16 research outputs found
Study and Review of Medical Treatise Written by Nizamuddin Ahmad Gilani
No full textNizamuddin Ahmad Gilani’s “Medical Treatise” is a concise Persian-language treatise on medical sciences. Nizamuddin Ahmad was a prominent physician during the Safavid era, with a substantial body of work across various scientific domains, particularly medicine. His scholarly contributions underscore Gilani’s expertise in numerous scientific disciplines, with a particular emphasis on medical knowledge. The “Medical Treatise” comprises an introduction and fifteen chapters. In the introduction, the author explores the significance of medical science based on verses from the Holy Qur’an, hadiths attributed to the Holy Prophet and Imams, as well as the wisdom of sages, equating it with religious and Sharia studies. Subsequently, in the fifteen chapters, the text delves into the description of diseases, their causes and treatments, and the insights of esteemed sages like Galen, Hippocrates, and Luqman. This research focuses on the examination and review of the medical treatise available in the Library, Museum, and Documents Center of the Islamic Council
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AS AN EMERGENT THREAT IN MILITARY READINESS AGAINST STATE DEFENSE; HOW TO HANDLE AND OVERCOME IT
No full textCardiovascular disease has shown a profound increase year by year which leading cause of death globally, accounts for 38 million people each year for mortality with almost three-quarters of deaths occurring in lower-middle countries. In 2014 US army statistics shown 9.4% of army personnel had cardiovascular disease, compared to 6.8% in 2007. The aims of this study are to provide an overview of cardiovascular disease in military personnel, risk factors obtained in military personnel, and preventive measures taken to reduce the progression of cardiovascular disease. It was Descriptive Observational Study with focus in literature study. The data was collected by literature with associated in military morbidities, military cardiovascular factor and preventive health. Cardiovascular risk factors could be the important point to intervene to gain more benefits that could ameliorate the progression of cardiovascular disease. Many factors that influence Military personnel include strategic factors, external and internal factors that could contribute to the health condition. Preventive health is very important to improve the health condition of military personnel considering that various deadly diseases like cardiovascular disease can be prevented through preventive health activities, so the fatal consequences and loss of life and large assets can be eliminated or at least minimized. There are various efforts to improve the implementation of preventive health development, including intensive health education socialization, Military routine health check-ups as screening, military hospital big data as basis data, and military personal handbook. Programs for the implementation of preventive health development could be run with obligation from Higher Military Office
Feasibility of epilepsy follow‐up care through telemedicine: a pilot study on the patient's perspective
No full textPurpose: Cost analysis and patient satisfaction with telemedicine in epilepsy care.
Methods: This controlled study included out-of-town epilepsy patients coming to follow-up at the University of Alberta hospital epilepsy clinic. After an informed consent, patients were randomized to either conventional (n = 18) or telemedicine (n = 23) clinics. Patients or caregivers filled patient satisfaction and travel cost questionnaires in both alternatives. Cost per visit analysis included costs of traveling, lodging, and lost productivity.
Results: Average age of the population was 41 years (range 19-73; 45% women). Eighty-three percent of patients preferred their next visit through telemedicine. About 90% of patients indicated a need for companion travel (mainly by car) to conventional clinic. For the conventional group patients the value of lost productivity was CAD 8.50, and the value of car mileage CAD 466.00. Patient costs for telemedicine were CAD $35.85. Telemedicine production costs are similar to the patients' savings in traveling and lost productivity. About 90% of patients in both groups were satisfied with the quality of the service.
Conclusion: Telemedicine can play a role in follow-up care of epilepsy patients, reduce patient costs, and improve patient satisfaction. This is the first full-time epilepsy telemedicine clinic in Western Canada.Peer reviewedFinal article publishedPatient satisfactionCost analysisTelehealthTelemedicineEpileps
Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUmar ibn ‘Alī Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī and his book named "Jawāhir al-Fiqh"
No full textBu çalışmada “İbn Sahibi’l-Hidaye” olarak meşhur, Nizamuddin Ömer İbn Ali Burhaneddin el-Merğinânî’nin (620 h. ?) “Cevâhirü’l-Fıkh” kitabının tahkiki ve incelemesi yapılmıştır. Müellif, Hanefi fıkhında yazılmış “el-Hidâye Şerhu’l-Bidaye” adlı kitabın yazarı Burhaneddin el-Merğinânî’nin çocuklarından biridir. Merğinânî’nin çok sayıdaki oğlundan ilmî faaliyetleriyle önce çıkanlarından biri de Nizamuddin Ömer’dir. Nizamuddin, “Cevâhirü’l-Fıkh” adlı kitabında özellikle Mâverâünnehir bölgesi ulemasının muhtasarları olmak üzere Hanefi mezhebinin birçok muhtasarını bir araya toplamış ve eserini babasının “el-Hidâye” kitabındaki tertibi üzere düzenlemiştir.
