The Magic Word

Vander Hoven, a psychologist from the Netherlands, announced his new discovery about the effect of reading the Holy Quran and repeating the word Allah both on patients and on normal persons.

The Dutch professor confirms his discovery with studies and research applied on many patients over a period of three years. Most of his patients who were non-Muslims and who did not speak Arabic, were trained to pronounce the word Allah clearly. The result was outstanding, particularly on those who suffer from dejection and tension.

Al Watan, a Saudi daily, reported that the psychologist was quoted to have said that Muslims who can read Arabic and who read the Quran regularly could protect themselves from psychological diseases.

The psychologist explained how each letter in the word Allah affects healing of psychological diseases. He pointed out in his research that pronouncing the first letter in the word Allah which is the letter A, released from the respiratory system, controls breathing.He added that pronouncing the velar consonant L in the Arabic style, with the tongue touching slightly the upper part of the front palate producing a short pause and then repeating the same pause constantly, relaxes the aspiration.

The psychologist further stated that pronouncing the last letter H brings a contact between the lungs and the heart and in turn this contact controls the heartbeat. What is interesting about the study is that this psychologist is a non-Muslim, but is interested in Islamic sciences and is searching for the secrets of health through the Quran.