God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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high rate of rheumatism found in pigs, and those
who eat pork are also especially prone to this
disease.
Another matter of considerable medical importance
touched on by the Quran is the utility of honey.
We are told that in honey ‘there is a healing for
men’ (16:69). In the light of this verse the Muslims
made much use of honey while preparing medicine.
But to the western world its medical importance
was unknown.
Up till the 19th century in Europe, honey was
considered only a liquid food. It was as late as the
20th century that European scholars discovered that
honey contained antiseptic properties. We shall
quote here in brief what an American magazine has
to say about modern research on honey:
“Honey is a powerful destroyer of germs which
produce human diseases. It was not until the
twentieth century, however, that this was
demonstrated scientifically. Dr. W.G. Sackett,
formerly with Colorado Agricultural College at Fort
Collins, attempted to prove that honey was a carrier
