International Institute of Islamic Medicine (IIIM), USA and Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) in collaboration with University of Calicut organised a three-day international conference on History of Islamic Medicine at University of Calicut in Calicut, Kerala from 2 to 4 January 2015.
An international seminar on “The History of Islamic Medical Science and Development of the Modern Medical Science” was held on 2 January. While E T Mohammed Basheer, MP, inaugurated the seminar, those who participated in the seminar include Doctor Mujeeb Rahman, Dr Thajudheen, Dr Razaq and Dr Moitheen Kutty.
E T Mohammed Basheer emphasised the contributions of Muslim Civilization to the development of Medicine. He talked about the ethics which have to be followed by medical professionals. He added, “Ethics cannot be injected with the help of any medicine, rather it should be self-generated and the Holy Qur’ān is the main source of generating ethics in our profession.”
Dr Fakhrudheen Mohammed presided over the conference while Dr Husain Nagamia of International Institute of Islamic Medicine delivered the keynote address.
The main objective of the conference was to exhibit the glorious period of Muslim civilization wherein Muslims contributed a lot to sciences in the Middle Ages.
The purpose, for which IIIM was formed in 1992, is to collect, collate, catalogue, annotate, research and disseminate information about the history of Islamic Medicine. Islamic Medicine was the medicine that developed and was practised during the Islamic period of civilization.
IIIM also aims to research and publicise the multitudinous contributions that Islamic Medicine made to the development of modern medicine. For this purpose IIIM has planned a travelling exhibit on history of Islamic medicine. Under this project IIIM exhibits in cities, nationally and internationally, disseminating information and increasing awareness on the subject. It is also developing a curriculum on History of Islamic Medicine for medical schools and has a proposal for the design and construction of a Museum and a Library of History of Islamic Medicine.