A FATHER-OF-THREE has astounded doctors with his recovery from life threatening injuries which left him being told he would never walk again.

Subah Amini suffered multiple injuries to his legs, back and chest as well as major internal bleeding when he fell from a ninth floor flat trying to escape a tower block fire in London.

The 31-year-old, of Sandy Lane, was initially told he only had a 20 per cent chance of survival suffered a ruptured aorta - the main artery in the body - and was in a coma following his fall, which happened while he was living in Southfields, near Wimbledon, on June 26, 2014.

He also smashed his right heel into 130 pieces, broke his left leg, snapped his sternum, and, in his own words, his spine "just burst".

When Mr Amini came out of his coma, doctors at St George's Hospital in London told him he would never walk again as his spinal cord was squashed, paralysing him from the waist down, and they thought he would never be able to put weight on his heel because of the extent of the damage.

He said: "When the doctor told me this I asked him 'are you God?', because I have a strong faith, I told him that if God wants me to walk again, it will happen.

"Six weeks later I had some small movement in my right knee and when I told the doctor he said 'I think God is listening to you'."

He was moved to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield where he was treated by spinal consultant Dr Wajid Raza, and by this time he had some movement in both legs.

Mr Amini, who has three daughters, aged one, two and four, said being able to lead a normal life with them was a big inspiration for him to recover, which lead to him making two trips for treatment in China, which cost him £12,000.

"I went for hardcore physiotherapy, in the UK because of limited funds and staff the nurses weren't able to spend this much time with me.

"The physio lasted three hours a day, and I also had acupuncture, electro-shock therapy and massage whilst I was over there.

"The second time I went I needed two crutches to help me walk, but when I got back I was only using one stick."

While these trips to China have cost a lot of money and meant he has spent a lot of time away from him young family, he said those sacrifices were worth it in the long run.

"I've missed a big part of my daughters' life but I am still here and I am in a better place now.

"I've gone from not being able to walk or even control my bladder to having it all under control and being on two feet, the doctors said I was a miracle and I really have to thank God for helping me."

Before the accident, Mr Amini did some charity work but after his accident he said he has been inspired to get even more involved to help those in need.

As part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Bradford North, he visited flood victims in Cumbria to help clean up their homes and gardens, and although he was not able to help with the heavy lifting was able to provide emotional support.

Saleem Amini, his cousin and youth co-ordinator of the AMYA in Bradford North, paid tribute to his determination and character following the accident.

He said: "To be honest, if it had happened to me I don't think I would have been able to cope, but with his willpower and belief in God, the recovery he has had has been amazing.

"He has always done community work even before the accident, and when we said we were going to Cumbria to help out he was first to volunteer to go, and he told me that even though he couldn't help with the cleaning and digging he would come to support everyone, and he had an uplifting effect on the whole group."