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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islam Fundamental Principles and Teachings Modern Medicine Q. Has modern medical science not made a significant progress? A.

There is no doubt about progress in the modern medical science, however, the basic foundations that we have mentioned, which are the principle pillars of general health and wellbeing, have been destroyed, and thus we see mankind is afflicted with all sorts of diseases at an astonishing level to the degree that the huge numbers of physicians, hospitals, and health care facilities are not enough to maintain the health of the general public.

We still remember our fathers who used to enjoy – because of the observing the Islamic teachings on general health – excellent health, total wellbeing, and complete fitness until the last days of their lives, whereas today we see that every household has one or more people suffering from a certain illness and many people suffer from one or several medical complications. Q. What is the remedy then? A.

The remedy is to seriously strive to bring back to existence the general guidelines and the fundamental principles of Islamic teachings on health, and to implement them in our societies, as well as using all the useful facilities of modern medicine and new discoveries, while abandoning the Islamically unlawful issues and the harmful ones amongst them.

Furthermore the way for the tried-and-tested herbal medicine should be opened up so that both traditional and modern medicine could complement one another, and in this way mankind will be saved from the grip of diseases and ailments, and that humanity will not suffer under the yoke of destructive diseases. Islamic Culture Q. Does Islam have any a cultural/educational program? A. Yes, in fact it has the best of programs. Q. What are those programs? A.

Islam has made it compulsory for every Muslim, male and female, to acquire knowledge224, and it identified the [categories of] knowledge the seeking and acquisition of which is mandatory upon the people as being in three categories; The knowledge of Os}ool al-Deen; the fundamental principles or beliefs of Islam, The knowledge of Foroo’ al-Deen; the essential rulings and practices of Islam, The knowledge of Akhlaq & Adab or the Islamic ethics and etiquettes.