In an age consumed by obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer, many people have shifted towards what is known as “Prophetic Medicine” as an alternative to conventional medicine. But what does Prophetic Medicine mean and does it even exist? I was invited on the Ahmed Khan Podcast recently to discuss the origins of Prophetic […]
Tag Archives: Prophetic Medicine
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Dr. Mutaz al-Khatib is currently Assistant Professor of Methodology and Ethics at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics, as well as the first-of-its-kind MA program in Applied Islamic Ethics at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Damascus (1997) and in Arabic […]
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I read a post by my dear brother Mazen Atassi, a naturopathic doctor in the US, addressing the place of Vitalism in Islam. He took issue with my characterization of Vitalism as a repackaging of pantheism and paganism in Islamic medicine. Although he and I disagree on some fundamental issues, we agree on an essential […]
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I noticed that some readers of my recent posts insist on misreading them. Nowhere do I deny the spiritual dimension or that the reality of the human being goes far beyond what the materialist conception wants to assert. I also don’t demand that the soul be measured under a microscope. As I said in my […]
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‘Abd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162-1231) was a major figure in medicine when the Islamic civilization was leading the world in the production of knowledge about…well, everything. Among the many books he wrote in a variety of fields is one titled al-Ifada wal I’tibar fil Umūr al-Mushahada wal Hawadith al-Mu’ayana bi-Arḍi Misr, which in English was boringly […]