Abstract
Therapeutic interventions deal with healthy living i.e., maintenance of good health, dealing with conditions that requires special care such as child birth and healing i.e., treatment and cure of the sickness. Islam guides mankind to have ultimate faith on Allah Almightys approval for healthy living and healing as well as provides guidelines for cleanliness, healthy eating/drinking habits and controlled physical and mental stress. Thus, holistic view of healthy living and healing in Islam is founded both on the faith on the oneness and the almighty authority of Allah as well as physical, social, psychological factors. Revealed scriptures before Qur`an, gave equal emphasis on the same faith and factors. At the same time, different schools of thought of therapeutic interventions deal either with the physical or the metaphysical means of health and healing. This paper will discuss the links and gaps between Islamic principles and practices for health and healing and similar practices in other faith and therapeutic interventions observed in (post)modern community.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(2) 2015 p.119-129
Highlights
Therapeutic interventions deal with the prevention, treatment and cure of the sickness as well as guide to maintain good health and to deal with certain physiological issues that requires special care such as pregnancy and child birth
The current chapter will derive four fundamental principles of health and healing using using Quran and hadith as the primary source of information. These principles and related practices will be compared to identify the links and gaps with different forms of therapeutic interventions dominating in themodern community
“O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is () He Whom ye worship.” [Al-Quran. 2:172]
Summary
Therapeutic interventions deal with the prevention, treatment and cure of the sickness as well as guide to maintain good health and to deal with certain physiological issues that requires special care such as pregnancy and child birth. Practices based on the principles which were revealed at the time of the respective Prophets have been modified too Such modifications are apparent in ritual practices, socio-economic dealings as well as day-to-day life styles of an individual of a modern time when compared to those of an individual of the time of the Prophets. These changes are noticeable in respect to the principles and practices meant for healthy living and healing. The current chapter will derive four fundamental principles of health and healing using using Quran and hadith as the primary source of information These principles and related practices will be compared to identify the links and gaps with different forms of therapeutic interventions dominating in the (post)modern community. At the end this manuscript will highlight how a Muslim can accept the therapeutic interventions developed by people of other faiths
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