Type | Book |
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Author | Ismail Hussein Abdalla |
Series | Studies in African health and medicine |
Series Number | v. 6 |
Place | Lewiston |
Publisher | E. Mellen Press |
Date | 1997 |
ISBN | 0773486550 |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | R653.N6 A23 1997 |
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The author of this text argues that, although the Islamic and the pre-Islamic Hausa medical systems have much in common, their theoretical and conceptual frameworks are different. They operate from different understandings of the causes of disease and misfortune, and of the appropriate methods to be employed to restore health or alleviate suffering. The book also discusses another significant difference between the Islamic and non-Islamic Hausa medical systems: the mode of preserving and communicating medical knowledge. The early history of Islamic medicine is also described, and its theories, concepts and historical developments are explored.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek |
Abstract | The author reflects on the studies conducted by various researchers on the relationship of Islam and mental health. It is being stressed by the author that there is a positive relation between religiosity and both mental and subjective well-being, and a negative association between religiosity and psychopathology. It adds that the similarities between monotheistic religions overshadow the differences regarding the association between religiosity and mental health. |
Publication | Mental Health, Religion & Culture |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 87-92 |
Date | February 2011 |
DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2010.544867 |
ISSN | 13674676 |
Short Title | Islam and mental health |
Library Catalog | EBSCOhost |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Hisham Abu Raiya |
Author | Kenneth I. Pargament |
Abstract | In this paper, we attempt to translate empirical findings from a program of research that developed a Psychological Measure of Islamic Religiousness (PMIR) into practical clinical applications. The findings from this program of research are complemented and illuminated by findings from other empirical research and clinical work with Muslims. Our recommendations can be summarized as follows. First, clinicians should inquire directly about the place of religion in the lives of their Muslim clients. Second, mental health professionals should ask about what Islam means to their clients and educate themselves about basic Islamic beliefs and practices. Third, clinicians should help their Muslim clients draw on Islamic positive religious coping methods to deal with stressors. Fourth, we recommend that clinicians assess for religious struggles, normalize them, help clients find satisfying solutions to these struggles and, if appropriate, refer clients who struggle to a Muslim pastoral counselor or religious leader. Finally, in order to overcome stigma associated with mental health issues, mental health professionals should educate the Islamic public about psychology, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). (from the journal abstract) |
Publication | Professional Psychology: Research and Practice |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 181-188 |
Date | April 2010 |
DOI | 10.1037/a0017988 |
ISSN | 0735-7028 |
Short Title | Religiously integrated psychotherapy with Muslim clients |
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Library Catalog | EBSCOhost |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Shaima Ahammed |
Abstract | In recent years there has been increased attention to the importance of appropriate and relevant counseling interventions with culturally and religiously diverse populations. In accordance with the fact that Muslims rely on Qur’anic verses when answering the larger questions of life, “metaphor therapy” comes across as a technique that counselors can employ with Muslim clients. Although several authors have suggested the use of therapeutic metaphors from various religious texts in a broad manner, relatively little has been published on the application of metaphors from the Qur’an in counseling. This article explains the value of Qur’anic metaphors as therapeutic tools in counseling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract) |
Publication | International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 248-255 |
Date | December 2010 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10447-010-9104-2 |
ISSN | 0165-0653 |
Library Catalog | EBSCOhost |
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Type | Book |
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Author | Musa Ahmed |
Place | Sa'adu Zungur Kano |
Publisher | Triumph Pub. Co. Ltd. |
Date | 1998 |
ISBN | 9789781880506 |
Library Catalog | Open WorldCat |
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Modified | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Kamel M Ajlouni |
Abstract | Many historians claim that the Western world pioneered in the setting of ethical, legal and professional standards in the practice of medicine. Informed medical consent is proposed by some as an American invention. Others claim that patient rights and legal protection propose have stated in the early decades of the 20th century. This review is an attempt to uncover the facts regarding the way Arabs practiced medicine during the golden era of Islam. Eight hundred to fifteen hundred AD this includes the qualification of physicians according to a well designed curricula covering the science and humanity of medicine. The rules governing the quality control of health care delivery system and to some degree the principles of informed medical consent and to a lesser degree the principles of litigation are discussed. We hope that this paper will be a call to all humanity loving persons to end prejudices against other people and to stop stereotyping. |
Publication | Saudi Medical Journal |
Volume | 24 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 820-826 |
Date | Aug 2003 |
Journal Abbr | Saudi Med J |
ISSN | 0379-5284 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12939664 |
Accessed | Monday, November 02, 2009 1:27:52 PM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Many historians claim that the Western world pioneered in the setting of ethical, legal and professional standards in the practice of medicine. Informed medical consent is proposed by some as an American invention. Others claim that patient rights and legal protection propose have stated in the early decades of the 20th century. This review is an attempt to uncover the facts regarding the way Arabs practiced medicine during the golden era of Islam. Eight hundred to fifteen hundred AD this includes the qualification of physicians according to a well designed curricula covering the science and humanity of medicine. The rules governing the quality control of health care delivery system and to some degree the principles of informed medical consent and to a lesser degree the principles of litigation are discussed. We hope that this paper will be a call to all humanity loving persons to end prejudices against other people and to stop stereotyping.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Mohammad Al-Kassimi |
Publication | Clinical Medicine (London, England) |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 52-53 |
Date | 2003 Jan-Feb |
Journal Abbr | Clin Med |
ISSN | 1470-2118 |
Short Title | Cultural differences |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12617415 |
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Islam and Muslims have been in the headlines recently for one reason or another. But the practice of medicine in an Islamic conservative country such as Saudi Arabia has not been adequately reported. Many questions about cultural differences in the practice of medicine have been directed at me by non-Muslim colleagues. Below, I have tried to answer some of them after practising at a university hospital in Saudi Arabia for the last 25 years.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Yaseen Ally |
Author | Sumaya Laher |
Publication | Journal of Religion and Health |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 45-56 |
