The Muhammadan Cure: The Modern Science of Prophetic Medicine

[Qa'im]

I'm humbled to announce my new book, a product of the COVID-19 quarantine: "The Muhammadan Cure: The Modern Science of Prophetic Medicine". All praise is due to Allah.

"The Muhammadan Cure" compares the medicinal and dietary advice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to contemporary medical findings. It provides a detailed ethical, symbolic, and scientific commentary to dozens of hadiths that pertain to dietary regimen. The book contains over 130 citations to medical journals and scientific articles. 

"The Muhammadan Cure" includes traditional and natural remedies for conditions such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer's, depression, leprosy, kidney disease, tooth decay, osteoporosis, gout, constipation, labour-related complications, infantile colic, erectile dysfunction, and much more. 

Please note that this work is not meant to replace your doctor or your dietician.

Ṭib al-Nabī (“Medicine of the Prophet”) is a vast genre of literature. This book reviews only a small sample of this genre, but the results are eye-opening. Much of the ancient prescriptions given are consistent with the conclusions of controlled studies being published in medical journals today. This should be no surprise to any Muslim, as the Prophet ﷺ received his message from God Almighty.

My hope is that this work will inspire readers to do further research into this topic. Food-related illnesses and conditions are rampant in the worldwide Muslim community, and our Prophet ﷺ found it important enough to speak on this topic in great detail. A healthy regimen, after all, is a daily commitment, like prayer.

The book is available now for only $9.99. You can find it here:

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086PTDH6L?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887914&sr=8-1
 

UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887974&sr=8-1

 

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086R8GTNJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585960962&sr=8-1

[Guest Enis]

Thank you so much.

inshallah I Will buy it!

[AlmondJoy680]

May Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) reward you for all your hard work.

Regards

[abuzahra]

Looks interesting. Could you kindly share the TOC and/or Bibliography? 

Thanks.

[Haji 2003]

55 minutes ago, abuzahra said:

Looks interesting. Could you kindly share the TOC and/or Bibliography? 

Thanks.

If you go to the Amazon link and click the see inside option, you can see the contents and the introduction.

[SoRoUsH]

Awesome!

Thanks brother!

Any idea when the Kindle version will come out?

[Qa'im]

1 hour ago, SoRoUsH said:

Awesome!

Thanks brother!

Any idea when the Kindle version will come out?

Thank you brother. Inshallah it will be out on kindle in the next day or two.

[Qa'im]

6 hours ago, abuzahra said:

Looks interesting. Could you kindly share the TOC and/or Bibliography? 

Thanks.

The bibliography would be too long, but here are the journals I primarily rely on.

[Lebanese Princess]

Waiting to get this on kindle 

[Qa'im]

Good news, the book is now available on kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086R8GTNJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585960962&sr=8-1

[Lebanese Princess]

1 hour ago, Qa'im said:

Good news, the book is now available on kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086R8GTNJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585960962&sr=8-1

Am so thrilled! I just bought it and will review when I’m finished! 

[MuhammadFreeman]

Salam

Good book, but I'm worried about the word "Muhammadan", as it has been used by crusaders with minimal understanding of Islam, much like the word "Moslem"

[Qa'im]

4 minutes ago, MuhammadFreeman said:

Salam

Good book, but I'm worried about the word "Muhammadan", as it has been used by crusaders with minimal understanding of Islam, much like the word "Moslem"

Ws, I understand your concern. “Muhammadi” is a term sometimes used in the Islamic context (such as Salman al-Muhammadi), and for the title, I considered “al-Shifa’ al-Muhammadi” to be like a synonym to the standard “Tib al-Nabawi”.

[313_Waiter]

Masha’Allah

May Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) bless you with wisdom to continue writing books and spreading the message of Ahlul Bayt (عليه السلام).

[SoRoUsH]

سلام brother @Qa'im

Could you tell us what methodology you used to select narrations for this book? Did you select only narrations with acceptable isnad, or did you include weak isnad, too? 

