The Legal Epistemology of Al-Shifāʾ in Islamic Jurisprudence

Integrating Wahyu-Based Healing into Contemporary Discourse

Abstract

The Qur'an has many functions, one of which is as a source of healing (al-Shifa) both physically and spiritually. The concept of al-Shifa includes healing from diseases of the liver, such as ignorance and error, as well as physical healing that is often associated with the verses of the Qur'an used in ruqyah therapy. This paper examines the concept of al-Shifa based on the method of thematic interpretation (tafsir mawdu'i) by collecting related verses, then examining the interpretations of classical and contemporary scholars. The goal is to understand the role of the Qur'an as a healing cause in the context of Muslim life. The interpretation carried out by scholars of the meaning of Shifa is so relevant that it is used as a basis to know the text and context of Shifa, so that Muslims increasingly believe that everything given to us has a way out of the will of Allah swt.