وبائی امراض اور ان کا تدارک :کووِڈ ۔ ۱۹کا اسلامی تعلیمات کی روشنی میں تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Pandemics and their Remedy in the Light of Islamic Teachings: An Analysis with Special Reference to COVID-19

Abstract

 The pandemics have been one of the most tribal threats to human life throughout human history. It is a historical fact that billions of people have died because of these infectious diseases.  Now we are in the 21^st century which is known for its advancements in the field of science and technology.. But unfortunately, we are victims of another dangerous pandemic named COVID-19. The most interesting thing is that the modern man could not able to find out the proper cure/vaccine of this treacherous disease yet.  However, we can prevent ourselves through taking different precautionary measures and protections (like mask-wearing, social distancing, self-Quarantine, cleanings, avoid to travel, etc.)  In this situation, the views of scholars have diversified that religion has a cure for this pandemic or not.  Being a Muslim, I believe that Islam guides us for this issue via preventive measures and medication both.  The primary sources of Islam, the Holy Quran, the Sunnah, and Nobel Seerah of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, offer us a complete code of ethics regarding this issue.  We find many examples in Seerha of the Holy Prophet ﷺ to get protection from it. In this study, efforts are made to find out the moral and practical teachings of Islam to cure the pandemic diseases analytically with special reference to COVID-19. The analytical approach is adopted in this study with a qualitative research methodology.  It’s observed from the study, Islam has a complete set of education to prevent and protect from pandemic disease. Therefore, it’s argued that we should adopt the moral teachings of Islam for infectious diseases while not forgetting to take care of our health through proper medication as suggested by Islam.  

 Keywords: Pandemic Disease, COVID-19, Remedy, Islamic Teachings, Analysis