Question:
I PRACTICE MURAQABA FOR SOME TIME IN DAY.I AM SUFFERING FROM OCD AND SCHIZOPHRENIA.WILL MURAQABA BENFIT TO MY HEALTH
Answer:
Audhubillahiminashaytanirajeem
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Muraqaba is observance of your heart through zikrAllah and salawat which opens contemplation of Creation. As Allah tells us in Surat Ali `Imran 3:191:
الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! Glory be to Thee; save us then from the chastisement of the fire!
Different Sufi orders have prescription and authorization for different types of meditation, and it is best to take a technique from and authorized shaykh. This is not advice to replace any medical or psychiatric advice.
Many psychiatric treatment programs recommend conscious breathing and relaxation to help cope with mental health problems. may Allah bless and support you in your healing journey by the honor of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (SallaAllahu Alaihi wa sallam).
Wa Allahu Alam,
Kamau Ayubbi
