Nutrition in Classical Islamic Medical Sources
Malnutrition is not the result of only insufficient food. It can also result from too much of the…
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The Importance of Maternal Care
Almost all animals come into the world without need of long training or education to manage their lives.…
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)…
Paper / Plastic Rubbish And The Environment
Waste or rubbish has not always been the major nuisance in human societies that it is today, as…
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…
Reflections On The Existence Of The Creator (Issue 13)
All living creatures are formed out of the same elements. You were completely unknown to the whole world…
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…
Biological Change
One argument advanced by those who accept (or, rather, who believe) the theory of evolution against those who…
Ecology And Man
Our environment comprises all the living and non-living creatures on this planet and around it which are all…
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…