How We Help
This page explains our method of ruqyah-based self-treatment: what it is, how it works, who it is for, and what kind of help is available.
If you want to understand the approach before starting, keep reading.
If you already know you need help, go straight to the options.
If you are here, you are probably trying to understand what is happening to you and what you can actually do about it.
You may be struggling with symptoms that feel hard to explain. Like being unusually stuck or blocked in one or many areas of your life, heaviness, fear, anxiety, nightmares, unusual tiredness, relationship problems, or a feeling that nothing you do works out.
Some of these problems may have ordinary causes. Stress, trauma, illness, poor sleep, family conflict, difficult life circumstances, or emotional patterns can all affect a person deeply.
But in Islam, we also recognise that some problems can have a spiritual cause, such as sihr (magic), evil eye, or jinn-related harm. Ruqyah is the Islamic method of treating these harms.
This site is built to teach you how to do ruqyah safely and effectively for yourself and your family.
You may have tried ruqyah before. You may have listened to audios, visited someone, read over yourself, or followed different advice online, but still feel stuck with the same symptoms, heaviness, fears, or life blockages.
Our work is built around helping you approach this properly.
The goal is simple: to help you understand what may be happening, begin safe self-treatment at home, and take practical steps that move your life forward.
Our Approach in Simple Terms
Ruqyah is the practice of reciting Qur’an and authentic du’as over yourself as a means of healing and protection, with the belief that cure comes from Allah alone. It is something every Muslim can learn to do at home.
Our method adds structure to that practice. You begin by identifying the specific symptoms and blockages you are dealing with. Each one is treated individually. For each symptom, you make a clear intention asking Allah for cure and protection from that specific problem, then recite over yourself and over water that you drink and apply as part of your daily treatment.
Alongside the recitation, you take practical action in the same area of life where the blockage is showing up. If your issue is work, you recite for the blockage and take real steps to move things forward. If your issue is marriage, you recite and work on communication, repair, and the practical side. If your issue is sleep or health, you treat it spiritually and address the physical routine as well.
Treatment runs in 14-day cycles. You follow the plan daily, track your symptoms, and evaluate what shifts. The method is structured, simple to follow, and built to be done at home.
What symptoms this method addresses
Blockages in life. Marriage that will not happen, business that will not grow, work opportunities that keep falling through, studies that cannot be completed, financial patterns that keep repeating regardless of effort, feeling unable to progress in any meaningful area of life.
Mental and emotional symptoms. Persistent anxiety, unexplained anger or irritability, intrusive thoughts and waswas, phobias, difficulty praying, hopelessness and low motivation, feeling a presence, emotional numbness, sudden inexplicable mood shifts.
Physical symptoms. Headaches that appear when trying to work or pray, fatigue that lifts when you are away from a certain place or activity, sleep disruption and nightmares, pain or dysfunction with no clear medical cause, digestive issues, unusual sensations in the body.
Relationship symptoms. Irrational aversion to a spouse, persistent conflict following the same pattern, sudden coldness between family members, isolation, feeling unable to connect with people who were previously close.
Spiritual symptoms. Strong resistance to reciting Qur’an, physical reactions during recitation, inability to maintain salaah, a heaviness or suffocation that lifts in some environments and returns in others.
Each symptom is treated specifically, not bundled into a general recitation and hoped for. That specificity is what produces results. And the method adapts to the case. A couple dealing with a fertility blockage, a mother treating her child, a professional whose career will not move, each requires a different application of the same principles.
Who This Is For
This method is for you if you want ruqyah that is strictly Qur’an and Sunnah, you are willing to be consistent for a set period and make real practical effort, you want to understand what is happening rather than just be “treated,” and you are open to addressing medical or psychological factors when they are clearly present. It is also for those who want to help a child, spouse, or family member who is suffering.
This is not for you if you want help from someone who works with jinn, amulets, or methods outside the Qur’an and Sunnah, you want someone to fix you while you remain completely passive, you want certainty about who did magic to you, or you are unwilling to address medical or psychological factors when they are clearly present.
What makes this method different
This is a self-treatment method. We do not “do ruqyah on you” while you remain passive. We teach you how to treat yourself properly, safely, and consistently. Our role is to guide, structure, and where necessary, assess and support. Ruqyah should not create dependency on a practitioner. The most effective treatment is usually the one you can do daily, in your own home, with sincerity and consistency.