Thank you!

Edited April 5, 2020 by SoRoUsH

[Qa'im]

1 minute ago, SoRoUsH said:

Could you tell us what methodology you used to select narrations for this book? Did you select only narrations with acceptable isnad, or did you include weak isnad, too? 

Pages 7-9 of the book:

The Muhammadan Cure revivifies Ṭib al-Nabī by Abu’l ʿAbbās Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad al-Mustaghfirī (d. 1041 CE). Al-Mustaghfirī was a notable Ḥanafī Ashʿarī ḥadīth scholar born in Nasaf, Uzbekistan in the fifth Islamic century. The book came to acclaim and prominence among both Sunnī and Shīʿī medieval scholars. It was included in ʿAllāmah al-Majlisī’s magnum opus Bīḥār al-Anwār in the seventeenth century. There are two surviving versions of the book; I used the one preserved in Bīḥār.

Although the book contains many well-established narrations from the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, not all its reports can be classified as ṣaḥīḥ. However, according to most scholars, strict isnād analyses are necessary only for theology (ʿaqā’id) and law (aḥkām). These metrics are often not used in tafsīr, tārīkh, mawāʿith, and other supererogatory areas of religion, including Ṭib. Secondly, the scientific merit of these aḥadīth can be a modern metric for their veracity.

METHODS

I first reviewed the original Arabic of the full Ṭib al-Nabī and an existing translation. The book consists of one hundred and fifty-six reports. I selected fifty-eight of the reports that made prescriptive, medicinal statements. Reports that were not included were mostly less relevant to our study.

After selecting the reports, I re-translated them from Arabic to English. I then compared the statements made in these aḥadīth to studies published in the U.S National Library of Medicine, the British Journal of Nutrition, the Journal of Epidemiology, the Journal of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, the Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism, the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology, the Journal of Food Protection, JAMA Internal Medicine, the Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, the Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, and other scientific and dietary journals and articles.

I summarized my findings below each ḥadīth. If the current medical findings did not support a ḥadīth; or if there were differences of opinion among medical professionals, I mentioned that in the commentary, to avoid confirmation bias.

I also looked up existing Islamic commentaries of some of these reports. I included other relevant aḥadīth from established sources in my comments. Any aḥadīth that are not from al-Mustaghfirī’s work were not bolded. I included ethical, symbolic, and spiritual dimensions to my commentaries, as not all aḥadīth are to be looked at exclusively from a naturalist lens.

The book was then reviewed by two licensed medical doctors. I made revisions based on their expert advice.

The aḥadīth were then organized into custom chapters.

[alyko]

Salam aloykom! I'm rn buying it on Kindle. cheers maybe this will help some of my OCD haha. inshAllah

[SoRoUsH]

سلام brother @Qa'im 

In your book, bread is regarded highly as a good food; rice, too. 

Could you elaborate, what kinds of bread and rice are recommended? Any indication on whether they should be white or brown? 

Thank you!

[Qa'im]

4 hours ago, SoRoUsH said:

Could you elaborate, what kinds of bread and rice are recommended? Any indication on whether they should be white or brown? 

The Prophet would eat barley bread; but there are also indications that barley was eaten out of poverty rather than preference. As for rice, bulgur is preferred. White rice is more processed, and usually not as healthy as brown.

[root]

Got it on Kindle.........I'm always for supporting a job well done. Good work Qaim, May Allah reward you. Can't wait to read it. 

[SoRoUsH]

18 hours ago, Qa'im said:

The Prophet would eat barley bread; but there are also indications that barley was eaten out of poverty rather than preference. As for rice, bulgur is preferred. White rice is more processed, and usually not as healthy as brown.

Alright. I just ordered some bulgur from Amazon. going to try to make a Harrisa dish. Any recipes that would resemble the type of Harrisa that the Prophet ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)) would eat?

[SoRoUsH]

I find the following narration very interesting! 

