Are Muslims Meant to Be Sleep Deprived?

Does Islam clash with sleep science?  The Muslim’s sleep is seasonal. The 5 prayers rhythm our life.  Depending on the season and the country, you might wake up for Fajr (1 hour before sunrise) after a short night.  And if you want to do like the...

Islamic Medicine from a Sufi Perspective (Part 2)

A Sufi Follows In the Prophet’s Footsteps Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash Sayings of the Prophet  Before listing the foods of the Prophet, it is useful to know some of his manners related to eating.   The messenger of Allah said in Sahih...

Islamic Medicine from a Sufi Perspective (Part 1)

While researching for my previous article “Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet”, I came across a book called “The book of Sufi Healing”.  The author, Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chishti, starts his back cover by writing:  “To...

Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet

There’s no better time to renew our interest in the medicine of the Prophet (Al-Tibb al-Nabawi).  Personally, I’m mistrustful of pharmaceutical companies. I don’t think they have our best interest in mind.   So if I can avoid...