# The Prophetic Medicine

> A source-faithful reading edition of The Prophetic Medicine by Ibn Qay’em El-Jozeyah, translated by ABD EL-QADER the son of ABD EL-AZEEZ (2003 source edition).

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## The Letter Ieem

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The Letter Ieem

I. jummar (Palm Pith)

In the Sahihain it is narrated that 'Abdullah bin Umar said." "While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah b he was brought a jummar of a date tree. The Prophet b said:

'There is a tree that resembles the Muslim as its leaves never fall.”

jummar is cold and dry in the first degree, and it seals the ulcers and relieves hemorrhage, diarrhea, yellow bile and blood pressure. In addition, the jummar is not harmful, but is not nutritious and is difficult to digest. The jummar is all benefit and this is why the Prophet said it resembled the Muslim, because of his tremendous usefulness and goodness.

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2. Gubn (Cheese)

In the Sunan of Abu Dawood it is narrated that Abdullah bin 'Umar said that the Prophet ai. was brought some cheese while in the area of Tabuk and that he asked for a knife, mentioned Allah's Name and then cut it. In addition, the Companions used to eat cheese in Iraq and Sham (Greater Syria) areas. Unsalted cheese is good for the stomach, easy on the body organs, produces flesh and relaxes the stomach. Salted cheese, on other hand, is less nutritious and is bad for the stomach and the intestines. Old and grilled cheese heats the stomach and is beneficial in cases of ulcers and diarrhea.

Cheese is cold and wet and is better when it is grilled because the fire makes it milder, softer and better tasting and scented. The old salted cheese is hot and dry, and boiling In addition makes it softer and less sour because the fire extracts the hot residue from the cheese. Salted cheese makes the body weak and causes stones in the liver and prostate. It is In addition bad for the stomach, and mixing it with what people think will make it milder is even worse because these substances allow the cheese an easy access to the stomach.