Abstract
A case study of a male British Muslim of Pakistani descend with severe cluster headache was presented. The patient only responded to morphine treatment but his condition continued to deteriorate. He resorted to ruqyah complementary therapy, which is based on incantations of the Quran, after seeking advice with a local imam (Islamic cleric). His condition improved significantly and continued to have weekly preventative ruqyah therapy. Since resorting to ruqyah, he has not any morphine treatment and the level and duration of pain have reduced significantly. Ruqyah is popular for the treatment of jinn possession but has also been found to have therapeutic effect on non-mental health problems. The case illustrates that complementing mainstream medicine with ruqyah can bring many benefits especially within the Muslim community. Cooperation between mainstream health service and faith healers is needed.
Highlights
Traditional and Complementary Medicine still has relevance and some countries e.g., Malaysia has introduced it to complement the mainstream health system
The imam recommended that the subject seek ruqyah therapy, an Islamic Complementary Medicine therapy that has become popular amongst Muslims for the diagnosis and intervention for jinn possession [8]
Towards the end of the period, he had an episode of cluster headache and the frequency of ruqyah was increased to one session daily for the two weeks followed by weekly preventative ruqyah for the two months
Summary
Traditional and Complementary Medicine still has relevance and some countries e.g., Malaysia has introduced it to complement the mainstream health system. Ruqyah is an Islamic treatment methodology that is popular amongst Muslims who seek alternative or complementary treatment options for their diseases or disorders
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