Sulejman Pekarić
It is offered to man to choose his way and there are two forces influencing him when he is making his decisions - one good and one evil. Which one prevails and makes a greater influence on him, will cause him to choose that type of way. It happens during one's entire life.
When a man finds a wallet full of money, the evil will tell him to take all the money since it will allow him to purchase many things, the good will suggest that he seeks the owner of the wallet, since he too would be glad if someone returned his belongings if he had lost them. If he is more prone to be influenced by evil, it will win, if he is more prone to the influence of good, he will do the right thing.
These are the paraphrased words of the legendary healer and Imam Sulejman Pekarić from Gradačac. We are talking about a man who many consider to be the best healer which uses the Qur'an in the second half of the twentieth century.
Though in his elderly years (discussions lead a few times during 1989) his mind still functions well, and his sentences are full of exalted wisdom. Albeit of a modest education, yet with numerous years of religious education, his vocabulary is rich and his lectures full of interesting facts. While his hearing is not serving him well, he sees and hears what many cannot.
Once I spoke to an Imam the entire afternoon without noticing any redundant sentences. When he speaks of religions, then he does so with respect, no matter the religion. When he speaks of his work, then the narrative exudes modesty. When he speaks of the material and spiritual, then the advantage is always on the side of the spiritual. And when he speaks of good and evil, then the main characters are from the parallel world of the spiritual beings.
-Spiritual beings are organised almost as humans, but their powers are much greater. There are good and evil beings, and to this division is linked to honest and dishonest and to believers and non-believers. They have languages like humans that's why humans can contact and influence them. They have certain places in which they attack humans, and in other places they won't attack. That's why there are those negative places which are often the topic of conversations. In contacts with them one can find out everything which has to do with humans. But, only humans can initiate contact with them and they have the talent to do so. If I conclude that a person had been attacked by spiritual beings - Jinn, I simply speak to them in my own way. It happens that the culprit runs far away, they are capable of running around the entire globe in just seconds, I find him with the help of other spiritual beings and force him to leave the person alone. It often resembles a real trial. The strongest, and I believe the correct weapon to use against the Jinn is the Qur'an. There are parts of the Qur'an which have such an influence that the Jinn can be burnt, mentioned Imam Pekarić.
He spoke about the most interesting examples in his extremely rich career. Though the work of religious healers was banned for years, the communist authorities of that time did not interfere with their work, they even respected it. Often the influential people came on their own and sent their acquaintances to help them, in which he often succeeded.
For example, he was once visited by a man from the police whose son suffered from epilepsy. In the beginning Imam Sulejman didn't want to receive them, excusing himself that he is no longer allowed to work, and in fact he was cross at the fact that the work of the healer Imams was banned. This man that visited him even had a written recommendation from a very important figure of that neighbourhood, but in the end the decision was made based on the human desire to help and not on the recommendation. The legendary Imam helped him in the next few days. Once he was visited by a man who was attacked by the Jinn and who has fallen mentally ill. An entire village was restless because of him. They brought him bonded. He couldn't bare his own father in his vicinity, but once Sulejman saw him, he unexpectedly calmed down. In his eyes you could not notice the characteristic glow which speaks of hell that has taken hold of someone's soul and not the glow that speaks of something nice and healthy.
-First I tried to be polite with the Jinn, but it didn't produce results, so I started using other methods. I wrote certain symbols on the forehead and read the Qur'an for hours above him, Sulejman remembered.
The Jinn that possessed this man resisted for a long period, they fought and the healing lasted very long and was incredibly laborious. Even the family of the diseased which waited in the adjacent room got tired, the scene took place in the Imam's house in Donja Orahovica a suburb of Gradačac. Large drops of sweat on Sulejman's face spoke of the effort, strained veins and widened pupils, while the body of the patient assumed a bluish colour and for a long period of time he was in a half-conscious state. In the end the effort was worth it and the healing was successful. In the afternoon of the next day, the man went back to his village healed.
But, after two days in front of my door were fifty people from his village, which wanted me to help them solve some of their issues. I barely managed to explain to them that I couldn't receive them all. Since, these were not apples that one can divide and make all things well. With the diseased one must labour for a long time, but in a polite manner - says Imam Pekarić.
When he was younger he participated a few magic sessions. Whenever he wished, he used his inborn abilities, employing methods only known to him, to interrupt the work of the magicians, though it seemed that he was sitting peacefully in the attendance. Simply put, the magicians couldn't focus.
Conditions that one must fulfil if he wishes to practice this specific and exalted work, according to him, and he follows ancient rules, are very strict:
The one that works fairly, must have a good teacher first and receive a diploma from him, and of course religious teachings. After that he must receive, so to say, a work permit from secret and invisible authorities, i.e. from good spiritual beings - angels.
Many, besides learning, are not capable of contacting spiritual beings. When all of this is done, there still remain some things that the teacher doesn't transfer to the student and which he must master himself. Further, healer mustn't eat anything that has a strong smell. He mustn't move during the night, he must spend the night at the place where night catches up to him, because the Jinn have more strength at night to approach him and there is a greater chance of an attack - says Imam Pekarić.