Date | Mar 2008 |
Journal Abbr | J Relig Health |
DOI | 10.1007/s10943-007-9133-2 |
ISSN | 1573-6571 |
Short Title | South African Muslim Faith Healers perceptions of mental illness |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19105000 |
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The important role that religious beliefs may have on perceptions of mental illness cannot be ignored. Many religions including Islam advocate witchcraft and spirit possession--all of which are thought to influence the behaviour of a person so as to resemble that of a mentally ill individual. Thus this research explored Muslim Faith Healers perceptions of mental and spiritual illness in terms of their understanding of the distinctions between the two, the aetiologies and the treatments thereof. Six Muslim Healers in the Johannesburg community were interviewed and thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. From the results it is clear that the faith healers were aware of the distinction between mental and spiritual illnesses. It was also apparent that Islam has a clear taxonomy that distinguishes illness and the causes thereof. Treatments are then advised accordingly. Thus this paper argues that the predominant Western view of the aetiology and understanding of mental illness needs to acknowledge the various culturally inclined taxonomies of mental illness so as to better understand and aid clients.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | C Alvarez-Millan |
Publication | Social History of Medicine: The Journal of the Society for the Social History of Medicine / SSHM |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 293-306 |
Date | Aug 2000 |
Journal Abbr | Soc Hist Med |
ISSN | 0951-631X |
Short Title | Practice versus theory |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/14535258 |
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Medicine and disease in medieval Islam have thus far been approached through theoretic medical treatises, on the assumption that learned medical texts are a transparent account of reality. A question yet to be sufficiently explored is the extent to which the ideas and theoretical principles they contain were actually carried out in practice. This paper deals with the description of diseases occurring in a tenth-century Casebook (Kitab al-Tajarib) by Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya’ al-Razi (known to Europeans as Rhazes)-the largest and oldest collection of case histories, so far as is known, in medieval Islamic medical literature. Since the author was a prolific medical writer, this study also includes a review of his medical and therapeutic principles dealing with eye diseases, as described in his learned treatises, and a comparison with those therapies actually employed in his everyday practice, as exemplified by the Casebook. The comparative analysis shows that the medical knowledge and the therapeutic advice so meticulously described in theoretical works were not paralleled in the physician’s medical performance. On the contrary, it appears that learned treatises served other purposes than determining medical practice.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | T A Baasher |
Publication | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Santé De La Méditerranée Orientale = Al-Majallah Al-Ṣiḥḥīyah Li-Sharq Al-Mutawassiṭ |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 372-376 |
Date | May 2001 |
Journal Abbr | East. Mediterr. Health J |
ISSN | 1020-3397 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12690755 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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This paper discusses the importance of a spiritual element in health with particular reference to mental health and Islam. The Islamic spiritual quest is outlined and some directives described. Specific examples are given of their application to health.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Zuhal Bahar |
Author | Hale Okçay |
Author | S Ozbiçakçi |
Author | Ayse Beşer |
Author | Besti Ustün |
Author | Meryem Oztürk |
Abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Islam as a religion and culture on Turkish women's health. The study included 138 household members residing in the territory of three primary health care centers in Turkey: Güzelbahçe, Fahrettin Altay and Esentepe. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire prepared by a multidisciplinary team that included specialists from the departments of public health, psychiatric nursing and sociology. We found that the women's health behavior changed from traditional to rational as education levels increased, and that religious and traditional attitudes and behaviors were predominant in the countryside, especially practices related to pregnancy, delivery, the postpartum period, induced abortion and family planning. One of the most important prerequisites for the improvement of women's health is that nurses should know the religious practices and culture of the society for which they provide care, so that their efforts to protect and improve women's health will be effective. |
Publication | Nursing Ethics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 557-570 |
Date | Nov 2005 |
Journal Abbr | Nurs Ethics |
ISSN | 0969-7330 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/16312085 |
Accessed | Monday, November 02, 2009 1:36:11 PM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Islam as a religion and culture on Turkish women’s health. The study included 138 household members residing in the territory of three primary health care centers in Turkey: Güzelbahçe, Fahrettin Altay and Esentepe. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire prepared by a multidisciplinary team that included specialists from the departments of public health, psychiatric nursing and sociology. We found that the women’s health behavior changed from traditional to rational as education levels increased, and that religious and traditional attitudes and behaviors were predominant in the countryside, especially practices related to pregnancy, delivery, the postpartum period, induced abortion and family planning. One of the most important prerequisites for the improvement of women’s health is that nurses should know the religious practices and culture of the society for which they provide care, so that their efforts to protect and improve women’s health will be effective.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Harry Brewer |
Publication | The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health |
Volume | 124 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 184-187 |
Date | Jul 2004 |
Journal Abbr | J R Soc Promot Health |
ISSN | 1466-4240 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/15301318 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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The Arabian conquests during and after the 7th century led to a spread of Islam as well as the consequential influence of theology on health through the teachings of the Qur’an (Koran). Although traditional medicine was widely accepted and used, the character of early aggrandisement of Arabic medicine involved a facility for adapting and absorbing Graeco-Roman knowledge. The translation schools and libraries, famous in both the East and West, preserved and expanded the knowledge acquired. European academic learning owed much to the Arabs. Information came through Spain to Italy, France and, later on, England. The founding of hospitals, whilst not an Arab initiative, received a fillip from the religious prescriptions for care of the sick. The Military Orders developed specialist institutions for the sick, probably as a result of what they saw during their sojourn in the Middle East. The legacy of Arabic medical care is still with us today and deserves understanding and greater appreciation.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Louise D. Bryant |
Author | Shenaz Ahmed |
Author | Mushtaq Ahmed |
Author | Hussain Jafri |
Author | Yasmin Raashid |
