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Author Adamu, Umar Faruk, author.

Title Medicine in the Qur'an and Sunnah : an intellectual reappraisal of the legacy and future of Islamic medicine and its representation in the language of science and modernity / Umar Faruk Adamu
Edition New edition
Published Ibadan : Safari Books Ltd, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 309 pages)
Contents Seeking for knowledge -- Preventive medicine -- Curative medicine -- Health policies -- Research and development -- Spiritual health -- Public health issues -- Necessity dictates exception -- Muslims and the practice of medicine -- Conclusion
Summary It is the aim of this book - while clarifying doubts and misconceptions - to provide a thorough reappraisal of the intellectual and rich cultural heritage of Islam with regards to the principles and practice of medicine and its representation to the world in the language of today. In nine chapters, a range of topics are discussed including: The Promotion of Medical Education and Health Services; Personal and Environmental Hygiene; Circumcision; Manners of Eating; Social and Mental Heath; Curative Medicine; The Provision of Adequate and Potable Water; Magic, Witchcraft, Enchantments, and Charms; Euthanasia; Suicide; The Rehabilitation of the Sick and the Needy; The Source of Human Creation; Sex Differentiation and Determination; Healing through Miracles; Magic and Soothsaying; HIV Infection and AIDS; Abortion; Females in Medical Practice; and The Challenges of Modem Medicine to Muslims
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-296) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Medicine, Preventive -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Spiritual healing -- Islam.
Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
Medicine in the Qurʼan.
MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
Spiritual healing -- Islam
Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Medicine in the Qurʼan
Health -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789788431503
978843150X