THE ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION/UK
Dr Rami Mohammed Sami Diabi
20 July/07
THE ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION/UK
-Established about 35 years ago.
-Registered charity: Charity no: 280764
-Founder: Dr Ghulam M Khan: he was a GP, he is an old man now, retired
and not well and is living in Walsall.
-The President is Dr M Siddiq:a GP who is living in Walsall
-The slogan of the IMA:
"WE SENT DOWN IN THE QUR'AN THAT WHICH IS HEALING TO THE
BELIEVERS...."
(AL QUR'AN: Chapter 17-verse 82)
-As there are about two million Muslims living in the UK,about ten
thousands muslim doctors and nurses,it was necessary to establish the
Islamic Medical Association in the UK and for many reasons:
*to utilise the services of muslim doctors for relief help abroad.
*to educate the muslim doctors/medical students about Islam the
Healthy religion
(there is a close link between Islam and health)
*and to inform them about the Islamic view on different medical Ethic
issues
(what is allowed and what is not allowed...)
*To offer help and advice to Muslim doctors and medical students.
* to oganise national conferences for Muslim doctors in Britain.
*to encourage medical researches among muslim doctors.
*To establish a unique Islamic medical Library for references.
*to deal with the religious needs of the Muslim patients in hospitals:
(Halal meat/food,woman doctor/nurse for Muslim woman patient
especially at birth,privacy for women,,prayer facility,circumcision
for boys,Permissible medicine/treatment,interpretors,etc...),by
informing the Department of health,GPs and hospitals.
*to educate about the common diseases affecting the Muslim community
and to work on prevention.
* to work with other non Muslim or Catholic doctors/organisations for
the common concerns we share especially in medical Ethics.
*to educate muslim patients on health and diseases and the
unique:Islamic Health education and to utilise the mosque as a centre
of health and education.
A lot of talks were given on different radios(UK and abroad).
A special education campaign against smoking in the Muslim community.
*to respond to the different medical Consultation documents of the
Government and different medical institutions,and to give the Islamic
response.
*to link with other Islamic Medical Associations in the world by
attending some of their International conferences.
FIMA is the Federation of the Islamic Medical Associastions in the
world and we are a member in this international body
PUBLICATIONS:
-A book on Halal meat/animal slaughter:
Slaying the animal for food,the Islamic way by Dr Ghulam M Khan.
-A booklet about the threat of smoking by Dr Ahmad Taha.
-A booklet on: Hygiene in Islam by Dr Ghulam M Khan.
We started once a newsletter but we did not carry on after.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES:
-We established before an Islamic health clinic in Ankpa/Nigeria,
which offered a good medical service to a large numberof patients
there for many years.
-Attending many International United Nations Conferences and working
with other Christian NGOs for pro-life pro-family and Medical Ethical
health issues.
-Leading the campaign in the UK for Halal meat and religious
slaughter.
-Submitting a proposal before to a Government body in order to get a
grant to
cater for the religious needs of the Muslim patients( no response).
-Joining a campaign before in order to avoid the closure of a
special hospital for women only(near Euston/London).
-One of the founder/trustee of the International muslim relief
organisation:
Muslim Aid,which is based in london.
-Joining the yearly campaign for BREASTFEEDING and against SMOKING.
-Attending the regular meetings of the FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY with
other muslim representatives, for Halal meat and Food.
-Giving the Islamic response to the Lords against human
cloning/"Therapeutic cloning".
-And to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology authority on:Embryo
research,selective gender of the foetus,Mutiple/twin pregnancy,Hybrid
etc...
-Giving the Islamic response against the Mental Capacity
Bill(Euthanasia)
and against Lord Joffe's Bill/Assisted dying Bill(Euthanasia).
-Joining actively the Pro-life campaign in Britain with Christian
Organisations.
-Joining the campaign against GM food(GM Freeze).
-Submitting before to the Government: a Muslim response against GM
food.
-Joining the campaign against the adding of Fluoride to our drinking
water
(an official submission was given before to a Government committee).
-Asking now for an open debate on Vaccination?
-Offering a lot of talks especially on the Muslim radios on:
the new scientific medical miracles which were discovered in the
teachings of Islam.
Islam and the Medical Ethical issues,Smoking,Diseases affecting
Muslims etc..
-Advising and supporting a new Islamic hospital in Tripoli Lebanon.
-a project is needed now:
to study all the ingredients in drugs and medicines on the market, in
order to inform muslim patients and doctors about the forbidden/haram
ingredients in some medicines/drugs so Muslim patients can avoid
taking it.
The ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HAS NO MEMBERS AS SUCH..IT IS MORE AN
EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATION AND A LOBBY PRESSURE group..
It tries frequently to give the Islamic view on many medical and
Ethical issues.
WE CAMPAIGN FOR: Islamic behaviour for the prevention of most
diseases:
Halal meat/food/diet, natural food and drink,halal medicine,religious
needs of Muslim patients in hospitals,spiritual health/Prayer and
meditation, chastity/virginity and faithfulness ,circumcision for
boys,Islamic hygiene/hand washing
Single sex environment, feminity/womanhood,motherhood,breastfeeding,
family life and parental responsibilty,procreation/natural family
planning ,Islamic complementary medicine,Women's modesty,model
doctors,natural conception pregnancy and birth..
We try also to offer some relief help to the those in need at time of
disasters.
WE CAMPAIGN AGAINST: abortion,embryo research,egg/sperm donation in
IVF(artificial insemination by donor),genetic engineering, genetically
modified od ,euthanasia,suicide,pre and extra marital sex /
adultery ,homosexuality,paedophilia,sexual immorality,immoral sex
education,gambling,smoking,alcohol and drug abuse,violence and immoral
sex in the media,interest and mortgage,Fluoride in drinking
water,Aspartame...
WE COOPERATE WITH: All Muslim and non Muslim organisations/Christian
organisations with similar aims and values.
Founder President/Principle Adviser: Dr G M KHAN
President: Dr M Siddiq
Secretary: Dr S.Qazi
Treasurer:Dr A.S Moosa
Spokesman: Dr A.Majid Katme
For any enquiry or media enquiries ,please contact :
Dr A.Majid Katme(MBBCh,DPM)
Spokesman: Islamic Medical Association/UK
Address: 31 North Circular Road Palmers Green London N13 5EG UK
M: 07944 240 622
E-mail address: aka...@hotmail.com