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Thabit Qurra was considered as among those people who had sacrificed their lives for the acquisition of knowledge. He was also a master of various faculties. He was also an expert in medicine, astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, etc. Many books has been written by him. Thabit Qurra was born in Baghdad Shareef in 224 A.H. and also passed away in the same city in 288 A.H.

 

It is reported that one day, Thabit Qurra was walking past the house of his neighbour when he heard people weeping. He asked, “Tell me, the butcher who lives in this house, has he died?”

 

The people replied, “We swear by Allah Almighty that the person has suddenly died. May Allah Almighty have mercy on him.”

 

However, Thabit Qurra replied that the person had not died and if Allah Almighty WILLS, he will again come back from the dead. He then asked them to take him inside the house.

When the people heard this, they did not believe Thabit because everyone was convinced that the person had died in the night. However, since Thabit Qurra had asked to be taken inside, they took him inside. When he entered the house, he asked all the ladies to keep quiet and stop weeping. Thabit Qurra also asked the ladies to prepare some food because when the dead man comes alive, he will again be very hungry. The ladies then began to prepare some food.

 

Thabit then asked his servant to strike both hands of the butcher with a stick and he placed his fingers on the pulse of the person. The servant then continued to strike both hands of this dead person and Thabit continued to look at the face of this person. Suddenly, he told his servant to stop. He asked for a small bowl and took out some medication from his pocket and placed it in this bowl. He added some water and placed it in the mouth of the dead person.

 

Suddenly, the person stood up and the everyone in the house was in a state of shock. The entire locality became to spread the news that there was a doctor who could bring people back from the dead. Thabit then sat a while with this person and while this person was eating, he continued to speak to this person.

 

Is this another Messiah!

 

One of the messengers of the Khalifah also arrived and said Thabit that news had reached him that there was a doctor who could bring people back from the dead and the Khalifah wanted to meet this doctor. Thabit then went to the court of the Khalifah with the messenger of the Khalifah. The crowds were also screaming that this was a doctor who could bring people back from the dead. Everyone wanted to see who this amazing doctor was.

 

When Thabit entered the royal court and sat in front of the ruler, the ruler asked him whether he was another Messiah who could bring people back from the dead. But Thabit gave a simple explanation.

 

He said, “This is nothing. I am the neighbour of this butcher. Every time, when I passed by his shop, I saw that he was slicing kidney and also sprinkling salt on this kidney. Most of the time, he was also in the habit of eating this kidney (while still raw). I had my doubts about the behaviour of this person and realised that very soon, he was going to get a heart attack. I then also kept a close eye on him without his family noticing anything and also kept  looking at his face whenever I passed by his shop. When I had heard that he had died, I then went home and brought the special medicine which I had prepared for a heart attack patient. I also made sure that I kept this medicine ready because I also knew that one of these days, this medication would be needed. When I heard his house people crying. I was informed that the person had died in the night.

 

“I immediately realised that the person had suffered a heart attack. When I checked his pulse, they had stopped. This is the reason that I had ordered my servant to strike his hand with a stick. As this continued, once again, his pulse started. I then gave him the medication which I had prepared many days earlier and he then sat up. Tomorrow, he will be back to his normal duties.” (Akhbaarul Ulama)