The heart and cardiovascular system in the Qur'an and Hadeeth

Marios Loukas; Yousuf Saad; R. Shane Tubbs; Mohamadali M. Shoja

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.011

The heart and cardiovascular system in the Qur'an and Hadeeth

Marios Loukas, Yousuf Saad, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohamadali M. Shoja

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Abstract

Descriptions of the human anatomy derived from religious texts are often omitted from the medical literature. The present review aims to discuss the comments and commentaries made regarding the heart and cardiovascular system as found in the Qur'an and Hadeeth. Based on this review, it is clear that these early sources both had a good comprehension of these parts of the body.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-23
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	140
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.011
State	Published - Apr 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular system and religion
History of cardiology
History of medicine

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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