Session description:
Why is the Islamic tradition essential for those preparing for a career in healthcare?
This session explores the insights of the classical scholar al-Ruhāwī—the earliest known author on Islamic bioethics—and discusses how his vision of the ethical healer can guide contemporary medical practice.
Speaker: Dr. Mateen A. Khan is an emergency physician and a graduate of a traditional ʿālimiyyah degree in the major Islamic sciences. With over fifteen years of clinical practice and more than a decade of experience teaching across a broad range of Islamic disciplines, he brings together medical expertise and traditional scholarship.