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Crystalline mineral deposits in the kidneys causing severe flank pain.
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Hijama Atlas Point Map
Kidney Stones
Authoritative reference image from Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hefni's Hijama Atlas. Always seek a certified Hijama practitioner — do not self-administer wet cupping.
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Quran
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ ۞ أَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ ۞ لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
"Have you seen the water that you drink? Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down? If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?"
Surah Al-Waqi'ah · 56:68-70
This verse emphasizes water quality and its potential alteration to bitter (ujāj), which classical physicians linked to mineral concentration and stone formation in the kidneys when water quality is poor.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَسْكَنَّاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍ بِهِ لَقَادِرُونَ ۞ فَأَنشَأْنَا لَكُم بِهِ جَنَّاتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ لَّكُمْ فِيهَا فَوَاكِهُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ ۞ وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَاءَ تَنبُتُ بِالدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْآكِلِينَ
"And We sent down from the sky water in measure and settled it in the earth. And indeed, We are Able to take it away. And We brought forth for you thereby gardens of palm trees and grapevines in which for you are abundant fruits and from which you eat. And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and food for those who eat."
Surah Al-Mu'minun · 23:18-20
Classical Islamic physicians noted olive oil from this blessed tree as a remedy for dissolving urinary stones and facilitating their passage through lubrication of urinary passages.
Sahih Hadith
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلَهَا: بِمَ تَسْتَمْشِينَ؟ قَالَتْ: بِالشُّبْرُمِ. قَالَ: حَارٌّ حَارٌّ. قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ اسْتَمْشَيْتُ بِالسَّنَا. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَوْ أَنَّ شَيْئًا كَانَ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ لَكَانَ فِي السَّنَا
"The Messenger of Allah asked her: 'What do you use as a laxative?' She said: 'Shubrum (spurge).' He said: 'Hot, hot.' She said: 'Then I used senna.' The Prophet said: 'If there was anything that could cure death, it would be senna.'"
Senna (sanā) was prescribed by classical physicians including Ibn Sina for kidney stones as it purges thick humors and prevents stone formation through its purgative action on bile and phlegm.
لِكُلِّ دَاءٍ دَوَاءٌ فَإِذَا أُصِيبَ دَوَاءُ الدَّاءِ بَرَأَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
"For every disease there is a cure, and when the right cure is applied to the disease, it is healed by Allah's permission."
This hadith establishes the Islamic medical principle that kidney stones, like all diseases, have specific remedies discoverable through medical investigation, guiding the search for litholytic treatments.
Classical Medical Sources
Ibn Sīnā · Al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb
Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 9, Chapter on Kidney and Bladder Stones (Al-Ḥaṣā fī al-Kulyatayn wa al-Mathāna) — Ibn Sina categorizes stones by humoral composition (hot/cold, moist/dry) and prescribes diuretics like parsley seed, watermelon seed, and celery seed to dissolve stones, combined with emollients like olive oil and sweet almond oil to facilitate passage, while cautioning against astringent and binding foods.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah · Al-Ṭibb an-Nabawī
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Diuretics and Treatment of Urinary Retention (Al-Mubawwilāt wa 'Ilāj 'Usr al-Bawl) — Ibn al-Qayyim discusses prophetic guidance on maintaining urinary flow through adequate hydration, use of gentle diuretics like cucumber and melon seeds, and purgation with senna to prevent accumulation of stone-forming substances, emphasizing that prevention through dietary moderation is superior to treatment.
Kidney disease — sites: 1, 55, 9, 10, 41, 42, with dry cupping on sites 137, 140.
Al-Yafookh (Top of Head/Crown)
اليافوخ
L5 Vertebra
الفقرة القطنية 5
Behind Right Ear
خلف الأذن اليمنى
Behind Left Ear
خلف الأذن اليسرى
Right Supraspinatus
العضلة فوق الشوكة اليمنى
Left Supraspinatus
العضلة فوق الشوكة اليسرى
Left Achilles
وتر العرقوب الأيسر
Right Lateral Ankle
خارج الكاحل الأيمن
indicates Sunnah-documented point
زيت الزيتون
Preparation: One tablespoon of pure olive oil mixed with lemon juice (equal parts), taken on empty stomach in the morning
Duration: Daily for 7-10 days during acute stone episodes, then 3 times weekly for prevention
Source: Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 2, discussing olive oil's properties as mulayyīn (emollient) for urinary passages; referenced in stone dissolution protocols
سنا مكي
Preparation: 7-9 leaves steeped in warm water overnight, strained and drunk in the morning on empty stomach
Duration: Once weekly as preventive purgation to eliminate stone-forming humors
Source: Ibn al-Qayyim, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Purgatives (Al-Mushilāt), noting senna's role in evacuating thick bile that contributes to stone formation
بذر البطيخ
Preparation: Crushed watermelon seeds (one tablespoon) boiled in two cups water for 15 minutes, strained and drunk twice daily
Duration: Continuously for 2-3 weeks during stone passage, then as needed
Source: Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 9, Chapter on Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder (Amrād al-Kulyatayn wa al-Mathāna), describing watermelon seed decoction as mufattit al-ḥaṣā (stone dissolver)
Pearle MS. · Urology (2021)
Citrate from lemon increases urinary citrate, reducing stone formation.
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.10.012
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