Abstract | Understanding the psychosocial impact of a congenital condition such as Down syndrome on affected individuals and their family requires an understanding of the cultural context in which they are situated. This study carried out in 2008 used Q-Methodology to characterize understandings of Down syndrome (DS) in Pakistan in a sample of health professionals, researchers and parents of children with the condition. Fifty statements originally developed for a UK study and translated into Urdu were Q-sorted by 60 participants. The use of factor analytic techniques identified three independent accounts and qualitative data collected during the Q-sorting exercise supported their interpretation. In two accounts, the 'will of God' was central to an understanding of the existence of people with DS although perceptions about the value and quality of life of the affected individual differed significantly between these accounts as did views about the impact on the family. The third account privileged a more 'scientific worldview' of DS as a genetic abnormality but also a belief that society can further contribute to disabling those affected. Attitudes towards prenatal testing and termination of pregnancy demonstrated that a belief in the will of Allah was not necessarily associated with a rejection of these technologies. Accounts reflect the religious, cultural and economic context of Pakistan and issues associated with raising a child with a learning disability in that country. |
Publication | Social Science & Medicine (1982) |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 8 |
Pages | 1393-1399 |
Date | Apr 2011 |
Journal Abbr | Soc Sci Med |
DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.036 |
ISSN | 1873-5347 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470731 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Giles N Cattermole |
Publication | BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) |
Volume | 332 |
Issue | 7533 |
Pages | 120-121 |
Date | Jan 14, 2006 |
Journal Abbr | BMJ |
DOI | 10.1136/bmj.332.7533.120-c |
ISSN | 1468-5833 |
Short Title | How Islam changed medicine |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/16410599 |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Leigh N B Chipman |
Publication | Medicine and Law |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 321-338 |
Date | 2002 |
Journal Abbr | Med Law |
ISSN | 0723-1393 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12184610 |
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Most work on Islamic medical ethics has been in relation to the physician, yet physicians are only one category of many health-related professionals. In view of its role as mediator between the layman and medication, pharmacy is of perhaps equal importance. In medieval Islam, there seems to have been a clear differentiation between the physician and the pharmacist. However, most of our sources reflect the physician’s point of view. A text which uniquely reflects that of the pharmacist is the thirteenth-century Minhaj al-dukkan by al-Kuhin al-’Attar of Cairo. A comparison between the ethical contents of this book, and of similar works aimed at physicians, can indicate what the differences and similarities were between the “good physician” and the “good pharmacist.” Interestingly, the language used to define the “go od” professional is religiously neutral--there is nothing to evince a particular identity, beyond a general monotheism, on the part of the writers.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Elizabeth M Coker |
Abstract | Egyptian society is engaged in a culture-wide debate over definitions of abnormality, local constructions of which are rooted in ideas about the body and the soul in relation to society as a whole. This is reflected in the continuing recourse to religious healers or texts, as well as in heated debates over the moral, social, religious and legal status of religious healers, in particular the relatively recent and more orthodox "Qur'anic healers." The present study used a primarily qualitative analysis of Egyptian newspaper articles to explore media portrayals of this debate with a focus on how these contradictory cultural themes are situated and contested. The results show that psychiatric hegemony is reflected in media language that gives primacy to certain discourses over others, but that religious healing and religion in general exert an equal, if not more powerful influence on the form of these media portrayals. Different strategies used to negotiate the tensions between Qur'anic healing and psychiatry by those on both sides of the argument come across in the ways these arguments are portrayed in the media. |
Publication | Transcultural Psychiatry |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 672-694 |
Date | Dec 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Transcult Psychiatry |
DOI | 10.1177/1363461509351390 |
ISSN | 1461-7471 |
Short Title | Claiming the Public Soul |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/20028683 |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Domenico De Maio |
Publication | Medicina Nei Secoli |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 39-68 |
Date | 2002 |
Journal Abbr | Med Secoli |
ISSN | 0394-9001 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12747380 |
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Although psychiatric therapy and pharmacology in Medieval Islam are based on the ancient Greek tradition, the original Arabic contribution in the introduction and employment of new substances is undeniable. Another important aspect which received a decisive impetus by Arab physicians was the concept of psychical therapy.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Sarah S Gilbert |
Abstract | Few studies have attempted to quantify Islam's contributions to HIV/AIDS prevention. Senegal has involved Muslim leaders in its prevention campaign for over a decade. Senegal also has the lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines how Islam influences AIDS prevention by testing whether Senegalese participants' religiosity scores explain their risky decisions associated with sex, condom use, and drug use. Participants with higher religiosity scores were more likely to abstain from sex. However, participants high in religiosity were not more likely to report that they did not use condoms when sexually active. |
Publication | AIDS Education and Prevention: Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 399-407 |
Date | Oct 2008 |
Journal Abbr | AIDS Educ Prev |
DOI | 10.1521/aeap.2008.20.5.399 |
ISSN | 1943-2755 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18956981 |
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Few studies have attempted to quantify Islam’s contributions to HIV/AIDS prevention. Senegal has involved Muslim leaders in its prevention campaign for over a decade. Senegal also has the lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines how Islam influences AIDS prevention by testing whether Senegalese participants’ religiosity scores explain their risky decisions associated with sex, condom use, and drug use. Participants with higher religiosity scores were more likely to abstain from sex. However, participants high in religiosity were not more likely to report that they did not use condoms when sexually active.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Leila Hessini |
Abstract | This paper provides an overview of legal, religious, medical and social factors that serve to support or hinder women's access to safe abortion services in the 21 predominantly Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where one in ten pregnancies ends in abortion. Reform efforts, including progressive interpretations of Islam, have resulted in laws allowing for early abortion on request in two countries; six others permit abortion on health grounds and three more also allow abortion in cases of rape or fetal impairment. However, medical and social factors limit access to safe abortion services in all but Turkey and Tunisia. To address this situation, efforts are increasing in a few countries to introduce post-abortion care, document the magnitude of unsafe abortion and understand women's experience of unplanned pregnancy. Religious fatāwa have been issued allowing abortions in certain circumstances. An understanding of variations in Muslim beliefs and practices, and the interplay between politics, religion, history and reproductive rights is key to understanding abortion in different Muslim societies. More needs to be done to build on efforts to increase women's rights, engage community leaders, support progressive religious leaders and government officials and promote advocacy among health professionals. |