Bu araştırma üç bölüme ayrılmıştır: Birinci bölümde tahkikte kullanılan yazma nüshalarla ilgili bilgiler verilmiş, ayrıca müellifin hayatı ve ilmi konumu ele alınmıştır. İkinci bölümde müellifin kitabını telifteki üslubu analiz edilmiş, hüküm istidlalindeki yolları ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca araştırmada kullanılan kaynaklar incelenmiştir. Son olarak kitabın Hanefi fıkhındaki önemi ve akademi dünyasına sunacağı katkılar işlenmiştir. Üçüncü bölümde ise metnin tahkiki yapılmış, gerekli dipnotlar, açıklamalar ve çeşitli fihristler eklenmiştir.This thesis is meant to study and explore the book "Jawāhir al-Fiqh" wich is written by Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUmar ibn ‘Alī Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī (d.620). The Autor is the son of the al-Hidāyah’s author. He is one of Burhān al-Dīn al- Marghīnānī’ children, who wrote al-Hidāyah Sharḥ al-Bidāyah which is a well-known Ḥanafī’s book. Al- Marghīnānī had many children known by their knowledge in courtiers of beyond the two rivers, and Niẓām al-Dīn ʻUmar was of the most salient among them. The book, addressed in this thesis, his author composed it depending on eight abstracts mukhtaṣar of the Ḥanafī’s books, especially from the area lived Niẓām al-Dīn in. He categorised his book on his father’s book style in al-Hidāyah. He categorised the chapters as his father had done in his book.
The research is divided into three divisions: The first one includes the study of the author’s life and his scientific value, in addition to pointing out to information about the copies of the manuscripts relied on this search. The second section, analysed the style of the author in his book and tried to find out his main methodologies in the inference. The search included the sources of the book that were adopted in the search. I pointed out, Finally, to the importance of the book in the Ḥanafī’s school, and its main contribution to the knowledge.
The third section has focused on the manuscripts, I have studied the text and raised the issues and commented on it. At the end, I added the index required to the search
Fatwas of condemnation: Islam and the limits of dissent
No full textFatwas of condemnation : Islam and the limits of dissent examines a particularly rich and relatively untapped source for Islamic intellectual history, namely the genre of legal writing represented by the compendia of Islamic legal response to examine the limits of dissent in Islam. Not confining himself to a particular period of history, but having chosen certain recurring issues as being particularly illustrative of the dynamics of dissent in Islam, the author has focused on fatwas that derived principally from an attempt by the ‘ulama’ to define and fix the limits of dissent and spare the Islamic community of what they viewed as the detrimental effects of actions, doctrines or movements that were seen not to be in its best interests (maslaha)
A Critique on the Book Sufi Interpretations of the Qur'an
No full textAmong Western Quran scholars who have viewed Islamic texts، especially the Qur'an، with fairness، Christine Sands، in her book Sufi Interpretations of the Qur'an from the Fourth to the Ninth Century، first examines the hermeneutical presuppositions of Sufism and then makes an analytical comparison between the methods. The mystics of the commentator follow the story of Moses and Khidr، the story of Mary and the verse of Light. In reviewing this book، after looking at the advantages and positive aspects of the work، some of the content weaknesses of this research that the author has noticed have been addressed. A significant part of the taste-interpretive points in this book is based on the materials that have been quoted from Abdul Razzaq Kashani and the interpretive parts of Gharaib Al-Quran Nizamuddin Araj Neyshabouri and then Ala Al-Dawlah Semnani. Most of the interpretive issues in Gharaib al-Quran are taken from Najmiyya Interpretations. Paying attention to this point could change the order of the topics and the final evaluation of the author. Also، some cases of weakness in the translation of the work have been noticed، which has led to the confusion of the Persian text. The evidence presented for these weaknesses was not a case of differences of taste in translation
Nearfield imaging for noninvasive monitoring of hyperthermia treatment
No full textHyperthermia treatment has the potential to enhance cancer therapy and reduce the side effects associated with conventional therapeutic plans. Commercial systems depend typically on narrowband operation and exploit single element applicators to drive energy into treated tissue. In addition, monitoring of thermal distribution depends on invasive intraluminal or interstitial probes. This research aims at developing a proficient platform that addresses some challenges of hyperthermia therapy. A system is suggested that depends on multichannel wideband operation, and implements applicator array. The configuration of this system allows the control of energy localization at various depth of tumors. In addition, the information associated with scattered wideband signals allow performing nearfield imaging, to reconstruct tissue characteristics maps. To investigate system performance, a model is developed of the forward problem, incorporating dispersive wideband models of tissue properties. A tool is developed to generate a dictionary that relates scattered signals to material features. Solution of the inverse problem is conducted based on compressed sensing techniques. Orthogonal matching pursuit OMP models are developed to enhance the resolution of image reconstruction. With the dependence of tissue electrical properties on temperature, thermal maps are generated.
