3. MUSLIM CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE

~ 112 ~ scientific method of treatment have for the people? Only when the monotheistic revolution came to the world in the wake of Islam did the door open to that medical progress which saw its culmination in modern medical science. As the Prophet said, “God has sent the remedy for every disease in the world except death.” This saying of the Prophet was the declaration of the leader of a revolution. No sooner did he announce to the world this truth about medicine than history began to be shaped by it in many practical ways. AN EXAMPLE Smallpox is considered one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. It is a highly contagious disease, characterised by fever and the appearance of small spots leaving scars in the form of pits. The symptoms include chill, headache, and backache. The spots appear about the fourth day. This is a fatal disease. Even if one survives the attack, the skin is scarred permanently. According to present records, this disease was identified in Egypt in 1122 B.C. and is also