FOR HEALTH: Cure GOUT through Bloodletting Cupping (aka Bekam or Al-Hijamah)

The Cupping Method or Hijamah has the function of warming and promoting the flow of energy in the blood thus dispelling cold, dampness, toxic and winds. It is also diminishing swelling and pains. Cupiing / Hijamah responded very well with the following problems:- Diseases caused by dampness, such as low back pain, lumbago, scitica, pain in arms and shoulders, pain in the legs, pain in the muscular part of the body, stomacheache, migraine, vomiting, sprains, insomania, etc The Saying of Prophet Mohammad S.A.W 1. Rasullullah s.a.w said, " Jibrail repeated emphasised upon me to resort to cupping to the extent that I feared that cupping al-hijamah will be made compulsary " - Jamul Warsaai P 179 2. Rasullullah s.a.w praised a person who perform cupping hijamah, saying it removes blood, lighten the back and sharpen the eyesight " Jamul Warsaai p 179. 3. Ibn Abbas reported Gods messenger as saying " There is a remedy in three things: Incision of a cupping glass, a drink of honey or causterization by fire, but I forbid my people to causterize." 4. Annas reported God's messenger as saying, " The best medical treatment you apply are cupping hijamah and sea costus." 5. During the battle of Khaibar in 7 A.H. with the jews, a jewish woman prepered some meat which she filled with deadly poison and presented to Rasulullah saw. Upon tsting the meat, the poison affected Rasullullah s.a.w. Rasulullah s.a.w than used to undergo cupping hijamah in order to relieve him from effect of the poison in his blood - Tarmizi. 6. Rasullullah saw was once hurt on his leg, hence ( probably due to the clogging of the blood), he underwent cupping hijamah on his leg - Miskat p 389. From the above stories, it is comfirmed that cupping Al-Hijamah are one of the best method of treating diseases among the Muslim. This therapy was attracted with great attention and applied in large scale by the broad masses of ummat. Resource: Al-Hijamah (The Prophet Medicine), retrieved on 27 May 2009, http://kocabas2.tripod.com/id1.html [The above hadith quoted are clearly stated that Cupping/Hijamah was practised by Prophet Rasulullah s.a.w himself and strongly recommended by him.]