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Recurring throbbing headache, often unilateral with sensitivity to light/sound.
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Migraines
Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hefni · Hijama AtlasPage 115
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"Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity."
Surah Al-Baqarah · 2:286
Classical scholars cited this verse for patients suffering debilitating migraine attacks, emphasizing that Allah does not burden one beyond their capacity to endure, thus permitting rest and exemption from duties during severe headache episodes.
"Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing."
Surah Al-Insan · 76:2
Ibn Sina referenced the concept of mixed humoral origins (amshaj) when explaining migraine etiology, particularly the vascular and nervous dimensions affecting vision and hearing sensitivity during attacks.
Sahih Hadith
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اشْتَكَى الإِنْسَانُ الشَّىْءَ مِنْهُ أَوْ كَانَتْ بِهِ قُرْحَةٌ أَوْ جُرْحٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِإِصْبَعِهِ هَكَذَا وَوَضَعَ سُفْيَانُ سَبَّابَتَهُ بِالأَرْضِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَهَا " بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ تُرْبَةُ أَرْضِنَا بِرِيقَةِ بَعْضِنَا لِيُشْفَى بِهِ سَقِيمُنَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّنَا "
"When a person complained of pain or had a sore or a wound, the Prophet would place his forefinger on the ground and then raise it saying: 'In the name of Allah, the dust of our ground mixed with the saliva of some of us will cure our sick with the permission of our Lord.'"
Sunan Abi Dawud · 3858HasanNarrator: Salma, servant of the Prophet
Ibn al-Qayyim specifically recommended this ruqyah method for head pain (suda' and shaqiqa), applying it to the temple area where migraine pain manifests.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى فِي بَيْتِهَا جَارِيَةً فِي وَجْهِهَا سَفْعَةٌ فَقَالَ " اسْتَرْقُوا لَهَا فَإِنَّ بِهَا النَّظْرَةَ "
"The Prophet saw a girl in her house with a yellowish tinge on her face, and said: 'Seek ruqyah for her, for she is afflicted by an evil eye.'"
Sunan Ibn Majah · 3500HasanNarrator: Umm Salamah
Classical Tibb scholars noted that severe unilateral headache (shaqiqa) sometimes accompanied by facial pallor or color change could have spiritual dimensions requiring ruqyah alongside physical treatment.
Classical Medical Sources
Ibn Sīnā · Al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb
Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 1, Chapter on Migraine (Ash-Shaqiqa) - He distinguishes shaqiqa from general headache (suda'), attributing it to vapors rising to one side of the head from bile or phlegm, requiring bloodletting from temporal vein, topical cooling agents, and dietary modification avoiding hot/dry foods.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah · Al-Ṭibb an-Nabawī
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on the Treatment of Headache (Al-Suda') and Migraine (Ash-Shaqiqa) - He describes shaqiqa as severe unilateral headache requiring cupping (hijama) on the affected side, henna application, prophetic ruqyah, and avoidance of triggers like strong odors and bright light.
Hijama Map
Migraine — sites: 1, 55, 2, 3, 106 or the same on the other side according to the side of headache and dominant hemisphere, with cups on the painful sites and always site 32.
Source:Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hefni · Hijama Atlas· Atlas page 115
Prophetic Pharmacy
Henna (Al-Hinna)
الحِنَّاء
Preparation: Fresh henna leaves crushed and applied as a paste to the forehead and temples during headache episodes, or dried henna powder mixed with vinegar applied topically
Duration: Applied during acute migraine attack and left until pain subsides (typically 30-60 minutes)
Source: Ibn al-Qayyim, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on the Treatment of Headache (Al-Suda') and Migraine (Ash-Shaqiqa) - he reports the Prophet applied henna to his blessed head for headache relief
Costus (Indian and Marine)
القُسْط الهِنْدِي والبَحْرِي
Preparation: Costus powder mixed with rose oil or violet oil, applied as warm compress to the affected side of the head; or costus smoke inhaled through the nostril on the side of pain
Duration: Applied twice daily during migraine episodes until symptoms resolve
Source: Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 1, Chapter on Headache (Al-Suda') - costus listed among specific remedies for hemicranial pain with hot temperament
Vinegar Compress (Al-Khall)
الخَلّ
Preparation: Wine vinegar or date vinegar diluted with rose water, applied as cold compress to forehead and temples, or inhaled as vapor
Duration: Applied at onset of aura or headache and repeated every 2-3 hours during acute attack
Source: Ibn al-Qayyim, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Headache Treatment - vinegar specifically mentioned for cooling hot-natured migraines (shaqiqa harra)
Sunnah Lifestyle
◆Identify triggers (caffeine, sleep, stress)
◆Regular sleep schedule
◆Hydration
2026 Clinical Proof
· Peer-reviewed modern research
Wet cupping for migraine: a systematic review
Nimrouzi M, et al. · Acupuncture in Medicine (2019)
Wet cupping reduced migraine frequency, severity, and analgesic use significantly.
