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Almost every chapter of the Qur’an begins with a heartfelt invocation to the Source of compassion, and a reminder that to receive such a miracle we must extend it to others. This holds symbols of an oasis and the Scarlet-Robed King, an ancient euphemism for a miraculous medicine created to heal all ills and infirmities.