Continuing the conversation with Sulejman, he admitted that he was attacked by the Jinn a few times. His hands would be bound in knots at that time. He barely managed to free himself of their influence.
When a man finds a wallet full of money, the evil will tell him to take all the money since it will allow him to purchase many things, the good will suggest that he seeks the owner of the wallet, since he too would be glad if someone returned his belongings if he had lost them. If he is more prone to be influenced by evil, it will win, if he is more prone to the influence of good, he will do the right thing.
These are the paraphrased words of the legendary healer and Imam Sulejman Pekarić from Gradačac. We are talking about a man who many consider to be the best healer which uses the Qur'an in the second half of the twentieth century.
Though in his elderly years (discussions lead a few times during 1989) his mind still functions well, and his sentences are full of exalted wisdom. Albeit of a modest education, yet with numerous years of religious education, his vocabulary is rich and his lectures full of interesting facts. While his hearing is not serving him well, he sees and hears what many cannot.
Once I spoke to an Imam the entire afternoon without noticing any redundant sentences. When he speaks of religions, then he does so with respect, no matter the religion. When he speaks of his work, then the narrative exudes modesty. When he speaks of the material and spiritual, then the advantage is always on the side of the spiritual. And when he speaks of good and evil, then the main characters are from the parallel world of the spiritual beings.
-Spiritual beings are organised almost as humans, but their powers are much greater. There are good and evil beings, and to this division is linked to honest and dishonest and to believers and non-believers. They have languages like humans that's why humans can contact and influence them. They have certain places in which they attack humans, and in other places they won't attack. That's why there are those negative places which are often the topic of conversations. In contacts with them one can find out everything which has to do with humans. But, only humans can initiate contact with them and they have the talent to do so. If I conclude that a person had been attacked by spiritual beings - Jinn, I simply speak to them in my own way. It happens that the culprit runs far away, they are capable of running around the entire globe in just seconds, I find him with the help of other spiritual beings and force him to leave the person alone. It often resembles a real trial. The strongest, and I believe the correct weapon to use against the Jinn is the Qur'an. There are parts of the Qur'an which have such an influence that the Jinn can be burnt, mentioned Imam Pekarić.
He spoke about the most interesting examples in his extremely rich career. Though the work of religious healers was banned for years, the communist authorities of that time did not interfere with their work, they even respected it. Often the influential people came on their own and sent their acquaintances to help them, in which he often succeeded.
For example, he was once visited by a man from the police whose son suffered from epilepsy. In the beginning Imam Sulejman didn't want to receive them, excusing himself that he is no longer allowed to work, and in fact he was cross at the fact that the work of the healer Imams was banned. This man that visited him even had a written recommendation from a very important figure of that neighbourhood, but in the end the decision was made based on the human desire to help and not on the recommendation. The legendary Imam helped him in the next few days. Once he was visited by a man who was attacked by the Jinn and who has fallen mentally ill. An entire village was restless because of him. They brought him bonded. He couldn't bare his own father in his vicinity, but once Sulejman saw him, he unexpectedly calmed down. In his eyes you could not notice the characteristic glow which speaks of hell that has taken hold of someone's soul and not the glow that speaks of something nice and healthy.
-First I tried to be polite with the Jinn, but it didn't produce results, so I started using other methods. I wrote certain symbols on the forehead and read the Qur'an for hours above him, Sulejman remembered.
The Jinn that possessed this man resisted for a long period, they fought and the healing lasted very long and was incredibly laborious. Even the family of the diseased which waited in the adjacent room got tired, the scene took place in the Imam's house in Donja Orahovica a suburb of Gradačac. Large drops of sweat on Sulejman's face spoke of the effort, strained veins and widened pupils, while the body of the patient assumed a bluish colour and for a long period of time he was in a half-conscious state. In the end the effort was worth it and the healing was successful. In the afternoon of the next day, the man went back to his village healed.
But, after two days in front of my door were fifty people from his village, which wanted me to help them solve some of their issues. I barely managed to explain to them that I couldn't receive them all. Since, these were not apples that one can divide and make all things well. With the diseased one must labour for a long time, but in a polite manner - says Imam Pekarić.
When he was younger he participated a few magic sessions. Whenever he wished, he used his inborn abilities, employing methods only known to him, to interrupt the work of the magicians, though it seemed that he was sitting peacefully in the attendance. Simply put, the magicians couldn't focus.
Conditions that one must fulfil if he wishes to practice this specific and exalted work, according to him, and he follows ancient rules, are very strict:
The one that works fairly, must have a good teacher first and receive a diploma from him, and of course religious teachings. After that he must receive, so to say, a work permit from secret and invisible authorities, i.e. from good spiritual beings - angels.
Many, besides learning, are not capable of contacting spiritual beings. When all of this is done, there still remain some things that the teacher doesn't transfer to the student and which he must master himself. Further, healer mustn't eat anything that has a strong smell. He mustn't move during the night, he must spend the night at the place where night catches up to him, because the Jinn have more strength at night to approach him and there is a greater chance of an attack - says Imam Pekarić.
Continuing the conversation with Sulejman, he admitted that he was attacked by the Jinn a few times. His hands would be bound in knots at that time. He barely managed to free himself of their influence.
