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Presented at a Workshop on Islamic Medical Education organized by the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Muhammadiyah Jogjakarta and the Forum of Islamic Medicine (FOKI – Forum ke dokteran Islam) at Jogjakarta on 24-25^th August 2007 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.

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, shari’at 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 Shari’at (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)

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