A unique edition of this exceptional work by one of the most famous of Muslim scholars. Originally written in Arabic nearly 500 years ago, this book is packed with a detailed description of the most common physical and spiritual diseases experienced by people throughout the ages. Imam Suyuti indicates the remedies for these by drawing both from the Qur'an and the wisdom of the Prophet Muhammad, sall-Allahu `alayhi wa sallam. The positive results and soothing effects of this medicine have been obvious to millions of people during the last fourteen centuries. This unique work gives a clear insight into the causes of illness and healing. Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Wafid said: "Allah put all medicine into half a verse when he said: 'Eat and drink, but not excessively' " (Holy Qur'an: 7:31)
About the Author Abd al-Rahman ibn Kamal al-Din Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Sabiq al-Din, Jelaluddin al-Misri al-Suyuti al-Shafi`i al-Ash`ari, also known as Ibn al-Asyuti (849-911 AH), the mujtahid imam and renewer of the tenth Islamic century, foremost hadith master, encyclopedist, historian, and biographer and probably one of the most prolific of all Islamic writers. There are an enormous number of his essays and treatises preserved today. A number of his writings concerned scientific topics or issues related to natural science and food and regimen, amongst other things. |
