Author(s):
Maimuna Usman Gaya, maimunausmangaya67@gmail.com,
Fadimatu Adamu, fatimaadamu977@gmail.com,
Abstract:
The focus of the paper is highlighting the role of Islam in the management of Health Challenges among the
Muslim Ummah. The significance of the paper is its essence in examining the challenges and proffering
possible remedies. In essence, health is wealth and it cannot be compromised. Health is the wellbeing of
the individual. With health a person can function properly while a sick person cannot. Nevertheless, Islam
takes into consideration the wellbeing of all Muslims so that they can worship Allah (S.W.T) and to work
hard for earning lawful means, obtaining reward and securing admission to al-Jannah on the Day of
Judgement. Yet, in the circumstance of illness, a patient that is patience, meditating and prayerful will
equally earn reward and even sins can also be cleaned off. The paper adopts a survey of related literature
and observation of some health-related cases within the family and the society. The findings of the paper
reveal that Islam provides some guidelines in treating and handling patients for convenience and
comfortability. Such as observation of the time for prayers, observation of Ramadan fasting even in sick
conditions, being modest, minimizing direct physical contact between patient of the opposite sex and the
healthcare personnel among others. The paper concludes and recommends that patients should be reminded
about prayer time and period of Ramadan, assistance should be rendered to the patients. Government should
try to incorporate female treating and handling female patients, while male should equally treat and handle
male patients among others
IWF