Medicine in the Qur'an and Sunnah : An Intellectual Reappraisal of the Legacy and Future of Islamic Medicine and Its Represent

Expanding a paper he read at a conference of Nigerian Muslim medical and paramedical students, Adamu suggests how the traditional medicine heritage in Islamic holy writing and the tenets of modern medicine can coexist and complement each other. He covers seeking for knowledge, preventive medicine, curative medicine, health policies, research and development, spiritual health, public health issues, necessity dictates exception, and Muslims and the practice of medicine. The first edition was published in 2006. Distributed in the US by the African Books Collective. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)