The Divine Miracles Of Prophetic Medicine

This book is a call to deliver Medicine from all contemporary negatives and display the Divine Miracles of Prophetic Medicine in its most suitable formulas, the reader may find this book enlightening, and satisfying his desire to understand with the support of a great deal of Holy Quranic verses and the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Sunnah (Hadiths), the book corrects some misconceptions and deviations which were attributed by some to Islamic medical views and practices. Habbatus Sauda/Black Cumin Seeds/Nigella Sativa A companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), Abu Hurairah, had narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had stated that: "There is healing in black cumin for all diseases except death." (Sahih Bukhari). Cupping is an old remedy many ancient societies practiced it; such as the Chinese, Babylonians, Pharaohs and ancient Arabs. Then when Islam came, it supported cupping by the sayings of the Chosen Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him). Furthermore, he (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) had been treated by it and said: "The most ideal treatment used for remedy is cupping." [Reported by Al-Bukhari]

ALLAH SWT, Our Creator, created the realm of living creatures in the most perfect manner, designed all creatures as a wonderful work of art and a book of wisdom and it is the requirement of His wisdom to send a guide that will let us see the beauties of these creatures and read these books of wisdom and make them known by us because an inapprehensible book without a teacher is no more than a nonsensical page. The universe is just like a wonderful book that contains such deep meanings. Since the wisdom of our creator requires sending a guide and teacher, of course, His guide or teacher will have the ultimate sound reason and mind. Since He will select this guide among the ones who have reason, He will select the one who is perfect both in talent and morals. This servant and slave of His is none other than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who has been approved both by allies and foes. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the exemplary person and the teacher who was selected by Allah, Our God for us as His slaves. He faced the denial of the people when He started to declare the divine case just like all other prophets who were given the duty of prophethood. As a custom of God, every prophet showed some miracles in order to prove the authenticity of their case. Miracles are actions that stun its witnesses. That is, showing a deed which cannot be done by those who see it. Though this deed is seen as a deed of the prophet, it is actually a deed which is made by God through the hands of the prophet; that is, the real doer is God. So, the miracles of the prophets are deeds which are beyond the capacity of other people shown by prophets and created by God that strengthen the belief of believers and cause unbelievers to have belief. For example, "the flowing of water from a hand's fingers like a fountain" is a deed that a man cannot do.

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.

How could Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) have possibly known all these facts more than 1400 years ago, when scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful microscopes which did not exist at that time? The Holy Quran is the Word of ALLAH, GOD and Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) is truly HIS Messenger! "And it is We who have built the Universe with [Our creative] power and keep expanding it." (Quran 51:47) The fact that the universe is expanding was discovered in the last century. The physicist Stephen Hawking in his book 'A Brief History of Time' writes, "The discovery that the universe is expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the 20th century." "Whoever takes a piece of land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih Bukhari, 'Book of Oppression.') The aforementioned hadith prohibits oppression in general, especially the taking of a piece of land belonging to others unjustly. What might the seven earths refer to? Studies in geology have proven that the earth is composed of seven zones (LAYERS), identified from the inner to the outer layers as follows: (1) The Solid Inner Core of Earth: 1.7% of the Earth's mass; depth of 5,150 - 6,370 kilometers (3,219 - 3,981 miles) etc.