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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Quran And Mourning for Hussain Rubbing of Garments / Earth as a Healer in the Quran Alas! The Lovers of the Progeny of Muhammad (pbuh) are grieved that their crying does not result in the loss of their sight! And by Allah! If we cry so much that the light of the eyes disappears, then Allah would restore sight to those eyes, for He promises thus in the Quran; Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will be able to see.

And bring me your family, all together. (Surah 12, Yusuf verse 93). It is noteworthy that the association of a shirt, indeed any fabric, with the body, is temporary – a month, two months, a year, two years – after that it deteriorates and eventually loses all association with the person. The temporary garment of a prophet, and the shirt that had a short-lived association with the body of a prophet, was of such importance that blind eyes had sight restored to them when rubbed by the shirt.

Indeed the sole cause of blindness in the first instance was crying in the separation of a (still) living son. Restoration of sight was only because of the garment that had albeit a temporary association with the body of a prophet. Now it is important to ponder very calmly and rationally, that when the touching of a temporal garment of a prophet to the eyes of a blind man can restore sight, then what wonders can those things bestow which bear an eternal association with chosen people?

Just ponder over the blessed burial places, the dust and earth of the Prophet and the Infallible Imams and martyrs in Allah’s path (pbut): by their eternal association with those places, does the earth from there not become a healing dust, antimony for the eyes, or medicine for the ill? Indeed it does!

The rubbing of Yusuf (pbuh)’s past, temporary garment – a shirt –on the prophet Yaqub (pbuh)’s face is not considered an innovation, harmful or wrong in any way, therefore it is considered a sunnah (recommended practice) of the prophet. Then how can taking the earth from the Prophet (pbuh) and his progeny’s (pbut) graves and rubbing it on the face and head be considered an innovation and unlawful? Can anyone answer this question of ours effectively?

Or shall we answer it, that when the prophet Yusuf (pbuh) said, ‘take this shirt of mine and put it on my father’s face so that he may see’, and indeed this did happen, then this was the act of two prophets.