Practical aspects of the nonlinearity associated with wideband power amplifiers are incorporated in the model. Analysis of the reconstructed images reveals the validity of the proposed techniques. In particular, encouraging results are obtained of thermal mapping, denoting the potential of using nearfield imaging as a noninvasive thermometry tool, in monitoring hyperthermia treatment.</p
The Effect of Co-solvent on the Solubility of a Sparingly Soluble Crystal of Benzoic Acid
No full textAbstractThe Benzoic acid is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, plasticizers and food preservative which show low aqueous solubility and dissolution rate. The investigation has been made to improve the solubility of benzoic acid by using co-solvent. The co-solvent solution is prepared by using glycerol in water by volume ratio. The result shows the relation between solubility in different co-solvent and temperature whereby as the percentage of glycerol increase, the solubility of benzoic acid increase. A similartrend was depicted in term of solubility relation with temperature as the temperature increase amount of benzoic acid dissolved also increase. Thermodynamics dissociation constant, pKa are directly proportional totemperature between 30oC and 90oC. Enthalpy and entropy change of the dissociation process are 2.907kJ/mole and -24.09J/mole respectively. Gibbs free energy of dissociation at 30oC, 60oC and 90oC are -4.390 KJ/mole, -5.114 KJ/mole and 5.837 KJ/mole respectively depicted that the solubility increased with temperature
Development of a 100 mm-Diameter Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar for High Strain Rate Characterization of Concrete
No full textThe Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) is an experimental technique used to examine the behavior of materials at high strain rates. The aim of this paper is to present the development of a SHPB for the testing of concrete at high strain rates. The construction of the SHPB is detailed, including the important decisions made during its development. The basic calibration of the setup has been performed. The ordinary and fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) specimens (M30) with a diameter of 100 mm and L/D ratio of 0.5 are tested at a strain rate of about 50 to 65 s−1. The comparison of the results from the SHPB test and the quasi-static test is also presented. From the results, it is concluded that the developed SHPB is giving consistent results for the ordinary concrete, whereas for FRC specimens, there is a difference in the peak stress, which could be the variabilities in the dispersion of fibers in the concrete. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd
Holy sites and pilgrimage centres in Sufism and Shiism
No full textArtykuł prezentuje panoramę najważniejszych i najbardziej reprezentatywnych miejsc świętych i pielgrzymkowych muzułmańskiego świata ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ruchu pielgrzymkowego w dwóch krajach Azji Centralnej (Kazachstan i Uzbekistan). W pierwszym rzędzie omówiony został rytuał obowiązkowej pielgrzymki (hadżdż) do najświętszych miejsc islamu w Mekce oraz odwiedziny (zijara) grobu Proroka w Medynie i świętego miasta Jerozolimy. W klasycznym islamie sunnickim związanym z nurtem sufickim oraz w islamie szyickim istnieje bardzo dużo miejsc sakralnych odwiedzanych przez pielgrzymujących muzułmanów i związanych z postaciami świętych lub zasłużonych dla religii muzułmańskiej. Muzułmańscy święci uważani są w sufizmie za „przyjaciół Boga” (wali Allah), podobnie jak w szyizmie – Imam Ali i pozostali Imamowie szyiccy. Na grobach wielu znanych muzułmańskich świętych zostały wybudowane wspaniałe mauzolea i sanktuaria. Do najbardziej znanych mauzoleów w islamie sunnickim związanym z sufizmem należą: mauzoleum Rumiego w Konji, Ibn al-Arabiego w Damaszku, Kadira al-Dżilaniego w Bagdadzie, Hazrata Nizamuddina Auliya w Delhi, Ahmadu Bamby w Toubie (Senegal), Ahmada Jasawiego Chodżdży w Turkiestanie (Kazachstan), Baha-ad-Dina Nakszbanda nieopodal Buchary (Uzbekistan), w islamie szyickim natomiast – sanktuarium Imama Alego w Nadżafie, Imama Husajna w Karbali (Irak) czy Imama Rezy w Meszhedzie (Iran).
Autor artykułu podkreśla rozwój muzułmańskiego ruchu pielgrzymkowego do grobów świętych mimo związanych z nurtem salaficko-wahhabickim tendencji reformatorskich negujących wyżej omówione zjawisko pielgrzymowania.The author of the article presents some of the most important Muslim holy sites and pilgrimage centres, with a focus on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia. He starts with the description of the obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) to the most sacred sites of Islam in Mecca, visit to the grave (zijara) of the Prophet in Medina and the holy city of Jerusalem. Many Muslims pilgrim to numerous holy places of the classical Sunni Islam and related Sufism, as well as Shiism, to venerate their saints or remarkable historic figures. Both Sufists and Shias call their saints “friends of God” (wali Allah), like Imam Ali and other imams. Their graves are marked with magnificent mausoleums and shrines. The most famous Sunni and Sufist mausolea are the Shrine of Rumi in Konya, the Tomb of Ibn al-Arabi in Damascus, the Shrine of Qadir al-Jilani in Baghdad, the Mausoleum of Hazrad Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi, the Tomb of Ahmadou Bamba in Touba (Senegal), the Mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi Khoja in Turkestan (Kazakhstan) and the Mausoleum of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband near Bukhara (Uzbekistan). For the Shia Muslims there are the Imam Ali Holy Shrine in Najaf, the Shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbala (Iraq) and the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad (Iran).
The author points to the growing popularity of travelling to the graves of the Muslim saints despite its criticism by the reformers from the Salafi and Wahhabi quarters
