What was wrong with Amir Shakkar, and what was Sai Baba's unusual prescription for his ailment?

Amir Shakkar was afflicted by a severe case of rheumatism. As detailed in Chapter 22, after narrating his illness to Sai Baba and praying for deliverance from his sorrow, Baba gave him a peculiar remedy. Instead of a physical medicine, Baba instructed him to stay steadily in the Chavadi. This was a difficult prescription, as the Chavadi was in a state of disrepair. Baba's firm words were his medicine, and Amir was told to stay there for nine months, accepting Baba's word as the ultimate cure, which required immense faith.