Every symptom gets targeted, not general recitation. Instead of reading over yourself and hoping it covers everything, this method uses symptom-based intention. You identify each specific problem you are struggling with, make a precise intention before reciting, and direct the Qur’an at that exact problem. The difference in results between general and this type of targeted recitation is night and day. The core recitation is Ayatul Kursi. A person who can only recite Ayatul Kursi (or is learning to do so) will manage.
Both the spiritual and the practical get addressed. Most ruqyah approaches either treat everything as spiritual, which leaves the practical causes of suffering untouched, or dismiss the spiritual entirely. This method does neither. The recitation targets whatever evil may be driving the problem and we have aligned practical effort with it too.
Blockages are treated layer by layer. Most problems that bring people to treatment are not simple. A career that will not move, for example, can have three layers running inside it: the external blockage itself, the physical and mental effects it is producing (for example pains, fatigue, low confidence), and the beliefs it has installed underneath (“nothing ever works for me”). Each layer gets its own recitation intention and its own practical effort. Missing any one of them is one of the most common reasons people recite for months and feel like nothing is changing. The series How to Unblock Your Life with Qur’an teaches this in full detail.
The mindset layer gets its own tools. Spiritual affliction does not only block outcomes. It puts thoughts and feelings into you that make the problem worse. The anger that flares at your spouse for no real reason. The voice telling you not to bother applying because it will not work anyway. The heaviness that convinces you salaah is pointless today.
These are not just “negative thoughts.” They are part of how the affliction operates, pushing you toward the exact behaviour that keeps the blockage in place. Over time, they settle into beliefs that feel like your own: “I am not capable,” “nothing will change,” “there is no point trying.”
This is where our tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy become part of the treatment. The CBT and Islamic Healing series on this site teaches you how to recognise these patterns, separate them from your own thinking, and challenge them with practical, Islamically grounded techniques.
Treatment runs in structured 14-day cycles. Every day within that cycle you complete the full session. At day fourteen you evaluate. Most people following the method correctly see clear movement within the first few days. As symptoms resolve, cycles become lighter and eventually treatment steps down to maintenance and stops. This is not something you do forever.
Worship gets treated first. The affliction attacks the treatment itself. Heavy salaah, resistance to Qur’an, dhikr that feels empty. These are symptoms. They get treated too. When worship is restored, the strength to face everything else follows.
The Non-Negotiables
Qur’an and Sunnah only. Nothing else enters the method. No ta’weez, no astrology, no spirit communication, no unseen contracts. If it cannot be traced to Qur’an and Sunnah, it is not here.
Self-ruqyah first. You should not need to depend on a practitioner for your own healing. A consultation supports that goal. It does not replace it.
Practical effort is required. Ruqyah does not replace taking means. You still work on your life: medically, practically, relationally, professionally. The recitation asks Allah to remove the unseen obstruction. The practical effort gives that barakah something to work with.
No certainty about the unseen. Black magic, jinn and the evil eye show recognisable symptoms in your life. We assess by symptoms and patterns, similar to how a doctor diagnoses. We do not claim to know who caused the harm, why it happened, or every hidden detail behind it. Only Allah has full knowledge of the unseen. See the Am I Affected by Sihr, Ayn or Jinn page to understand better how diagnosis is done.
Medical and psychological factors are taken seriously. We do not label everything as sihr, and we do not dismiss what cannot be explained. Where medical or psychological care is needed, we say so.
What help is available
Option 1: Learn and treat yourself for free. Everything you need is on this site. The How to Unblock Your Life with Qur’an series teaches the complete method step by step. The Foundations Series explains what sihr, jinn, and evil eye look like. The CBT and Islamic Healing series covers the mindset and cognitive tools.
You also have a 14-day self-ruqyah starter plan, symptom guides, and tracking tools. This is not a stripped-down version of the paid options. It is the full method. Most people can begin effective self-treatment using these resources alone.
Option 2: Get a professional diagnostic assessment. If you want someone experienced to look at your symptoms and tell you whether you are affected and what is likely going on, you can complete a detailed diagnostic form.
