celebrates His praise, and yet you understandnothow they declare His glory. Verily He isoftforbearingmost forgiving."(XVII-44)Both words "glorifying" and "praising" in theabove verse have been used by translators toimply "Tasbeeh", but they should be construedto mean the conformity with the laws enactedby Allah to administerthe ideal relationships among all beings incourse of their functioning and performance.When there is any disturbance to our deviationfrom the inherent discipline of Tasbeeh, thenthere is a disease. In humans, such a diseasecan be pure moral (psychological), purepathological, or moral-cum-pathological. Whena person goes astray in his behavioral conduct,or when he contracts a virus infection, orwhere the cholesterol in his blood increases tothe extent that affectshis meditative faculties and behavior, thisperson is accordingly considered sick. To curehim, an appropriate course of treatment mustbe followed. The person who is qualified to judge whether aperson is suffering from a "disease" as such,and who assumes the functions of healing iscalled a medical "doctor".To help understand the role of the Muslimdoctor, let us have a general idea about the
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