The Qur’an can restore the health of those who ponder over its messages. Imam al-Sajjad (a) describes it as a healing (shifā), because it is a cure for all man’s inner sicknesses of pride, hypocrisy and doubt. Blessings are not just assigned to the one who recites the Qur’an; rather they are earned by pondering over its verses, obeying its injunctions and internalizing its message so that a person becomes transformed.