• As practitioners gather for 2025 Annual Conference
As practitioners gathered for the 2025 Annual Prophetic Medicine Conference in Lekki, Lagos, a medical expert, Prof. Adekilekun Tijani, has highlighted the efficacy and effectiveness of Islamic medicine in preventing ailments in the human system.
Adekilekun, who is a Professor of Anatomy at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, said most medical practitioners encourage people to embrace preventive medicine.
The don spoke as a guest lecturer at the conference which held on Saturday, 26th April 2025, with the theme ‘Prophetic Medicine: Formulating a Regulatory Framework for Training and Practice’.
Muslim News reports that the event was a convergence of practitioners and other stakeholders of Islamic and Prophetic medicine in Southwest Nigeria.
In his lecture, Prof. Adekilekun said Islamic medicine is part and parcel of the Islamic faith.
“Everybody understands that the doings of the Prophet (SAW) are part of our faith. So, our being Muslims is part of the reasons for embracing Islamic and Prophetic medicine,” he said.
“As medical practitioners, what we have discovered is that Islamic medicine is more of preventive than curative. Preventive medicine is what we always encourage people to engage in. If Islamic medicine is more of preventive, you will agree with me that the very best people should adopt Islamic and Prophetic medicine.
“When you practice Islamic medicine, you won’t have ailments. It would have prevented the ailments.”
The Professor of Anatomy explained that Islamic medicine is not only about herbs, as there are some practices and skills that were demonstrated by the Holy Prophet and his companions in their days, which healed a lot of ailments.
He called for increased awareness on Islamic and Prophetic medicine among Muslims, expressing confidence that the faithful will embrace it.
“How well informed are the Muslims about Islamic medicine? They may not be informed. As a result of that, if the practitioners can go about ensuring that people become informed, create awareness, I’m sure many people will embrace it.
“To my knowledge, more non-Muslims are aware of Islamic and Prophetic Medicine than Muslims, and they already embraced it,” he stated.
In his own remarks, the Deputy National President of Islamic and Prophetic Medicine Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Dr. Opeyemi Abdullah, said the purpose of the annual conference is to harness resources for the certification and licensing of their members.
Dr. Opeyemi, who is also the Zonal President of the B Zone, said the association aims to take the practice of Prophetic medicine to a high level.
He said Islamic medicine is way different from African traditional medicine because the former has its roots in the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
“For Prophetic medicine, you must have evidence from the Qur’an or Hadith, and it must not go against any of the dictates of Islam,” he said.
He urged the public to embrace Islamic medicine, noting that apart from serving as a complement to Orthodox medicine, it is cheaper and safer.
“Islamic medicine is cheap, safe, and provides solutions to some medical conditions that Western medicine does not have a solution for.
“It means if you are looking for a medical system that is cheaper, you can come to Islamic medicine. If you are considering safety, you can come to Islamic medicine. Then, if you have approached Western medicine and your problem is not solved, another area you can look into is Islamic and Prophetic medicine.”
Dr Opeyemi called on practitioners of Islamic and Prophetic medicine to get licences from relevant regulatory bodies, adding that the association is ready to assist them in the actualisation of such.
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