Publication | Reproductive Health Matters |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 29 |
Pages | 75-84 |
Date | May 2007 |
Journal Abbr | Reprod Health Matters |
DOI | 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)29279-6 |
ISSN | 0968-8080 |
Short Title | Abortion and Islam |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/17512379 |
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This paper provides an overview of legal, religious, medical and social factors that serve to support or hinder women’s access to safe abortion services in the 21 predominantly Muslim countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where one in ten pregnancies ends in abortion. Reform efforts, including progressive interpretations of Islam, have resulted in laws allowing for early abortion on request in two countries; six others permit abortion on health grounds and three more also allow abortion in cases of rape or fetal impairment. However, medical and social factors limit access to safe abortion services in all but Turkey and Tunisia. To address this situation, efforts are increasing in a few countries to introduce post-abortion care, document the magnitude of unsafe abortion and understand women’s experience of unplanned pregnancy. Religious fatawa have been issued allowing abortions in certain circumstances. An understanding of variations in Muslim beliefs and practices, and the interplay between politics, religion, history and reproductive rights is key to understanding abortion in different Muslim societies. More needs to be done to build on efforts to increase women’s rights, engage community leaders, support progressive religious leaders and government officials and promote advocacy among health professionals.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Fatima Husain |
Abstract | The Islamic faith is regarded by its followers, Muslims, as a complete way of life. A multitude of nationalities practise Islam and also various sects, and as a result there are various interpretations of Qur'anic guidance relating to almost every matter. Only a fully qualified jurist of the highest rank can issue edicts on problems that are not already clearly addressed in the Qur'an. This applies to contemporary issues and any Muslim is at liberty to debate and dialogue with the religious leader to obtain a ruling on a specific question. Marriage is described as half the faith in Islam and to have children is seen as a great blessing. There is no religious objection to an infertile married couple pursuing any form of infertility treatment including in vitro fertilization, surgical sperm retrieval and micro-assisted conception methods. However, there must be strict control to ensure that the gametes belong to the husband and wife. This relationship is described as 'halal' (permitted), whereas any union of gametes outside a marital bond, whether by adultery or in the laboratory, is 'haraam' (forbidden). Therefore, donor sperm pregnancies are strictly forbidden in all schools of Islamic law. The advent of ovum donation and surrogacy has led some Islamic scholars to allow this procedure between co-wives thereby avoiding the 'haraam' relationship between sperm and egg, but there is still debate on the definition of the mother. Similarly, treating any other situation outside a marriage relationship, for example fertilization of an ovum from cryopreserved sperm after divorce of the couple or death of the husband would be 'haraam' and strictly forbidden. The Qur'anic guidance is quite clear that the couple can pursue all permitted treatments but may need to accept that they may not achieve a pregnancy. Adoption is encouraged in Islam with the specific rule that the child must be able to identify its biological father by keeping his name. It must be emphasized that Muslims will vary on their degree of adherence to the faith and the practitioner should present all the options to the couple without assuming which treatments they will or will not accept. |
Publication | Human Fertility (Cambridge, England) |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 124-128 |
Date | 2000 |
Journal Abbr | Hum Fertil (Camb) |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/11844368 |
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The Islamic faith is regarded by its followers, Muslims, as a complete way of life. A multitude of nationalities practice Islam and also various sects, and as a result there are various interpretations of Qur’anic guidance relating to almost every matter. Only a fully qualified jurist of the highest rank can issue edicts on problems that are not already clearly addressed in the Qur’an. This applies to contemporary issues and any Muslim is at liberty to debate and dialogue with the religious leader to obtain a ruling on a specific question. Marriage is described as half the faith in Islam and to have children is seen as a great blessing. There is no religious objection to an infertile married couple pursuing any form of infertility treatment including in vitro fertilization, surgical sperm retrieval and micro-assisted conception methods. However, there must be strict control to ensure that the gametes belong to the husband and wife. This relationship is described as ‘halal’ (permitted), whereas any union of gametes outside a marital bond, whether by adultery or in the laboratory, is ‘haraam’ (forbidden). Therefore, donor sperm pregnancies are strictly forbidden in all schools of Islamic law. The advent of ovum donation and surrogacy has led some Islamic scholars to allow this procedure between co-wives thereby avoiding the ‘haraam’ relationship between sperm and egg, but there is still debate on the definition of the mother. Similarly, treating any other situation outside a marriage relationship, for example fertilization of an ovum from cryopreserved sperm after divorce of the couple or death of the husband would be ‘haraam’ and strictly forbidden. The Qur’anic guidance is quite clear that the couple can pursue all permitted treatments but may need to accept that they may not achieve a pregnancy. Adoption is encouraged in Islam with the specific rule that the child must be able to identify its biological father by keeping his name. It must be emphasized that Muslims will vary on their degree of adherence to the faith and the practitioner should present all the options to the couple without assuming which treatments they will or will not accept.
Type | Book |
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Author | Muhammad ibn Ab¯i Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawz¯iyah |
Place | Cambridge |
Publisher | Islamic Texts Society |
Date | 1998 |
ISBN | 0946621195 |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | BP166.72 |
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This book is a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicine - the preservation and restoration of health - in careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the Qur’an and the hadith, or sayings of the Prophet. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751AH/1350AD) as part of his work Zad al-Ma’ad, this book is a mine of information on the customs and sayings of the Prophet, as well as on herbal and medical practices current at the time of the author. In bringing together these two aspects, Ibn Qayyim has produced a concise summary of how the Prophet’s guidance and teaching can be followed, as well as how health, sickness and cures were viewed by Muslims in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The original Arabic text offers an authoritative compendium of Islamic medicine and still enjoys much popularity in the Muslim world. This English translation is a more complete presentation than has previously been available and includes verification of all hadith references. Medicine of the Prophet will appeal not only to those interested in alternative systems of health and medicine, but also to people wishing to acquaint themselves with, or increase their knowledge of, hadith and the religion and culture of Islam.