وقال صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : كل الباذنجان واكثر فانها شجرة رأيتها في الجنة . فمن اكلها على انها داء كانت داءاً ، ومن اكلها على انها دواء كانت دواءاً .  

The Prophet ﷺ said, “Eat eggplant often, for it is a plant that I saw in Paradise. So, one who eats it thinking that it is a malady, then it is a malady; and one who eats it thinking that it is a remedy, then it is a remedy.”

This narration implies that our thinking/opinion about some food, changes the effect of the food on us. In other words, the food itself isn't objectively good or bad. It's our thought of it that makes it good or bad for us. 

What this may mean is that our thoughts either change the state of a food or they change the state of our body, which takes in the food. If we're mentally worried about a food, then that would physically change the ingestion and digestion aspects of the food, or the very nature of the food.

I also find the usage of "so" very interesting. The malleability of the food seems to be associated with its presence in paradise. 

[habib e najjaar]

On 4/16/2020 at 9:52 AM, SoRoUsH said:

I find the following narration very interesting! 

وقال صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : كل الباذنجان واكثر فانها شجرة رأيتها في الجنة . فمن اكلها على انها داء كانت داءاً ، ومن اكلها على انها دواء كانت دواءاً .  

The Prophet ﷺ said, “Eat eggplant often, for it is a plant that I saw in Paradise. So, one who eats it thinking that it is a malady, then it is a malady; and one who eats it thinking that it is a remedy, then it is a remedy.”

This narration implies that our thinking/opinion about some food, changes the effect of the food on us. In other words, the food itself isn't objectively good or bad. It's our thought of it that makes it good or bad for us. 

Hmm.. interestingly I know someone who loves eggplant but is severely allergic to them. I also know another sis who absolutely loves and craves honey but is unable to keep it in her body for more than a few seconds and throws up severely. She is particularly interested in eating it because of its healing properties and being among the sunnahs but cannot.

Thoughts?

[Qa'im]

According to this report, eggplant is a fruit of Paradise that the Prophet may have seen during his ascension (miʿrāj). If it is paradisal, then it must in essence be good.

The narration appears to iterate the logic of placebo, as one who simply believes that the eggplant is harmful will be harmed, and one who simply believes that the eggplant is beneficial will find benefit. A common theory is that one’s expectation can cause one’s body to produce effects similar to what a medication might have caused, positive or negative.[1] The stronger the expectation, the stronger the effect. This shows the significance of one’s mindset in healing – optimism has a biomedical function. In truth, healing is a very human experience, as humans are the only beings that are known to ingest a substance with the hope, faith, and knowledge that they will recover.

Eggplants are mostly beneficial to one’s health. The fibre, potassium, vitamins, antioxidants, anthocyanins and flavonoids can reduce the risk of heart disease, decrease levels of bad cholesterol, reduce the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, help prevent tumor growth, and help prevent age-related macular degeneration in the eyes.[2]

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[1] “What is the Placebo Effect?”, WebMD, https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect#1

[2] Megan Ware, “Eggplant health benefits and tasty tips”, Medical News Today, https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279359

[Aflower]

@Qa'im I’ve got both your books brother. I purchased the first one on kindle and the second one I’ve got on kindle unlimited in the UK. 

I’m making my way through the first one. MashAllah very good so far. 

[alih13]

On 4/3/2020 at 7:18 PM, Qa'im said:

Thank you brother. Inshallah it will be out on kindle in the next day or two.

salaam brother,

I am trying to quit severe addiction to marijuana, can you help?

[Hameedeh]

On 4/16/2020 at 1:09 PM, habib e najjaar said:

I also know another sis who absolutely loves and craves honey but is unable to keep it in her body for more than a few seconds and throws up severely. She is particularly interested in eating it because of its healing properties and being among the sunnahs but cannot.

If she is eating it on a piece of bread or by a spoon, it might be her gagging reflex to the thickness of the honey. Has she stirred the honey in  tea or water?

