Medicine of The Prophet

Author: Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Publisher: ILQA Publications
Translator: Penelope Johnstone
Pages: 318
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 978-99-640-145-2

About the Book:
Medicine of the Prophet is a combination of religious and medical information, providing advice and guidance on the two aims of medicine the preservation and the restoration of health-in careful conformity with the teachings of Islam as enshrined in the Qur an and hadith. Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d.75141/13501D) as part of his work Zád 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.

About the Translator:
Penelope Johnstone holds a doctorate in the history of Arabic medicine and herbals. She has undertaken fieldwork in the Syria-Jordan region and spent a year with the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford. Having lived and travelled extensively in the Middle East, she now teaches Arabic at Oxford University.