Type | Book |
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Author | Ali ibn Ridwan |
Author | Adil Sulayman Jamal |
Translator | Michael W Dols |
Place | Berkeley |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Date | 1984 |
ISBN | 0520048369 |
Short Title | Medieval Islamic Medicine |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | R128.3 .A4513 1984 |
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Type | Book |
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Author | Agnes Gertrud Loeffler |
Series | International library of Iranian studies |
Series Number | 6 |
Place | London |
Publisher | Tauris Academic Studies |
Date | 2007 |
ISBN | 9781850439424 |
Short Title | Allopathy Goes Native |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu.ezproxy.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | R632 .L64 2007 |
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Allopathy is often described as “western” medicine, the antithesis of homeopathy. Allopathy Goes Native is an ethnographic investigation of how allopathic knowledge, theories and practice guidelines come to be understood and applied by native practitioners in a non-western context. Based on research among allopathic doctors in Iran, Loeffler describes how the system of allopathic medicine has adapted to indigenous explanations of health and disease and to the economic, social and religio-political realities framing contemporary Iranian life and culture. This approach simultaneously problematizes the view of allopathic medicine as a “western” entity exerting a hegemonic influence over non-western cultures and provides a rare glimpse of the complexities of life in modern Iran denied most western scholars. It is an essential supplement to the current anthropological literature on Iran.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Shadi Sahami Martin |
Abstract | The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore whether the way mental health is conceptualized by older Iranian immigrants can influence their mental health-related practices. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 Iranians who had immigrated to the United States after the age of 50. The findings from this study revealed that the older Iranian immigrants were reluctant to seek mental health care services in the United States.This resistance was largely attributed to the cultural differences in mental health conceptualization (language, definitions, and terminology) and lack of trust in the effectiveness ofpsychotropic medications. The findings of this study have implications for health and social service professionals who provide services to older immigrants, refugees, and minority populations whose mental health conceptualization may not be consistent with the biomedical model. |
Publication | Health & Social Work |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 117-126 |
Date | May 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Health Soc Work |
ISSN | 0360-7283 |
Short Title | Illness of the mind or illness of the spirit? |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 19425341 |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Jette Mebrouk |
Abstract | 'Values are principles and standards that have meaning and worth to an individual, family, group, or community' (Purnell & Paulanka 1998: p.3). Values are central to the care provided by nurses. The provision of nursing care within the context of value clarification, has been explored from various perspectives, however, as values vary within cultures, there is a limited range of studies reflecting on Saudi Arabian nurses' perspectives of nursing care. Through a Heideggerian phenomenological research design, six nurses were enrolled through purposive sampling. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews, which were audio tape-recorded, were chosen as the methods of data collection. A seven stage framework approach was applied to analyse and organise the research findings in three conceptual themes: values in context of Islam, the nurse-patient relationship, and identity's influence on being in the world of nursing. The findings of the research indicate that values in nursing and the perception of care are closely linked to the Islamic values of the informants. However, one of the most challenging aspects emerging from this study is related to these nurses' experiences related to the public's negative perception of nursing as a profession for Saudi Arabian women. |
Publication | Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 1-2 |
Pages | 149-161 |
Date | Apr 2008 |
Journal Abbr | Contemp Nurse |
ISSN | 1037-6178 |
Short Title | Perception of nursing care |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18844568 |
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Values are principles and standards that have meaning and worth to an individual, family, group, or community’ (Purnell & Paulanka 1998: p.3). Values are central to the care provided by nurses. The provision of nursing care within the context of value clarification, has been explored from various perspectives, however, as values vary within cultures, there is a limited range of studies reflecting on Saudi Arabian nurses’ perspectives of nursing care. Through a Heideggerian phenomenological research design, six nurses were enrolled through purposive sampling. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews, which were audio tape-recorded, were chosen as the methods of data collection. A seven stage framework approach was applied to analyse and organise the research findings in three conceptual themes: values in context of Islam, the nurse-patient relationship, and identity’s influence on being in the world of nursing. The findings of the research indicate that values in nursing and the perception of care are closely linked to the Islamic values of the informants. However, one of the most challenging aspects emerging from this study is related to these nurses’ experiences related to the public’s negative perception of nursing as a profession for Saudi Arabian women.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Himanshu Mistry |
Author | Dinesh Bhugra |
Author | Kutaiba Chaleby |
Author | Farooq Khan |
Author | Justin Sauer |
Abstract | Facial expressions are significant to decipher information during a dialogue and more so in a clinical consultation. Veils (Niqab) worn by Muslim women may pose a clinical dilemma for the psychiatric assessment especially if clinicians are not aware of their religious significance. To investigate whether clinical judgment is affected if full facial expressions are not accessible, we conducted an email survey of psychiatrists and psychologists across the world who frequently work in these situations. Of 25 colleagues contacted 16 responded and 11 of them agreed for their comments to be included in the study. Nine out of 11 believed clinical assessment may be compromised, although respondents were aware of cultural sensitivity around the issue. Two out of 11 however, felt fully able to assess the mental state of a veiled woman. Some professionals reported that they feel unable to assess or treat if the request to take the veil off is declined. This small survey demonstrates the diverse opinions on whether unveiling is necessary for psychiatric assessment. Further qualitative examination of this area is needed to develop wider consensus and guidance to mental health care professionals who may be dealing with these groups. |
Publication | Transcultural Psychiatry |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 642-650 |
Date | Dec 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Transcult Psychiatry |
DOI | 10.1177/1363461509351366 |
ISSN | 1461-7471 |
Short Title | Veiled communication |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/20028681 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 20028681 |
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Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Houchang D Modanlou |
Publication | Archives of Iranian Medicine |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 673-677 |
Date | Nov 2008 |
Journal Abbr | Arch Iran Med |
ISSN | 1029-2977 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18976043 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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The resurgence of Islamic Civilization in the Near East in the 7th century AD and its expansion to Persian Empire and Westward provided opportunities of access Persian, Hellenic, and Roman writings in philosophy and medicine. Based on their observations and experiences, Islamic physician-philosophers expanded upon those writings and at times challenged them. Among these physician-philosophers admiring and challenging Galen was Zakariya Razi described as the greatest physician of Islam and Medieval Ages. A search of electronic and written materials about early Islamic Medicine was carried out focusing on Persian physician-philosophers Zakariya Razi. Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi, known in the West as Rhazes, was born in 865 AD in the ancient city of Rey, Near Tehran. A musician during his youth he became an alchemist. He discovered alcohol and sulfuric acid. He classified substances as plants, organic, and inorganic. At age 30, he undertook the study of medicine. He was a prolific writer with more than 184 texts in medicine attributed to him with 40 of them currently available. Among them are Kitab al-Mansoori, Kitab al-Hawi, and Kitab al -Judari wa al-Hasabah. The latter is the first scientific description for the recognition and differentiation of smallpox and measles. The Bulletin of the World Health Organization of May 1970 pays tribute to Razi by stating “His writings on smallpox and measles show originality and accuracy, and his essay on infectious diseases was the first scientific treatise on the subject”. Razi established qualifications and ethical standards for the practice of medicine. Zakariya Razi was not only one of the most important Persian physician-philosophers of his era, but for centuries his writings became fundamental teaching texts in European medical schools. Some important aspects of his contributions to medicine are reviewed.