[SoRoUsH]

Excellent book. Short, but packed with useful, practical narrations, related to health.

I've already added some of its recommendations to my regular diet. 

Thank you brother @Qa'im

[khamosh21]

On 5/17/2020 at 1:45 PM, alih13 said:

salaam brother,

I am trying to quit severe addiction to marijuana, can you help?

try these breathing excercises... they will get rid of any cravings and withdrawal symptoms... this plus cold showers

[Phoenix2cool]

You did a great job. Its very informative and useful .Thank you so much.

[Zainuu]

On 4/2/2020 at 11:26 PM, Qa'im said:

I'm humbled to announce my new book, a product of the COVID-19 quarantine: "The Muhammadan Cure: The Modern Science of Prophetic Medicine". All praise is due to Allah.

"The Muhammadan Cure" compares the medicinal and dietary advice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to contemporary medical findings. It provides a detailed ethical, symbolic, and scientific commentary to dozens of hadiths that pertain to dietary regimen. The book contains over 130 citations to medical journals and scientific articles. 

"The Muhammadan Cure" includes traditional and natural remedies for conditions such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer's, depression, leprosy, kidney disease, tooth decay, osteoporosis, gout, constipation, labour-related complications, infantile colic, erectile dysfunction, and much more. 

Please note that this work is not meant to replace your doctor or your dietician.

Ṭib al-Nabī (“Medicine of the Prophet”) is a vast genre of literature. This book reviews only a small sample of this genre, but the results are eye-opening. Much of the ancient prescriptions given are consistent with the conclusions of controlled studies being published in medical journals today. This should be no surprise to any Muslim, as the Prophet ﷺ received his message from God Almighty.

My hope is that this work will inspire readers to do further research into this topic. Food-related illnesses and conditions are rampant in the worldwide Muslim community, and our Prophet ﷺ found it important enough to speak on this topic in great detail. A healthy regimen, after all, is a daily commitment, like prayer.

The book is available now for only $9.99. You can find it here:

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086PTDH6L?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887914&sr=8-1
 

UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887974&sr=8-1

 

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086R8GTNJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585960962&sr=8-1

Salaam,

Mashallah, may Allah bless you with more knowledge and wisdom. May Allah reward you for your excellent works. Will look forward on reading this inshallah.

[Abdul-Hadi]

I've always hoped that one day, I would be inspired and driven enough to be able to write a book. The problem is, I'm not knowledgeable enough on any one topic to be able to do so. I have a little knowledge about a lot of different little topics rather than one that I am a master in.

[Panzerwaffe]

On 6/21/2021 at 5:44 PM, Abdul-Hadi said:

I've always hoped that one day, I would be inspired and driven enough to be able to write a book. The problem is, I'm not knowledgeable enough on any one topic to be able to do so. I have a little knowledge about a lot of different little topics rather than one that I am a master in.

Brother you haves tremendous humility to say that but you are severely under estimating yourself

[Panzerwaffe]

On 4/2/2020 at 11:26 PM, Qa'im said:

I'm humbled to announce my new book, a product of the COVID-19 quarantine: "The Muhammadan Cure: The Modern Science of Prophetic Medicine". All praise is due to Allah.

"The Muhammadan Cure" compares the medicinal and dietary advice of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to contemporary medical findings. It provides a detailed ethical, symbolic, and scientific commentary to dozens of hadiths that pertain to dietary regimen. The book contains over 130 citations to medical journals and scientific articles. 

"The Muhammadan Cure" includes traditional and natural remedies for conditions such as heart disease, cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer's, depression, leprosy, kidney disease, tooth decay, osteoporosis, gout, constipation, labour-related complications, infantile colic, erectile dysfunction, and much more. 

Please note that this work is not meant to replace your doctor or your dietician.

Ṭib al-Nabī (“Medicine of the Prophet”) is a vast genre of literature. This book reviews only a small sample of this genre, but the results are eye-opening. Much of the ancient prescriptions given are consistent with the conclusions of controlled studies being published in medical journals today. This should be no surprise to any Muslim, as the Prophet ﷺ received his message from God Almighty.

