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0708P - TOWARDS A MUSLIM DOCTOR

PowerPoint Presentation by Professor Omar Hasan Kasule MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Professor of Epidemiology and Islamic Medicine University Brunei Darussalam and Visiting Professor of Epidemiology University Malaya


CIVIL TRANSACTIONS
1.0 VISION OF THE ISLAMIC INPUT IN THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM (IIMC)
§         Islamization
§         Legal medicine, fiqh tibbi

2.0 FIVE OBJECTIVES OF IIMC
§         Islamic paradigms and concepts in medicine, mafaahim islamiyyat
§         Allah’s sign in the human body, ayaat al Allah fi al insan
§         Legal aspects of disease and treatment, fiqh tibbi
§         Social background to disease,
§         Professional etiquette, adab al tabiib

3.0 OUTPUT OF IIMC: INTEGRATION
§         The book of revelation, kitaab al wahy
§         The book of empirical science, kitaab al kawn
§         Both books contain signs of Allah, ayaat al llaah
§         Joint reading of the 2 books, al jam ‘u baina al qira atain
§         Integration of the curriculum, the teacher, and the teaching material
§         Integration of values, qiyam, ethics, akhlaq, law, shariah in medicine
§         Holistic medicine: balance, tawaazun; equilibrium, i’itidaal

4.0 OUTPUT OF IIMC: EXCELLENCE, ihsaan
§         Gradation in the 3 fundamentals: Islam then iman then ihsaan
§         Ihsan is the culture of Islam
§         Allah loves ihsan in everything
§         Perfection required in every performance
§         Excellent performance, itiqaan al ‘amal

5.0 CONTENTS OF THE CURRICULUM
§         Asaasiyyaat, fundamentals
§         Fiqh al taarikh, history
§         Fiqh al uluum al tibiyat, basic medical sciences
§         Fiqh al tibaabat, clinical sciences
§         Jama’at, the community (2 hours)
§         Fiqh al qiyadat, leadership (2 hours)

6.0 ASAASIYYAAT, FUNDAMENTALS
§         ‘Aqiidat (Creed)
§         Usuul Al Shariah (Foundations of the Law)
§         ‘Ilm & Ma’arifat (Knowledge)

7.0 FIQH AL TAARIKH - HISTORY
§         Khalq (Creation / Cosmogony)
§         Taariikh Al Ummat (Muslim History)
§         Al Tajdid & Al Islah (Renewal and Reform)

8.0 FIQH AL ULUUM AL TIBIYAT, BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
§         ‘Ilm Al Hayaat (The Biology of Life)
§         Jism Al Insan (The Organism: Structure & Function)
§         ‘Aadaat Al Ma’ishat (Activities of Life / Normal Physiology)

9.0 FIQH AL TIBAABAT, CLINICAL SCIENCES
§         Akhlaaq Al Tibb (Ethics of Medicine)
§         Fiqh Al Amraadh (Disease Conditions)
§         Fiqh Mustajiddaat Al Tibb (Modern Medicine)

10.0 AL JAMA’AT, THE COMMUNITY
§         Arkaan Al Jama’at (Pillars of the Community)
§         Humuum Al Jama’at (Community Concerns)
§         Fiqh Al Mu’amalaat (Civil, Financial, and Judicial Transactions)

11.0 FIQH AL QIYADAT, LEADERSHIP
§         Al Takwiin Al Asaasi (Basic Personality Formation)
§         Qiyadat (Leadership)
§         Idaarat (Management)

PERFECTION, OPTIMALITY, and INCOMPARABILITY -1
§         Kamal al khalq
§         Taswiyat
§         Ta’adiil
§         Taswiir
§         Sunan al kawn

PERFECTION, OPTIMALITY, and INCOMPARABILITY – ANATOMY
§         Parity: gender, organs
§         Symmetry: circular and lateral
§         Laterality
§         Adaptation of structure to function
§         Consistency and predictability
§         Orderly change

PERFECTION, OPTIMALITY, and INCOMPARABILITY - PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
§         Unity of the organism
§         Correlation between structure and function
§         Repeatability
§         Specificity
§         Specialization
§         Complementarity
§         Cooperation
§         Reserve capacity

CONTROL and HOMEOSTASIS
§         Tawaazun, balance
§         Wasatiyyah, centraliness
§         I’itidaal, equilibrium
§         Tadafu’u, action-reaction
§         Tauhid

INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT
§         Harmony of interactions following sunan al Allah
§         Physical environment
§         Biological environment
§         Microbiological environment
§         Chemical environment

ALIMENTARY SYSTEM, maidat
§         Concept of rizq
§         Balancing the internal and external environments
§         Alimentary canal as final pathway for human corruption
§         Difference in diet of believer and non-believer
§         Levels of food: dharurat, hajat, kifayat, fadhl

EXCRETORY SYSTEM
§         Maintain homeostasis: mizan
§         Urinary hygiene

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
§         Predictability and cyclicity of ovarian, menstrual, uterine, and vaginal cycles
§         Menstrual cycle = lunar cycle
§         Menstruation as physiological stress

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
§         Sunan of equilibrium and control
§         Heart energy conversion efficiency is 20%

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
§         Physiological stress of sneezing and special dua

SENSORY SYSTEM
§         Pain as ni’imat from Allah
§         Hunger sensation as a warning
§         Types of hunger: physiological, psychological, and moral

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
§         Family
§         Masjid
§         Ukhuwwat
§         Takaful
§         Shuura
§         Maal

COMMUNITY CONCERNS
§         Life style
§         Sexual perversions
§         Addictions
§         Poverty
§         Violence

SOCIAL ACTION
§         Dawa
§         Social change
§         Professional organizations
§         Social and Disaster Relief Organizations

CIVIL TRANSACTIONS
§         Marriage
§         Divorce & Annulment
§         Inheritance

FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
§         Sales
§         Personal loans
§         Investments
§         Endowments and Gifts

JUDICIAL TRANSACTIONS
§         Crimes
§         Legal competence
§         Etiquette of the judge
§         Pleas and evidence
§         Judgment, conviction, and punishment
§         Forensic evidence
§         Medical malpractice and negligence

SOURCES OF THE LAW
§         Qur’an - primary source
§         Sunnah - primary source
§         Ijma - secondary
§         Qiyaas - secondary
§         Maslahat
§         Sadd al dhari’at

PURPOSES OF THE LAW
§         Diin
§         Life
§         Progeny
§         Intellect
§         Property

PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW
§         Intention, qasd
§         Certainty, yaqeen
§         Injury, dharar
§         Difficulty, mashaqqat
§         Custom, aadat

REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
§         Assisted Reproduction – IVF and IVI
§         Contraception
§         Reproductive cloning
§         Abortion
§         Sex change
§         Sex selection
§         Genetic testing and counseling

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES
§         Life support
§         Euthanasia
§         Solid organ transplantation
§         Cosmetic surgery


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© Professor Omar Hasan Kasule August 2007

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