by Muhammad Hanif Shiwani, Muhammad Hanif Shiwani. | Dec 31, 2020
Aim: To evaluate the practice of cautery for medical use in the light of Shari’a rules . Method: The history, evolution and current practice of cauterisation for medical purpose were examined. The principles of Islamic Jurisprudence and prophetic practices were...
by Majed Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan Chamsi-Pasha . | Dec 31, 2020
Abstract The impact of Islamic civilization on Western science and medicine between the 9th and 13th centuries is not well remembered by many in the West. While Europe was in the so-called Dark Ages, Muslim physicians like Avicenna, Al-Razi, Al-Zahrawi and others,...
by Dr. Hina J Shahid | Dec 31, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on pre-existing intersecting and compounding inequalities and injustices. Data shows that Muslims in the UK are more likely to die from COVID-191. However, when social deprivation and ethnicity are controlled for, this...
by Musa Mohd Nordin, Sharif Kaf Al-Ghazal, Muhammad Wajid Akhter. | Dec 31, 2020
Introduction COVID-19 affects different cohorts in the population differently and disproportionately. Older people, the male sex, certain ethnic groups, and certain geographical regions have a higher risk of acquiring the infection, experience a more severe form of...
by Dr Sohail Badat, Dr Rohan Butt, Zaheer Badat. | Dec 31, 2020
Abstract During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers were asked to clean-shave their facial hair in order to comply with PPE regulations. This proposed a challenge for Muslim male healthcare workers sporting facial hair as it is intimately...