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Author | A Mohit |
Publication | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Santé De La Méditerranée Orientale = Al-Majallah Al-Ṣiḥḥīyah Li-Sharq Al-Mutawassiṭ |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 336-347 |
Date | May 2001 |
Journal Abbr | East. Mediterr. Health J |
ISSN | 1020-3397 |
Short Title | Mental health and psychiatry in the Middle East |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12690751 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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A brief account is given of attitudes towards mental health and the development of psychiatry in the Middle East from an historical perspective. The Middle East is considered as a cultural entity and the influence of the beliefs and practices of ancient times on the collective mind of the people of the Region is discussed.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | A Okasha |
Publication | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Santé De La Méditerranée Orientale = Al-Majallah Al-Ṣiḥḥīyah Li-Sharq Al-Mutawassiṭ |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 377-380 |
Date | May 2001 |
Journal Abbr | East. Mediterr. Health J |
ISSN | 1020-3397 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/12690756 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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This paper provides an historical look at the Egyptian contribution to mental health from Pharaonic times through to the Islamic era and up to today. The current situation as regards mental health in Egypt is described.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | A I Padela |
Author | H Shanawani |
Author | J Greenlaw |
Author | H Hamid |
Author | M Aktas |
Author | N Chin |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Islam and Muslims are underrepresented in the medical literature and the influence of physician's cultural beliefs and religious values upon the clinical encounter has been understudied. OBJECTIVE: To elicit the perceived influence of Islam upon the practice patterns of immigrant Muslim physicians in the USA. DESIGN: Ten face-to-face, in-depth, semistructured interviews with Muslim physicians from various backgrounds and specialties trained outside the USA and practising within the the country. Data were analysed according to the conventions of qualitative research using a modified grounded-theory approach. RESULTS: There were a variety of views on the role of Islam in medical practice. Several themes emerged from our interviews: (1) a trend to view Islam as enhancing virtuous professional behaviour; (2) the perception of Islam as influencing the scope of medical practice through setting boundaries on career choices, defining acceptable medical procedures and shaping social interactions with physician peers; (3) a perceived need for Islamic religious experts within Islamic medical ethical deliberation. Limitations: This is a pilot study intended to yield themes and hypotheses for further investigation and is not meant to fully characterise Muslim physicians at large. CONCLUSIONS: Immigrant Muslim physicians practising within the USA perceive Islam to play a variable role within their clinical practice, from influencing interpersonal relations and character development to affecting specialty choice and procedures performed. Areas of ethical challenges identified include catering to populations with lifestyles at odds with Islamic teachings, end-of-life care and maintaining a faith identity within the culture of medicine. Further study of the interplay between Islam and Muslim medical practice and the manner and degree to which Islamic values and law inform ethical decision-making is needed. |
Publication | Journal of Medical Ethics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 365-369 |
Date | May 2008 |
Journal Abbr | J Med Ethics |
DOI | 10.1136/jme.2007.021345 |
ISSN | 1473-4257 |
Short Title | The perceived role of Islam in immigrant Muslim medical practice within the USA |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18448718 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Background: Islam and Muslims are underrepresented in the medical literature and the influence of physician’s cultural beliefs and religious values upon the clinical encounter has been understudied. Objective: To elicit the perceived influence of Islam upon the practice patterns of immigrant Muslim physicians in the USA. Design: Ten face-to-face, in-depth, semistructured interviews with Muslim physicians from various backgrounds and specialties trained outside the USA and practising within the the country. Data were analysed according to the conventions of qualitative research using a modified grounded-theory approach. Results: There were a variety of views on the role of Islam in medical practice. Several themes emerged from our interviews: (1) a trend to view Islam as enhancing virtuous professional behaviour; (2) the perception of Islam as influencing the scope of medical practice through setting boundaries on career choices, defining acceptable medical procedures and shaping social interactions with physician peers; (3) a perceived need for Islamic religious experts within Islamic medical ethical deliberation. Limitations: This is a pilot study intended to yield themes and hypotheses for further investigation and is not meant to fully characterise Muslim physicians at large. Conclusions: Immigrant Muslim physicians practising within the USA perceive Islam to play a variable role within their clinical practice, from influencing interpersonal relations and character development to affecting specialty choice and procedures performed. Areas of ethical challenges identified include catering to populations with lifestyles at odds with Islamic teachings, end-of-life care and maintaining a faith identity within the culture of medicine. Further study of the interplay between Islam and Muslim medical practice and the manner and degree to which Islamic values and law inform ethical decision-making is needed.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Peter E Pormann |
Publication | Lancet |
Volume | 373 |
Issue | 9675 |
Pages | 1598-1599 |
Date | May 9, 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Lancet |
ISSN | 1474-547X |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19437603 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Type | Book |
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Author | Peter E Pormann |
Author | Emilie Savage-Smith |
Place | Washington, D.C |
Publisher | Georgetown University Press |
Date | 2007 |
ISBN | 9781589011601 |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | R128.3 .P67 2007 |
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The medical tradition that developed in the lands of Islam during the medieval period (c. 650-1500) has, like few others, influenced the fates and fortunes of countless human beings. It is the story of contact and cultural exchange across countries and creeds, affecting caliphs, kings, courtiers, courtesans, and the common crowd. This tradition formed the roots from which modern Western medicine arose. Contrary to the stereotypical picture, medieval Islamic medicine was not simply a conduit for Greek ideas, but a venue for innovation and change. The book is organized around five topics: the emergence of medieval Islamic medicine and its intense cross-pollination with other cultures; the theoretical medical framework; the function of physicians within the larger society; medical care as seen through preserved case histories; and the role of magic and devout religious invocations in scholarly as well as everyday medicine. A concluding chapter on the “afterlife” concerns the impact of this tradition on modern European medical practices, and its continued practice today. The book includes an index of persons and their books; a timeline of developments in East and West; and a chapter-by-chapter annotated bibliographic essay.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Mohamed Y Rady |
Author | Joseph L Verheijde |
Abstract | Organ transplantation has become an established treatment option for end-stage organ disease. Both living and end-of-life (so called deceased) organ donation narrow the gap between supply and demand for transplantable organs. Advances in human biology prove that death occurs as a gradual process over time and not as a single discrete event. Declaring death with either neurological criteria (heart-beating organ donation) or circulatory criteria (non-heart-beating organ donation) enables the procurement of transplantable organs before human death is complete, namely, from the incipiently dying donor. Thus, surgical procurement of organs from the incipiently dying donor is the proximate cause of death, raising new questions on end-of-life organ donation. It is imperative to first and foremost care for the patient as a dying person. International Muslim scholars should reevaluate previous Islamic rulings and provide guidance about current practice of end-of-life organ donation. |
Publication | Saudi Medical Journal |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 882-886 |
Date | Jul 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Saudi Med J |
ISSN | 0379-5284 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19618000 |
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Organ transplantation has become an established treatment option for end-stage organ disease. Both living and end-of-life (so called deceased) organ donation narrow the gap between supply and demand for transplantable organs. Advances in human biology prove that death occurs as a gradual process over time and not as a single discrete event. Declaring death with either neurological criteria (heart-beating organ donation) or circulatory criteria (non-heart-beating organ donation) enables the procurement of transplantable organs before human death is complete, namely, from the incipiently dying donor. Thus, surgical procurement of organs from the incipiently dying donor is the proximate cause of death, raising new questions on end-of-life organ donation. It is imperative to first and foremost care for the patient as a dying person. International Muslim scholars should reevaluate previous Islamic rulings and provide guidance about current practice of end-of-life organ donation.
