“Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of night and day, and the ships which run upon the sea with that which is of use to men, and the water which Allah sendeth down from the sky; thereby reviving the earth after its death, and dispersing all kinds of [...]

By Leila Ali 28/06/2001 Anorexia, which means “without appetite,” is an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat. Ninety percent of anorexia cases are women and young girls (Balch, p.321). Although an anorexic female is hungry most of the time, she avoids food for psychological reasons. The exact cause of anorexia is not [...]

Jinn are represented by a huge and varied cast of characters: Beings who are Jinn: ALIEN associated with UFOs, abduction, etc. SPIRIT at a Séance ENTITY conjured up in a Channeling or Ritual POLTERGEIST It is a common modern misperception that the psychokinetic (PK) phenomena of the poltergeist is generated by the human mind– especially [...]

By Salisu Shehu This article seeks to advance an Islamic understanding of the process of human development. It begins with a critique of the Western secular worldview, which relies exclusively on empiricism and reductionism. It also brings out the exclusion of the spiritual dimension and the privileging of materialism in secular developmental psychology. The paper [...]

Shaykh Hisham Muhammad Kabbani, MD Renewed interest in spiritual healing methods will only help to further the state of modern medicine as we benefit from the experiences and knowledge of our predecessors in this noble field of healing. Unfortunately, this topic has too often been ignored and dismissed by many contemporary physicians although these remedies [...]

Prof. Abdul Majid Department of Zoology, Government Postgraduate College, Mansehra, Pakistan We turn to God and He Renews our Strength so that we can run and not grow weary, so that we can walk and not feel faint. The man or woman who turns to God is like a tree planted by a stream. What [...]

By Karima Burns, MH, ND 11/01/2001 Called “one of the oldest systems of personal development encompassing body, mind and spirit” by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, yoga has become one of the fastest growing health trends today. It has been renowned for centuries for its curative powers of movement. Yoga consists of [...]

By Hwaa Irfan Staff writer for the Health and Science section of Islamonline Minorities in Great Britain struggle to find their own identities. According to the World Health Organization this year, depressive disorders are the fourth leading cause of ill health and disability amongst adults worldwide. By 2020, it is expected that mental health disorders [...]

By Dr. Hossam Arafa A genre of medical writing intended as an alternative to the exclusively Greek-based medical systems derived from Galen was that called at-tibb an-nabawi or “Prophetic Medicine.” The authors were clerics, rather than physicians, who advocated traditional medicine as mentioned in the Qur’an and as practiced during the life of Prophet Muhammad. [...]

Causes and Perceptions of Schizophrenia By Karima Burns, MH, ND Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects approximately 1% of the population. One or more of a number of varying factors, including genetic malformations or nutritional imbalances can cause it, and it is an often-misunderstood disease. Thought to be a disturbance in the brain’s chemistry, [...]