Ruqyah as a Therapeutic Communication Media

This article discusses the reality of Moslems and how they perceive the Qur’an by using certain verses in the practice of ruqyah. The functionalization of Qur'an verses in the practice of ruqyah, which is carried out jointly between the raqi and the client, is one of the therapeutic communication media. It is the Ruqyah Quranic Healing International (QHI) Institute in the Lampung Region, which, in practice, uses verses from the Qur’an as a means of curing clients' illnesses. This research uses a qualitative approach using primary and secondary data sources explored using snowball sampling. Based on the interviews and observations, data was found that the reception of the Qur’an through the practice of ruqyah can be said to be a therapeutic communication medium. Second, raqi as communicators and clients as communicants understand ruqyah as a form of receiving the Qur’an which is believed to have supernatural powers that can cure psychological and physical illnesses. Third, from a da'wah perspective, in the mass ruqyah process, a social network is built between raqi and clients. Fourth, the practice of receiving the Qur’an in the ruqyah process can form individuals who are obedient to Allah SWT