Dr. Haniki speaks on "Pharmaceutical Needs of Muslim Patients"
On February 20, 2020, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed delivered a lecture, “Pharmaceutical Care for Muslim Patients,” at the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University. The lecture was attended by about 40 students and faculty, while another 20 joined via videolink from the Fairfax Campus of Shenandoah University.
Prof. Timothy Bloom, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, welcomed the attendees. Ermin Sinanović, Executive Director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University, introduced the Center and its activities.
In his lecture, Prof. Haniki provided an overview of pharmaceutical care and rights of Muslim patients. He spoke about the philosophy of Muslim treatment, stressing the Muslim belief that it is God who heals. Human efforts are needed but they are only a means to this objective. He cited the hadith (Prophetic saying): “There is no disease that God has created, except that He has also created its treatment.”
Prof. Haniki classified medicine into modern and traditional Modern medicine is based on clinical research findings and statistical analyses, among other things. Traditional medicine includes acupuncture, herbal therapy, massage, chiropractic, energy therapy, and spiritual medicine, of which Islamic medicine is a part.
The lecture than shifted to explaining permissible (halal) and forbidden (haram) ingredients used in modern pharmaceuticals. He also introduced the concept of the higher objectives of Islamic law (maqasid al-Shari’ah) and how it related to medical and pharmaceutical care. Finally, Prof. Haniki explained some essential Islamic practices and the need for cultural competency among healthcare providers.
The lecture was followed by a vigorous Q&A session. Faculty and students asked questions on halal ingredients in medicine, as well as newer forms of treatment and what is Islamic position on these. CICW sponsored the lecture by providing lunch for all the attendees.
Dr. Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Pharmacy at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He obtained Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 1992, and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Tennessee (UT), Memphis, in 1996. He completed one-year post-doctoral fellowship at UT before joining Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 1997. In 2005, he joined International Islamic University Malaysia. Dr. Haniki teaches various pharmacy practice-related topics, including pharmacotherapeutics, clinical pharmacokinetics and drug abuse. His research and practice on tobacco cessation, including on e-cigarettes and shisha, has been widely recognized by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education in Malaysia.
Prof. Timothy Bloom, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, welcomed the attendees. Ermin Sinanović, Executive Director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University, introduced the Center and its activities.
In his lecture, Prof. Haniki provided an overview of pharmaceutical care and rights of Muslim patients. He spoke about the philosophy of Muslim treatment, stressing the Muslim belief that it is God who heals. Human efforts are needed but they are only a means to this objective. He cited the hadith (Prophetic saying): “There is no disease that God has created, except that He has also created its treatment.”
Prof. Haniki classified medicine into modern and traditional Modern medicine is based on clinical research findings and statistical analyses, among other things. Traditional medicine includes acupuncture, herbal therapy, massage, chiropractic, energy therapy, and spiritual medicine, of which Islamic medicine is a part.
The lecture than shifted to explaining permissible (halal) and forbidden (haram) ingredients used in modern pharmaceuticals. He also introduced the concept of the higher objectives of Islamic law (maqasid al-Shari’ah) and how it related to medical and pharmaceutical care. Finally, Prof. Haniki explained some essential Islamic practices and the need for cultural competency among healthcare providers.
The lecture was followed by a vigorous Q&A session. Faculty and students asked questions on halal ingredients in medicine, as well as newer forms of treatment and what is Islamic position on these. CICW sponsored the lecture by providing lunch for all the attendees.
Dr. Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed is an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Pharmacy at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He obtained Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 1992, and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Tennessee (UT), Memphis, in 1996. He completed one-year post-doctoral fellowship at UT before joining Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 1997. In 2005, he joined International Islamic University Malaysia. Dr. Haniki teaches various pharmacy practice-related topics, including pharmacotherapeutics, clinical pharmacokinetics and drug abuse. His research and practice on tobacco cessation, including on e-cigarettes and shisha, has been widely recognized by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education in Malaysia.