Type | Book |
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Author | Fazlur Rahman |
Series | Health/medicine and the faith traditions |
Place | New York |
Publisher | Crossroad |
Date | 1987 |
ISBN | 0824507975 |
Short Title | Health and Medicine in the Islamic Tradition |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | BP166.72 |
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This is a pioneering attempt to portray the relationship of Islam as a system of faith and as a tradition to human health and health care. The author explores Wellness and Illness in the Islamic World view, the Religious Valuation of Medicine, The Prophetic Medicine, Medical Care, Medical Ethics and Passages.
Type | Book |
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Author | Franz Rosenthal |
Series | Collected studies |
Series Number | CS330 |
Place | Aldershot, Hampshire, Great Britain |
Publisher | Variorum |
Date | 1990 |
ISBN | 0860782824 |
Short Title | Science and Medicine in Islam |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | Q127.M628 R67 1990 |
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The achievements of medieval Muslim scholars in the fields of philosophy, science and medicine are now well recognized, and Franz Rosenthal’s work has been instrumental in helping us to understand these. In this third collection of his articles, he demonstrates the information to be gained from tracing the Greek roots of the science and medicine of the Islamic world in the Middle Ages. Of particular concern here are the Hellenistic or late Hellenistic authors such as Galen, Hippocrates or Ptolemy. These articles show how Muslim writers have preserved much that has been lost in the Greek and played a vital part in ensuring the continuity of the classical tradition, and examine some of the specific ways in which they reacted to and developed it. They also deal with questions such as the place of the physician in society and the medical attitude towards homosexuality. As previously, the opportunity has been taken to add extra notes, and there is further included, published for the first time, a complete bibliography of the author’s works.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | N Sarhill |
Author | S LeGrand |
Author | R Islambouli |
Author | M P Davis |
Author | D Walsh |
Abstract | Islam holds life as sacred and belonging to God and that all creatures will die one day. Suicide is forbidden. Muslims believe death is only a transition between two different lives. The terminally ill Muslim desires to perform five ritual requirements. Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders are acceptable. A deceased Muslim must always be buried after being ritually washed and wrapped. There are different Muslim schools of thought, but they are united regarding their views on death and dying. |
Publication | The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care |
Volume | 18 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 251-255 |
Date | 2001 Jul-Aug |
Journal Abbr | Am J Hosp Palliat Care |
ISSN | 1049-9091 |
Short Title | The terminally ill Muslim |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/11467099 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 11467099 |
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Islam holds life as sacred and belonging to God and that all creatures will die one day. Suicide is forbidden. Muslims believe death is only a transition between two different lives. The terminally ill Muslim desires to perform five ritual requirements. Do not resuscitate (DNR) orders are acceptable. A deceased Muslim must always be buried after being ritually washed and wrapped. There are different Muslim schools of thought, but they are united regarding their views on death and dying.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | G I Serour |
Abstract | Assisted reproductive technology is widely practised around the world for the treatment of virtually all forms of infertility. The application of this technology in the Islamic world had been delayed for many years, based on the misconception that Islamic teachings do not approve assisted reproduction. The paper discusses derivation of Islamic rulings and its impact on the ethics of contemporary issues, including family formation and assisted reproduction. It clearly shows that Islam encourages family formation and assisted reproduction, when indicated, within the frame of marriage. It also discusses differences among Muslim sects, Sunni and Shi'aa. The paper also discusses Islamic rulings on the new emerging practices in assisted reproduction, including surrogacy, multifetal pregnancy reduction, cryopreservation, pregnancy in the post-menopausal period, sex selection and embryo implantation following the husband's death. The moral status of the embryo in Islam is discussed. Organ differentiation and ensoulment are believed to occur at 42 days after fertilization at the earliest. As individuation of the embryo does not occur before 14 days from fertilization, research on surplus embryos during this period is allowed. Similarly, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, gene therapy and non-reproductive cloning for the benefit of humanity are ethically acceptable in Islam. This information should help physicians in their decision before conscientious objection to offering various modalities of assisted reproduction to their infertile patients. |
Publication | Reproductive Biomedicine Online |
Volume | 17 Suppl 3 |
Pages | 34-38 |
Date | 2008 |
Journal Abbr | Reprod. Biomed. Online |
ISSN | 1472-6491 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18983735 |
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Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
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Assisted reproductive technology is widely practised around the world for the treatment of virtually all forms of infertility. The application of this technology in the Islamic world had been delayed for many years, based on the misconception that Islamic teachings do not approve assisted reproduction. The paper discusses derivation of Islamic rulings and its impact on the ethics of contemporary issues, including family formation and assisted reproduction. It clearly shows that Islam encourages family formation and assisted reproduction, when indicated, within the frame of marriage. It also discusses differences among Muslim sects, Sunni and Shi’aa. The paper also discusses Islamic rulings on the new emerging practices in assisted reproduction, including surrogacy, multifetal pregnancy reduction, cryopreservation, pregnancy in the post-menopausal period, sex selection and embryo implantation following the husband’s death. The moral status of the embryo in Islam is discussed. Organ differentiation and ensoulment are believed to occur at 42 days after fertilization at the earliest. As individuation of the embryo does not occur before 14 days from fertilization, research on surplus embryos during this period is allowed. Similarly, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, gene therapy and non-reproductive cloning for the benefit of humanity are ethically acceptable in Islam. This information should help physicians in their decision before conscientious objection to offering various modalities of assisted reproduction to their infertile patients.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | R Shane Tubbs |
Author | Marios Loukas |
Author | Mohammadali M Shoja |
Author | Mohammad Ardalan |
Author | W Jerry Oakes |
Publication | Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 314-317 |
Date | Sep 2008 |
Journal Abbr | J Neurosurg Spine |
ISSN | 1547-5654 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/18928231 |
