Spiritual Healing Around the World

n some sects of Islam, the verses of the Koran are thought to have healing properties
Robert Nickelsberg

India
In some sects of Islam, the verses of the Koran are thought to have healing properties. In Srinagar, the capital of the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir, a spiritual healer treats a man suffering from temporary blindness with prayers and restorative Koranic verses.

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