Islamic Medicine

Hijamah refers to the extraction of blood from the body by means of cupping using a suitable vessel. Cupping in Islam has real benefits in treating many diseases. Linguistic meaning of cupping  Technical meaning of cupping History of cupping How cupping is done Praise be to Allah. Linguistic meaning of cupping  The word hijamah (cupping) comes from the word hajm which means …

The following is an excerpt taken from a book entitled: Cupping, a practice of the Prophet & a miraculous way of treatment’ Compiled by Shihab al-Badry Yasin: Wet Cupping (Hijama) is one of the remedies from the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Not only did he have hijama performed on himself, but he also recommended it as a beneficial treatment …

Authentic Narrations About Hijama – Cupping Therapy Cupping is the Best of Remedies “If there is something excellent to be used as a remedy, then it is Hijama Cupping”. Reported by Abu Huraira.[Sunan Ibn Maajah] The Prophet (PBUH) explained that Hijama is one of the best medicines: “The best medicine with which you treat yourselves is Hijama, or it is one …

Who would have guessed that many of the injunctions Islam prescribed 1400 years ago would be so effective today in maintaining hygiene and preventing disease. But that’s the fact. They hold good today as they did back then. Islam teaches us that “God has not sent down a disease except that He has also sent down its cure“. And as …

Alhamdulillaah, we all understand the importance of oral hygiene. Science in the twentieth century has shown us the link between poor oral hygiene and certain diseases such as stroke, heart disease, pre-term babies, as well as general ill-health of a person. However, while shuffling between electric/sonic toothbrushes, water piks and expensive dental treatments, we forgot that while the rest of …