Why Doesn’t the Name of Allah Heal Diseases?

Why Doesn’t the Name of Allah Heal Diseases?

Why Is There No Healing Power in Islam While People Are Healed in the Name of Jesus?**

By Dr. Maxwell Shimba | Shimba Theological Institute
Originally written Friday, August 26, 2016

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Introduction: What Is Healing?

Dear reader,
Healing is a divine act of restoring life and wholeness to the soul or body through faith. It happens when someone is prayed for, when hands are laid upon them, or when they hear the true, life-giving word of Jesus Christ. Spiritual healing often comes alongside physical healing — as seen in the Bible, where those healed in their bodies were also restored in their spirits.

But here lies a serious question for our Muslim friends:

• Why is there no healing power in the name of Allah?

• Why do Muslims never hold healing crusades or revivals like Christians do in the name of Jesus?

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1. Why Doesn’t the Name of Allah Heal Diseases?

Despite being declared as "Most Merciful" and "Compassionate," we find no record in Islamic tradition of people being healed simply by invoking the name of Allah. Contrast this with Christianity, where countless testimonies exist of people miraculously healed through faith in the name of Jesus Christ.

The Bible says in Acts 3:6:

“In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”

And the man, lame from birth, rose and walked. But why is such power absent in Islam?

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2. Allah Failed to Heal Muhammad

Even more concerning is that when the Prophet Muhammad fell gravely ill after reportedly eating poisoned meat, Allah could not heal him.

According to Ibn Sa’d, p. 265,
Aisha, the wife of Muhammad, narrated:

“When the Prophet was sick, Jibril would pray for him, saying: ‘In the name of Allah, may He heal you from every disease, from every pain, and from the evil of every envious person.’”

Yet, despite these prayers, Muhammad did not recover.

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3. The Ineffective Prayers of Jibril

If Jibril (the angel Gabriel in Islam) was sent by Allah to pray for Muhammad’s healing — and still failed — what does that imply about the healing power associated with the name of Allah? Why did these prayers “hit a wall,” unable to save Allah’s own prophet?

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4. But the Name of Jesus Heals Every Disease

On the other hand, the name of Jesus (Yesu) continues to heal countless people to this day. Healing crusades and revivals in Christianity overflow with testimonies of the blind receiving sight, the lame walking, and diseases disappearing through prayer in Jesus’ name.

John 14:13-14 says:

“And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”

This promise remains alive and effective.

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5. Have You Ever Seen a Healing Crusade in Islam?

Let’s ask ourselves honestly:
Have you ever heard of a healing service in a mosque, or a Muslim gathering where people are healed instantly by invoking the name of Allah?

The answer is no. There’s a noticeable absence of divine healing ministries in Islam — and this absence points us to a vital spiritual truth:

Healing belongs to God alone, and it is manifest in the name of Jesus Christ, the true healer.

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Conclusion

I challenge you today to reflect:

• Why could Allah not heal his prophet?

• Why do healing miracles only follow the name of Jesus Christ?

Perhaps, it’s time to reconsider where true power and divine authority reside.

And His name is Jesus.

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