This covers your symptoms, your history, and what you have been experiencing. You can do this yourself online, or if you prefer, we can do it together over a call where I ask you the questions and complete the form with you.
The call option is better if you prefer speaking to someone directly, if you feel overwhelmed by forms, or if you have difficulty completing it on your own. The call option costs slightly more to reflect the additional time involved.
Either way, you will receive a written assessment explaining what your symptoms suggest, what type of affliction is likely, which areas of your life are most affected, and where to focus your treatment. If you later decide you want a full personalised plan, you can upgrade and what you have already paid is credited.
Option 3: Receive a personalised 14-day treatment plan. Your case is fully assessed and a structured daily plan is built specifically for you around your symptoms. You receive specific recitation intentions matched to each symptom, practical effort steps for every blocked area, a clear daily structure, and written feedback after your first cycle. You do not need to figure out what to treat first or how to structure your sessions. We do that for you.
Questions about the method
Do you diagnose sihr, ‘ayn, or jinn? Yes, we diagnose by assessing your symptoms and patterns. Sihr, jinn interference, and evil eye each produce recognizable symptoms and operate in patterned, repeated ways. We evaluate what is present and choose a treatment approach that fits the case. We do not claim knowledge of the unseen, (who, what, when, or why) and we do not sell that kind of certainty.
What if I have tried ruqyah before and it did not work? In our experience, one of a small number of things is usually missing: consistency, correct method (particularly the symptom-specific intention), untreated layers within the blockage, wrong expectations about what progress looks like, or no practical effort alongside the recitation. The series How to Unblock Your Life with Qur’an walks through each of these in detail. In the majority of cases, when the method is applied correctly and consistently, it can be highly effective at moving blockages.
Can I do this if I cannot recite Arabic fluently? Yes. The minimum recitation is Ayatul Kursi. If you do not know it yet, you begin with transliteration and combine it with listening while you learn it gradually. If you are someone who cannot recite due to reactions during recitation (because of being affected), you start with what you can manage and supplement with listening. The goal is to build toward a full session you can complete yourself, but you begin from wherever you are.
How long does treatment take? Treatment runs in fourteen-day cycles. Most people following the method correctly see measurable change within the first few days. How long full recovery takes depends on the complexity of the case, consistency of practice, and whether practical obstacles are being addressed alongside the recitation. You are better when the symptoms are gone and the affected areas of your life are moving again. Not when a certain number of days has passed.
What is the difference between the free resources and the paid options? The free resources give you the full method. The paid options add professional assessment of your specific case. The diagnostic assessment tells you whether you are affected, what type of affliction your symptoms suggest, and where to focus.
The personalised plan includes that assessment plus a complete 14-day treatment structure built around your symptoms, with specific intentions, practical effort steps, and written feedback after your first cycle. All three options use the same method. The difference is whether you are applying it independently, with clarity on what you are dealing with, or with a structured plan built for your case.
Should ruqyah be charged for? The knowledge is free. Everything on this site, the method, the series, the symptom guides, the treatment plans, is available to anyone at no cost. We believe every Muslim should be able to treat themselves and their family safely and correctly without paying anyone. That is the purpose of this site. The paid option is not paying for ruqyah. It is paying for a practitioner’s time to assess your specific case, build a plan around your specific symptoms, and support you through treatment. That time has to be sustainable for the work to continue, and when those who are able to pay do, it allows us to continue helping those who genuinely cannot.
Is this private? Your privacy matters. Everything you share with us, whether through the diagnostic form or in a consultation, is completely confidential. We do not share your case details with anyone. You are able to be anonymous if you choose as we work according to your symptoms, and not by asking your name (or mothers name).
Where to start
If you are new to the site or to ruqyah itself, I highly recommend you read the Foundations Series. There we explain what magic, jinn and the evil eye look like, how to tell if you are affected, and what kind of problems these afflictions can cause in a person’s life.
If you want to jump straight to the method of treating yourself, the How to Unblock Your Life with Qur’an series walks you through the complete method step by step, from building your symptom list to running a full daily session.
If you want to skip the learning for now and get professionally diagnosed or have a customised treatment plan drawn up for you, visit Work With Me.
May Allah grant you relief, clarity, and closeness to Him. Ameen. Mohamed Abdullah, Risalatul Khayr
