Islam, Medicine, and Practitioners in Northern Nigeria

The author of this text argues that, although the Islamic and the pre-Islamic Hausa medical systems have much in common, their theoretical and conceptual frameworks are different. They operate from different understandings of the causes of disease and misfortune, and of the appropriate methods to be employed to restore health or alleviate suffering. The book also discusses another significant difference between the Islamic and non-Islamic Hausa medical systems: the mode of preserving and communicating medical knowledge. The early history of Islamic medicine is also described, and its theories, concepts and historical developments are explored.

For this reason Abdullahi depended on al - Suyuti ' s work the Kitab al - Rahma
mentioned earlier to compile the Masalih , though in no place did Abdullahi
mention al - Suyuti or his work . Abdullahi reproduced the Kitab al - Rahma
almost ...