Diseases and Medicine

 

Cancer, Avian Flu & the Importance of Honey

Today, by the grace of Allah, I will talk to you a little about cancer, as well as honey because where modern medicine cannot do anything, traditional medicine can bring hope, and add a few extra years of life. And despite the viruses that are lurking in these times, it can help in controlling these viruses, even if it is not 100%, but it will do our body a lot of good. Insha-Allah.

  

As you may already know, cancer is a serious health problem that affects a large percentage of the world’s population. World Cancer Day, celebrated on the 4^th of February each year, remains an opportunity to raise awareness of this disease as a public health problem and to increase actions aimed at strengthening screening and access to care. Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Mauritius behind cardiovascular diseases (34.55%) and diabetes (20%).

Humanity in Danger!

يَوْمَ يَغْشٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ اَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُوْلُ ذُوْقُوْا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ 

On the day when the punishment will overwhelm them from above them and from below their feet, and it will be said “Taste what you used to do.” [Al-Ankabut,  29: 56]

 

Actually around the world the situation is very critical with many kinds of divine punishments being witnessed in all forms. The world became engulfed in a spread of a never-seen-before mortal virus which mutated from 2019 to this day [2022] and which claimed millions of human lives around the world. In addition to this there were destructive cyclones, floods, and earthquakes which destroyed towns, villages and countries with a blast of the utmost fury. The list of calamities striking this world does not end here, and since the beginning of the Divine Manifestation in Mauritius in the New Millennium, I kept telling you and the world at large how life will change, how difficult times are surely coming. So, the list of calamities experienced in this world since the new millennium is very long. 

 

Now let us analyse the verse which I have just recited before you about what Allah (swt) wants to make us understand. Before I come to explain on the verse, let me put before you the revelation which Allah (swt) has sent down on this humble self on Wednesday 09 March 2022 at 11.25 am Mauritian Time:

 وَلَوْلَآ اَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَاۤءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۗ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ  

 

Where Allah said [and I know that it is found in the Holy Quran]: 'And had it not been for an appointed term, the torment would indeed have come to them; and indeed it will definitely come upon them suddenly, and catch them unawares.'

Signs of Trial: Diseases, Calamities

THE APHTHOUS FEVER 2016

Like you all know, since July and beginning of August 2016, Rodrigues Island witnessed a major foot/ hoof and mouth disease, that is, the Aphthous Fever among its cattle. 

This is a highly infectuous virus which has rapidly attacked the cattles of Rodrigues, making it necessary to cull them (about a thousand animals from Rodrigues and Mauritius were slaughtered). And as a part of our cattle also originate from Rodrigues, during an investigation, it was found that a cargo of cattle originating from Rodrigues already reached Mauritius, but it was put in Quarantine. From that day on, a psychosis among the Mauritian farmers and also the Mauritians in general has settled.

EID-UL-ADHA 

As the Eid-ul-Adha is coming in a few days, the Muslims have made heard their worry concerning the Qurbani/ Udhiya. While some Muslims have negotiated to import cattle from Africa, nevertheless, the fear of contamination and sickness due to the virus is worrying the Muslims and the Mauritians in general. Many are taking precautionary measures and not participating in Qurbani this year.