I just read - and maybe something that modern medicine should take on - More importantly, however, it was the fundamental belief of a Muslim physician that the physical body should never be the sole interest of the physician. It is the Ruh, or soul, which gives this body its vitality and true essence. (Nagamia, 1998) It was thus essential for a Muslim physician to be well aware of the diseases of the heart and soul and how to treat them along with managing physical symptoms. {onislam.net/english/health-and-science/faith-and-the-sciences/454994-history-of-medicine-in-the-islamic-civilization.html?the_Sciences=}
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 01:43:12 +0000