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The main motive of Islamic Input in the Medical Curriculum (IIMC) is to resolve the crisis of duality or dichotomy manifesting
as teaching Islamic sciences separately from medical disciplines by different teachers and in different institutions.
IIMC resolves the crisis of duality by insisting that Islamic concepts should be taught by the same people who teach medical
disciplines.
Lecturers in the faculty of medicine are encouraged to go through a Diploma in Islamic Studies (DIS) whose modules are
exactly the same as the modules of IIMC. This prepares them to be effective teachers of IIMC.
Since 1997, we have worked towards integrating Islamic values and concepts in the teaching and examination of basic and
clinical medical sciences. The expectation is that our graduates will be able to integrate Islamic moral and legal values
in their practice of medicine because they went through an integrated education system.
IIMC follows the Islamic paradigm of reading 2 books, the book of revelation, kitaab al wahy, and the book of empirical
science, kitaab al kawn. Both books contain signs of Allah, ayaat al llaah, and must be read together. It is a mistake to
read one of the books and neglect the other. The solution to the crisis of duality in the ummah starts from joint reading
of the 2 books, al jam ‘u baina al qira atain. Thus medical scientists who are involved in IIMC read the signs in
both books.
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