A Survey of Islamic Medicine Stores in Ilorin Emirate
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Date
2023
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Abraka Journal of Religion and Philosophy (AJRP)
Abstract
The Islamic or prophetic medicine is one of the distinguished features of Islam which makes the religion an all-encompassing one. It has been trending across the Islamic nation but got attention of the people of Ilorin Emirate in the recent time. This study conducted a survey of the stores in the city where the items for Islamic medicine are being sold. The methods adopted are purely historical and descriptive. As the former availed the paper the opportunity to investigate into the historical facts which accounted for the emergence of the Islamic Medicine in Ilorin from the former popular Jalabi practices, the latter also provided the privilege to census and interview the practitioners. The finding of this work revealed that the emergence of Islamic medicine is linked aftermath of inherent imbalances that are associated with Jalabi and the increase in quest of Salafism. It is also discovered that the trend in the practice of the medicine today provides a better future for the community. It therefore concluded that Islamic medicine has the potentials for betterment of lives in the city and beyond and it is a viable outfit that one can venture into and build a career on it.