Simply speaking a Raaqi
is a practitioner who has studied and understands the science of Ruqyah
according to the Quraan and Sunnah and who has dedicated his or her life to
fighting the battle against shirk, sihr (magic), jinn, magicians, the effects of
evil eye, envy, basically all types of mystical ailments and issues. The Raaqi appeals to Allah (Ta’ala) to cure the patient and
uses Allah’s (Ta’ala) words: The Noble Quraan.
WHAT ARE THE
QUALITIES OF A RAAQI?
A Raaqi should be able to fluently recite Quraan. His
belief in the words of the Quraan should
be strong and he should practice upon it. The more focus that is put into the
recitation, the more powerful
will the Ruqyah effect be, with the permission of Allah (Ta’ala).
Now, a level of
righteousness on behalf of Raaqi that
is powerful enough to remove
sorcery and evil eye needs to be defined. The
person must have experienced accepted prayers and obtained divine responses from
time to time in difficult situations.
He should also try to
solve serious problems by beseeching Allah (Ta’ala), he should adopt taqwa
(piety), be Allah (Ta’ala) fearing and be a righteous, practicing Muslim.
There are higher faith
levels but that is not a condition to cure people, though it
is obvious that the more faith we have, the more efficient we will be in
healing.
We can recite Quraan with speed, but what is more important is to “feel” each verse and the
words we read. With practice, the
Raaqi tries to perfect his concentration, begging Allah (Ta’ala) for the
patients’ shifaa, while keeping the meaning of the verses in mind, and reading
with emotion, power, and speed and following the rules of Tajweed.
We cannot say that a Raaqi
must be sinless or make Dhikr 24 hours a day, but obviously, he must strive to
adhere to the orders of Allah (Ta’ala) and must try to stay away from all sin;
he must refrain from all major sins.