Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword l -- Foreword II -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Reviewers and Editorial Advisers -- List of Definitions and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE - Seeking for Knowledge -- 1.1. The Concept of Knowledge -- 1.2 The Importance of Knowledge -- 1.3 The Diversification of Knowledge -- 1.4 The Promotion of Medical Educationand Health Services -- CHAPTER TWO - Preventive Medicine -- 2.0 Introduction -- 2.1 Personal and Environmental Hygiene -- 2.2 Oral Hygiene -- 2.3 Circumcision -- 2.4 Other Forms of Personal Hygiene -- 2.5 Drinking Clean and Pure Water -- 2.6 Manners of Eating -- 2.7 Diet -- 2.8 Physical Health - Sport, Amusement and Recreation -- 2.9 Social Health -- 2.10 Mental Health -- 2.11 The Control of Communicable Diseases and Epidemics -- 2.12 Passing Urine in Stagnant Water -- 2.13 Medical Benefits of Ablution and Salat -- CHAPTER THREE - Curative Medicine -- 3.0 Introduction -- 3.1 Treatment with Honey -- 3.2 Fever, Sore 'Throat and Tonsilitis -- 3.3 The Control of Bleeding and the Treatment of Wounds -- 3.4 Cupping and Cauterisation -- 3.5 Remedy with Dates -- 3.6 Remedy with Nigella Seed (Habba-tus-Sawda) -- 3.7 Diseases of and Antidotes to the Housefly -- 3.8 Remedy with Milk -- 3.9 The Treatment of Pain and Malaise -- 3.10 The Management of the UnconsciousPatient -- 3.11 The Management of Burns andDehydration -- 3.12 Nutritional Rehabilitation in Patients'Care -- 3.13 The Treatment of Mental Illnesses and Other Diseases -- 3.14 The Treatment of Insomnia or Sleep Disorder -- 3.15 Medical and Genetic Counselling -- 3.16 Psychotherapy -- 3.17 Conclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR - Health Policies -- 4.1 Family Health and Breast Feeding -- 4.2 The Provision of Adequate and Potable Water -- 4.3 Legislation on Foods, Drinks, Recreation and Sex.

4.4 The Wisdom in the Prohibition of Eating Pigs and Dogs -- 4.5 Noise as Pollution The Qur'an states -- 4.6 The Promotion of Medical Ethics -- 4.7 Magic, Witchcraft, Enchantments and Charms -- 4.8 Euthanasia (Mercy Killing) -- 4.9 Suicide -- 4.10 Healthcare Delivery and Administration -- 4.11 The Promotion of Health Services -- 4.12 The Rehabilitation of the Sick and the Needy -- 4.13 The Promotion of International Health -- CHAPTER FIVE - Research and Development -- 5.0 Introduction -- 5.1 The Source of Human Creation -- 5.2 Embryonic and Fetal Development -- 5.3 Sex Differentiation and Determination -- 5.4 The Acquisition of the Soul -- 5.5 The Completion of Creation, Labour and Delivery -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 5.7 Reflection -- CHAPTER SIX - Spiritual Health -- 6.0 Introduction -- 6.1 The Existence of Jinn, Their Nature and Effect on the Human Body -- 6.2 Possession -- 6.3 Exorcism -- 6.4 Healing through Miracles -- 6.5 The Use of Washed Qur'anic Verses on Slates as a Medicinal Remedy -- 6.6 The Use of Amulets and Charms -- 6.7 Omens and Superstitions -- 6.8 Magic and Soothsaying -- CHAPTER SEVEN - Public Health Issues -- 7.0 Introduction -- 7.1 Artificial Insemination in the Treatment of Infertility -- 7.2 Abortion -- 7.3 Family Planning -- 7.4 HIV Infection and AIDS -- 7.5 Immunisation and Prophylaxis -- CHAPTER EIGHT - Necessity Dictates Exception -- 8.1 Doctors Examining Patients of the Opposite Sex -- 8.2 Females in Medical Practice -- 8.3 Seeking Health Services from Non-Muslims -- 8.4 The Use of Cadavers (Dead Bodies) for Medical Training -- 8.5 Treating Illnesses with Prohibited Substances or Means -- 8.6 Medication and Instrumentation for the Fasting Patients -- CHAPTER NINE - Muslims and the Practice of Medicine -- 9.1 Historical Background -- 9.2 The Challenges of Modern Medicine to Muslims.

9.3 The Principles and Approaches of "Islamic Medicine" -- 9.4 The Islamisation of the Medical Sciences -- CHAPTER TEN - Conclusion -- Appendix - Authority of Tibbi Nabawi (Prophetic Medicine) -- References -- Index -- Back cover.