Sarkitap 1.8.3

Prayer and remembrance of God stand as fundamental forms of worship within Islam, serving as means to seek divine assistance and support during times of difficulty. Such practices are believed to invoke protection from illnesses, facilitate employment opportunities, foster love, enhance financial stability, and promote overall success.

The concept of a medium is generally associated with possessing paranormal abilities, claiming to alleviate human suffering, predict the future, and channel energy for various purposes. However, the understanding and practices related to mediumship vary significantly across different cultural and geographical contexts. Notable figures include Farzin Hoca and Memiş, with Derviş Mehmet being one of the most prominent mediums in Turkey. For years, he has traveled internationally, offering assistance through his reputed healing powers.

Among the notable practices, specific prayer categories are identified:

• Debt and Sustenance Prayers: These prayers aim to mitigate financial hardships, including requests for abundant rain-like prosperity or instant large sums of money.
• Disease and Healing Prayers: Focused on eliminating illnesses and promoting recovery, such prayers are often recited before travel or vehicle journeys.
• Healing Prayers without Internet: Certain healing prayers can be performed independently of digital means.
• Complete Cure Prayers: Intended for comprehensive healing of various ailments and emotional distress.
• Distress Prayers: Commonly invoked to recover lost possessions or to ease psychological and physical suffering.
• Aspiration and Desire Prayers: Covering requests for health improvements, such as reducing fever or fulfilling heartfelt wishes.
• Marriage and Destiny Prayers: Encompassing prayers for marriage prospects, destiny alteration—including those claimed to guarantee marriage—and reconciliations between spouses.
• Repentance Prayers: Dirges for the remission of sins and spiritual salvation.
• Secret Prayers: Specialized supplications for specific intentions, including protective measures against the evil eye and methods for its removal—often involving preparatory rituals advised by Medium Hocas.
• Exam and Success Prayers: Recitations intended to ensure success in examinations or driving tests, including pre-entrance supplications.
• Love and Respect Prayers: Invocations aimed at increasing affection and mutual respect within marital relationships.
• Job and Workplace Prayers: Prayers intended to foster career advancement and betterment in professional life.
• Love Prayers: These include powerful invocations believed to attract love or preserve existing love—ranging from quick results to unique love magic spells associated with figures like Ismail Hoca.

The practices described reflect a complex interplay of faith, cultural traditions, and personal beliefs in seeking divine or spiritual aid across various facets of life.