Shifā Origins
The Ingredient
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Ten ingredients, each with a word from tradition.
عَسَل
Honey
A healing from your Lord
Golden, raw and unfiltered — honey has been revered across civilisations for its nourishing and restorative qualities. In our blend it carries the other ingredients, binding them into a single spoonful.
"There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colours, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought."
— Sūrah An-Naḥl 16:69
عَجْوَة
Ajwa Dates
The dates of Paradise
Soft, dark and rich, Ajwa dates from Madinah are among the most cherished fruits in Islamic tradition — a daily source of gentle strength and sweetness.
"Whoever eats seven Ajwa dates every morning will not be affected by poison or magic on the day he eats them."
— Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5445
حَبَّة السَّوْدَاء
Black Seed Oil
A cure for every disease but death
Cold-pressed from Nigella sativa seeds, black seed oil carries a peppery warmth and centuries of trust as a daily tonic.
"Hold on to the use of the black seed, for indeed it is a cure for every disease except death."
— Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5688
قُسْط
Costus Root
Among the best of remedies
An aromatic root long used in Prophetic medicine, costus (qusṭ) has a deep, earthy character that grounds the blend.
"The best of the remedies you have is cupping, sea costus, and it is not befitting that you torture your children by pressing their tonsils."
— Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5696
سَنَا
Senna
A cure for every ailment save death
A gentle botanical known in Prophetic tradition for its cleansing qualities — used with care and intention.
"Use senna and sannūt, for in them is a cure for every disease except death."
— Sunan Ibn Mājah 3457
سَنُّوت
Sannūt
The companion of senna
Paired with senna in the Prophetic tradition — often understood as cumin or honey — it completes the balance of the blend.
"Use senna and sannūt, for in them is a cure for every disease except death."
— Sunan Ibn Mājah 3457
مَاء زَمْزَم
Zamzam Water
Water for whatever it is drunk for
Drawn from the well beside the Kaʿbah in Makkah, Zamzam is the sacred water intended in tradition to nourish body and heart alike.
"The water of Zamzam is for whatever purpose it is drunk for."
— Sunan Ibn Mājah 3062
مَاء الرُّقْيَة
Ruqyah Water
Blessed with recitation
Water over which verses of the Qur'an have been recited — a practice grounded in Prophetic tradition of seeking healing through the words of Allah.
"And We send down of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for the believers."
— Sūrah Al-Isrāʾ 17:82
زَيْت الزَّيْتُون
Olive Oil
From a blessed tree
The oil of the olive — a fruit sworn upon in the Qur'an — brings smoothness and depth, carrying its own quiet blessing.
"Lit from the oil of a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire."
— Sūrah An-Nūr 24:35
وَرَق السِّدْر
Sidr Leaves
The tree of the utmost boundary
Leaves of the Sidr (lote) tree — mentioned in the Qur'an in the highest of contexts — used since the time of the Prophet ﷺ for cleansing and care.
"By the Lote Tree of the utmost boundary — near it is the Garden of Refuge."
— Sūrah An-Najm 53:14–15
"And He it is who feeds me and gives me drink, and when I am ill, it is He who cures me."
Sūrah Ash-Shuʿarāʾ 26:79–80
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