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Imam Jafarbin Muhammad al Sadiq advised his followers to write the following verses of the Holy Quran on a sheet of paper and wear it as ta’wid’ around the neck to cure any type of fever, if Allah wills.

We have sent it down with truth, and with truth it has come down. We did not send you (O Muhammad) except as a giver of glad tidings and as a warner.(Bani Israil: 105)

WA BILH’AQQI ANZALNAAHU WA BILH’AQQI NASAL WA MAAA ARSALNAAKA ILLAA MUBASHSHIRAW WA NAD’EERAA

We sent down the Quran which is a healing and a mercy for the believers.

(Bani Israil : 82)

WA NUNAZZILU MINAL QUR-AANI MAA HUWA SHIFAA-UW WA RAH’MATUL LIL MOOMINEENA

And Muhammad is only a messenger; (other) messengers have (already) passed away beforehim. Will you turn back on your heels if he dies or is slain? And he who turns back on his heels will do no harm to Allah.(Ali Imran : 144)

WA MAA MUH’AMMADUN ILLAA RASOOL QAD KHALAT MIN QABLIHIR RUSUL AFAA-IMMAATA AW QUTILAN-QALABTUM A’LAAA A’-QAABIKUM WA MAY YANBQALIB A’LAA A’QIBAYHI FALAY YAZ”URRALLAAHA SHAY-AA

And believe in what has been sent down to Muhammad-it is the truth from their Lord-He will remove form them their evils and improve their state.(Muhammad : 2)

WA AAMANOO BIMAA NUZZILA A’LAA MUH’AMMADIW WA HUWAL H’AQQU MIR RABBIHIM KAFFARA A’NHUM SAYYI-AATIHIM WA AS’LAH’A BAALAHUM

Muhammad is not the father of any man among you; but a messenger of Allah, and the seal of the prophets. Allah is the knower of all things.(Ahzab : 40)

MAA KAANA MUH’AMMADUN ABAAA AH’ADIM MIR RIJAALIKUM WA LAAKIR RASOOLALLAAHI WA KHAATAMAN NABIYYEEN WA KAANALLAAHU BIKULLI SHAY-IN A’LEEMAA

Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are sever against infidels but prostrating, seeking His grace and pleasure. Their mark is on their faces (foreheads) from the effect of prostrations.(Such is) their description in the Tawrat, and their description in the Injil.(Fat-h : 29)

MUH’AMMADUR RASOOLULLAAH WALLAD’EENA MA-A’HOOO ASHIDDAAA-U A’LAL KUFFAARI RUH’AMAAA-U BAYNAHUM TARAAHUM RUKKA-A’N SUJJADAY YABTAGHOONA FAZ”LAM MINALLAAHI WA RIZ”WAANAA SEEMAAHUM FEE WUJOOHIHIM MIN ATHARIS SUJOOD D’AALIKA MATHALUHUM FIT TAWRAATI WA MATHALUHUM FIL INJEEL

And giving the glad tidings of a messenger who shall come after me, whose name is Ahamd.” Yet when hw came to them they said: “This is manifest sorcery.(Saff :6)

WA MUBASHSHIRAM BI RASOOLIY YAA-TEE MIM BA’-DIS-MUHOOO AH’MAD FALAMMAA JAAA-AHUM BIL BAYYINAATI QAALOO HAAD’AA SIH’RUM MUBEEN

And if there were a Quran with which the mountains were moved or the earth were cloven asunder, or the dead were made to speak (the disputants would not believe). Nay, but truly the command belongs to Allah altogether.(rad : 31)

WAL LAW ANNA QUR-AANAN SUYYI-RAT BIHIL JIBAALU AW QUT’T’I-A’T BIHIL ARZ”U AW KULLIMA BIHIL MAWTAA BAL LILLAAHIL AMRU JAMEE-AA

Sovereignty belongs to Allah, the One, the dominant.

ALMULKU LILLAAHIL WAAH’IDIL QAHHAR

At the time of putting the ta’wid’ around the neck recite:

Bismillaah (in the name of Allah) is written on the shank of Arsh (the throne of authority).

BISMILLAAHI MAKTOOBUN A’LAA SAAQIL A’RSH