A few weeks later, I traveled to Karachi for a family wedding. My health was the last thing on my mind—I was just happy to be home, surrounded by family and good food.

One evening, after dinner, my uncle pulled me aside.

"You’ve been drinking water constantly. Do you wake up at night too?"

I paused. How did he notice?

"And you feel exhausted after meals, hai na?" he continued.

I nodded, still wondering how he knew.

For a moment, I hesitated. But something about the way he spoke—the concern in his voice, the way he had noticed what even I had ignored—made me feel safe enough to share.

I told him everything. The rising blood sugar, the doctor’s insistence on medication, and the way he had laughed when I mentioned black seed oil.

My uncle shook his head. "People put their trust in science alone and forget that Allah (SWT) has already provided healing."

He disappeared into the kitchen and returned with a bottle of black seed oil and a jar of honey.

"This is Sunnah," he said, pouring a spoonful of black seed oil into a cup. "The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said black seed is a cure for every disease except death." (Sahih al-Bukhari)