorcerers have given the ruqya a bad reputation. Regulations have been put in place to permit only lawful forms of ruqya," said Adil Al-Muqbil, supervisor of the Haia's department that is in charge of tackling sorcery, in a speech on Saturday at a weeklong seminar on the subject in Hail. Al-Muqbil underscored the Haia's stance, which distinguishes between charlatans and sorcerers. "Sorcerers slaughter animals without invoking the name of Allah and utter unintelligible words besides claiming knowledge of the future. They use fingernails, hair and inner clothes for their black arts," he said. He added that charlatans, on the other hand, do not perform black magic but rather engage in confidence rackets to fool their subjects into thinking they have special powers. The seminar -- entitled "The Best People" -- will also stage several cultural and religious events, contests and an exhibition in which government departments and private agencies will participate, said Mutlaq Al-Thabit, spokesman for the Haia in the Hail province. Eminent religious scholars will deliver lectures during the seminar after Maghreb prayer ever day, he added. Lectures given during the seminar include topics such as "The ills of drug addiction" by Muhammad Al-Eidi and "Family upbringing as taught by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)" by Prince Naif bin Mamduh. Hail Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen will attend the final function of the seminar on Thursday. Haia chief Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Humain is also expected to participate. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 No. The patient merely wasn't pious enough. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-08-08 21:35 |
| #1 Faith healing? Hmmm when the patient dies is the Imam stoned or the victim declared "Unholy? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-08-08 00:27 |