Duty for Each Articulation of the Body
At a time when little was known about the anatomy of man, the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be…
Health & Medicine
115 articles
The Importance of Maternal Care
Almost all animals come into the world without need of long training or education to manage their lives.…
Nutrition in Classical Islamic Medical Sources
Malnutrition is not the result of only insufficient food. It can also result from too much of the…
Disciplining Obesity: A Healthy Life Style
No religion commends self-indulgence;all religions, and all traditional ways of life inspired by religious principles, commend self-discipline,…
Emerging Viruses
Many of the deadliest and most feared diseases – from AIDS and influenza to smallpox and zoster (shingles)…
Ant Stitch
Recently, at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester UK, I attended the CLOTECH 96 exhibition. The organizers had gathered…
The Revival of Prophetic And Herbal Medicine
Introduction The example of Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, is explicitly commended in the Qur’an as the…
Cancer and Heredity
Cancer is a complex group of diseases which affect different cells and tissues in the body. It is…
Ibn Rushd on Anatomy
Ibn Rushd was one of the greatest intellectual geniuses in human history. He was acquainted with all the…
Alcohol and Socio-Medical Problems
Alcohol has been used since antiquity for many purposes including real and imagined benefits: ‘As a social lubricant,…
The Cure
As he walked through the park to the hospital, he observed with special pleasure how the morning sunlight…
Relief Of Pain: A Medical Discovery
It is a long-established custom among Muslim parents to put a piece of well-chewed date (or other available…
Organ Transplantation
Introduction Islam is a religion that encompasses the secular with the spiritual, the mundane with the celestial. It…
Tobacco And Cancer: Moral Teachings and Cancer Prevention
Introduction It is estimated that 80 to 90 percent of all cancer cases are related to environmental and…
Dealing With Hypertension
A True Story Of Faith and Resolve Hypertension is one of the most widespread dangerous diseases of this…