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Medicine with a Soul: A Journey of Competence, Compassion, and Conscience
Speech to the MBBS Graduates of the Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM 2025 My dear graduates, Today is a moment of deep significance — not just for you and your families, but for all of us at the Kulliyyah of Medicine. We come together to celebrate your journey, your sacrifices, and your growth. But more than…
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Tawhidic Epistemology and the Islamisation of Knowledge in Medical Education
Introduction The modern university, especially in the fields of science and medicine, often functions within a paradigm that disconnects knowledge from values, science from ethics, and intellect from faith. This fragmented epistemology, rooted in secular modernity, results in professionals who are technically proficient but morally and spiritually unmoored. In the Muslim world, this disjunction has…
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Light of Divine Unity
In the Islamic worldview, knowledge is not categorised into ‘Islamic’ and ‘secular.’ There is only one knowledge — al-‘ilm — bestowed by Allah, whether discovered through divine revelation (wahy) or human reason (‘aql). All beneficial knowledge should ultimately draw us closer to Allah, the All-Knowing. This article explores the field of epidemiology and biostatistics through…