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The 11th century was culturally and medicinally one of the most exciting periods in the history of Islam. Medicine of this day was influenced by the Greeks, Indians, Persians, Coptics, and Syriacs. One of the most prolific writers of this period was Ibn Jazlah, who resided in Baghdad in the district of Karkh. Ibn Jazlah made many important observations regarding diseases of the brain and spinal cord. These contributions and a review of the life and times of this early Muslim physician are presented.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Okan Turgut |
Author | Kenan Yalta |
Author | Izzet Tandogan |
Abstract | The main source of all inspirational knowledge in Islam is indeed the Holy Qur'an. The verses of the Qur'an as well as the Hadeeth and Sunnah literature have also accumulated a number of teachings and practices in relation to cardiovascular medicine. Islam is actually a comprehensive system of life, which provides mankind with the best forms of balance between the mundane and the spiritual. Early era of Islamic medicine has generated some very famous and notable physicians. The greatest physician of this era was Avicenna who devoted a substantial section of his classic magnum opus, the Canon of Medicine, to cardiovascular disorders. The empirical guidelines and principles of the Qur'an and Sunnah might contribute to the understanding and evaluation of various disturbances of the heart and vessels. Islamic legacy will still continue to inspire the contemporary cardiology in investigating cardiovascular diseases. |
Publication | International Journal of Cardiology |
Date | Oct 24, 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Int. J. Cardiol |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.470 |
ISSN | 1874-1754 |
Short Title | Islamic legacy of cardiology |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19857908 |
Accessed | Monday, November 02, 2009 1:15:45 PM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 19857908 |
Date Added | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Modified | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
The main source of all inspirational knowledge in Islam is indeed the Holy Qur’an. The verses of the Qur’an as well as the Hadeeth and Sunnah literature have also accumulated a number of teachings and practices in relation to cardiovascular medicine. Islam is actually a comprehensive system of life, which provides mankind with the best forms of balance between the mundane and the spiritual. Early era of Islamic medicine has generated some very famous and notable physicians. The greatest physician of this era was Avicenna who devoted a substantial section of his classic magnum opus, the Canon of Medicine, to cardiovascular disorders. The empirical guidelines and principles of the Qur’an and Sunnah might contribute to the understanding and evaluation of various disturbances of the heart and vessels. Islamic legacy will still continue to inspire the contemporary cardiology in investigating cardiovascular diseases.
Type | Book |
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Author | Manfred Ullmann |
Series | Islamic surveys |
Series Number | 11 |
Place | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Date | 1978 |
ISBN | 0852243251 |
Library Catalog | library.bu.edu Library Catalog |
Call Number | D199.3 |
Date Added | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Modified | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
This highly readable survey describes the development of Islamic medicine and its influence on Western medical thought. It explains the main features of Islamic medicine: its system of human physiology; its ideas about the nature of disease; its rules for diet and the use of drugs; and its relationship with astrology and the occult.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Nedim Unal |
Author | Omur Elcioglu |
Publication | Saudi Medical Journal |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 323-328 |
Date | Mar 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Saudi Med J |
ISSN | 0379-5284 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19271057 |
Accessed | Monday, November 02, 2009 1:18:08 PM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 19271057 |
Date Added | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Modified | Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:55:16 AM |
Ibn Al-Haitham (known as Alhazen in Latin [965 Basra, Iraq-1039, Cairo, Egypt]) was a scientist who played an important role in the middle age Islam world. He wrote many books and novels, but only 90 of them are known. His main book Kitab al-Manazir was translated into Western languages in the late twelfth century, and in the early thirteenth century. In this book, he formulated many hypotheses on optical science. The book, which is also known as Optic treasure (opticae thesaurus), affected many famous Western scientists. He became an authority until the seventeenth century in the Eastern and Western countries. Roger Bacon (1212-1294), who made radical changes in the Western optical traditions, reconfirmed Ibn Al-Haitham’s findings. Ibn al-Haitham began his book Kitab al-Manazir with the anatomy and physiology of the eye. He specifically described cornea, humor aqueous, lens, and corpus vitreum. He examined the effect of light on seeing. He caused changes in the prevailing ideas of his age, and suggested that light came from objects, not from the eye. He provided information regarding the optic nerve, retina, iris, and conjunctiva. He showed the system of the eye as a dioptric, and the relations between the parts of the eye. It is understood that he mastered all knowledge on the structure of the eye in his century. The best proof of this is the eye picture that he drew.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | John Urquhart |
Publication | BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) |
Volume | 332 |
Issue | 7533 |
Pages | 120 |
Date | Jan 14, 2006 |
Journal Abbr | BMJ |
DOI | 10.1136/bmj.332.7533.120-b |
ISSN | 1468-5833 |
Short Title | How Islam changed medicine |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/16410600 |
Accessed | Monday, November 02, 2009 1:35:04 PM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 16410600 |
Date Added | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Modified | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Stephen Weatherhead |
Author | Anna Daiches |
Publication | Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Date | Sep 4, 2009 |
Journal Abbr | Psychol Psychother |
DOI | 10.1348/147608309X467807 |
ISSN | 1476-0835 |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19735608 |
Accessed | Monday, November 09, 2009 1:10:10 AM |
Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
Extra | PMID: 19735608 |
Date Added | Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:02:41 PM |
Modified | Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:47:29 AM |
Objectives: The aim of this research was to explore with a heterogeneous Muslim population their understanding of the concept of mental health and how any mental distress experienced by an individual can best be addressed. Design: A qualitative approach was taken. Participants were interviewed, and data analysed thematically. Methods: A sample of 14 Muslims was interviewed according to a semi-structured interview schedule. Participants were recruited via electronic mailing lists, and communications with local Muslim organizations. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Thematic analysis identified seven operationalizing themes that were given the labels ‘causes’, ‘problem management’, ‘relevance of services’, ‘barriers’, ‘service delivery’, ‘therapy content’, and ‘therapist characteristics’. Conclusions: The results highlight the interweaving of religious and secular perspectives on mental distress and responses to it. Potential barriers are discussed, as are the important characteristics of therapy, therapists, and service provision. Clinical implications are presented along with the limitations of this study and suggestions for future research.