My hope is that this work will inspire readers to do further research into this topic. Food-related illnesses and conditions are rampant in the worldwide Muslim community, and our Prophet ﷺ found it important enough to speak on this topic in great detail. A healthy regimen, after all, is a daily commitment, like prayer.

The book is available now for only $9.99. You can find it here:

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086PTDH6L?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Canada:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887914&sr=8-1
 

UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086PTDH6L/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585887974&sr=8-1

 

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086R8GTNJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+muhammadan+cure&qid=1585960962&sr=8-1

Amazing ! Cant wait to get my copy

Thanks 

[Abdul Rahim al-Hasan]

Bismillahi Irrahman Irrahiim

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuh,

 

Allah grant your blessings generously to sheikh Bilah Muhammed. 

Commander of the faithfull, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (عليه السلام) has said: "The sciences are in three groups: Science of the religions decrees, science of the medical cure and the science of the clear speech." 

https://balaghah.net/old/nahj-htm/eng/id/article/imam-ali/0004.htm

 

In faith I give my prayers and farewell,

May Peace and blessing of Allahs graciousness be showered upon you in this life as well as in the hereafter. 

Allahumma sallialaa Muhammed wa Aali Muhammed Wa azjel farajzahum

O Creator of us who created what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and everything in between only for the sake and love for the Prophet Muhammed - The Chosen One, Ali - The one who is pleased To Allahs verdict, Fatima - The orginator, the collector and divider of the Thy light, Hasan and Husein whos names are from thy grace of goodness and ethical. 

Send your blessing to Holy Household and accept our prayers and deeds, - forgive our mistakes, and bypass calamities that are heading towards us due to our ungratefulness and make us grateful of your graciousness when you have shown us the sign that you have saved us from the accident and what you have set for the one to be trialed and in times it do reach us and then reach with the remembrance of your Sovereignty and that in the day of judgement there will be no relief and the trials and the tribulations will be not lighten or posted nor removed away only else to those you have granted repentance in the graciousness of thy mercy. You are the all Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Grant us the light that widens our vision in darkness with knowledge of halal and haram and what benefits in this world and the hereafter and guide our soul to be in serenity of thy ever presence and satisfied to condition of our state that would be in a way that our own desires would not lead us astray to self glorify or forget the bounties you have set tied in the decrees not exceed to and to protect the those who believe. Grant us the intercession of the Imam of our time, and make us accounted among to those who are waiting and hoping of the reappearance of twelfth Imam.

 

In faith I leave you in the protection of the All-Mighty.

لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ ۖ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ ۚ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Surat Al-Baqara : 256

سورة البقرة : ٢٥٦

There is no compulsion in religion: rectitude has become distinct from error. So one who disavows fake deities and has faith in Allah has held fast to the firmest handle for which there is no breaking; and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.

 

اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُمْ مِنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

Surat Al-Baqara : 257

سورة البقرة : ٢٥٧

Allah is the wali of the faithful: He brings them out of darkness into light. As for the faithless, their awliya are the fake deities, who drive them out of light into darkness. They shall be the inmates of the Fire, and they will remain in it [forever].

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ ۖ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

Surat An-Nisaa : 59

سورة النساء : ٥٩

O you who have faith! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you. And if you dispute concerning anything, refer it to Allah and the Apostle, if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more favourable in outcome.

 

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَحِيمًا

Surat An-Nisaa : 64

سورة النساء : ٦٤

We did not send any apostle but to be obeyed by Allah’s leave. Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded to Allah for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for them [to Allah]for forgiveness, they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful.

 

إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ ۗ وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ

Surat Aal-i-Imraan : 19

سورة آل عمران : ١٩

Indeed, with Allah religion is Islam, and those who were given the Book did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. And whoever denies Allah’s signs [should know that] Allah is swift at reckoning.