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Issue: May - June 11
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Studentfocus Featured in this Issue P1
Scientific Islam-Geography
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Fresh Lemon Juice-Medifacts
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HAARP– Death toll to Pakistan
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Badshahi Masjid-Pakistan
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Important Events
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Physiotherapy for Cancer
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Facts and Misconceptions
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Physical Therapist
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New Horizon in Medical Tech
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Knowing Dr. Khalid Saeed
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Special Thanks All praises to Almighty Allah, who endowed us with His grace in order to complete this strenuous task in time and making this concept a reality. Crediting the honor to our parents whose support has always backed us in the hour of need. Whole team of Student focus who rendered their priceless services for this Newsletter. All the Patrons, Doctors and fans who appreciated our first attempt and insisted upon us to continue our work.
Scientific Islam-Geography Contributions of Islam to modern Science! Muslim scholars paid great attention to geography. In fact, the Muslims' great concern for geography originated with their religion. The Quran encourages people to travel throughout the earth to see God's signs and patterns everywhere. Islam also requires each Muslim to have at least enough knowledge of geography to know the direction of the Qiblah (the position of the Ka'bah in Makkah) in order to pray five times a day. Muslims were also used to taking long journeys to conduct trade as well as to make the Hajj and spread their religion. The far-flung Islamic empire enabled scholarexplorers to compile large amounts of geographical and climatic information from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Among the most famous names in the field of geography, even in the West, are Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Batuta, renowned for their written accounts of their extensive explorations. In 1166, Al-Idrisi, the well-known Muslim scholar who served the Sicilian court, produced very accurate maps, including a world map with all the continents and their mountains, rivers and famous cities. Al-Muqdishi was the first geographer to produce accucapitulated to Catholic Rome unrate maps in color. Spain was ruled Al-Muqdishi was the by Muslims under the banner of first geographer to pro- der King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. By July of the same year, Islam for over 700 years. By the duce accurate maps in Muslims were instrumental in help15th century of the Gregorian calendar the ruler-ship of Islam had been color. Spain was ruled ing navigate Christopher Columbus seated in Spain and Muslims had by Muslims under the to the Caribbean South of Florida. It was, moreover, with the help of established centers of learning banner of Islam for Muslim navigators and their invenwhich commanded respect all over over 700 years. tions that Magellan was able to the known world at that time. There were no "Dark Ages" such the rest of Europe experi- traverse the Cape of Good Hope, and Da Gamma enced for the Muslims in Spain and those who lived and Columbus had Muslim navigators on board their ships. there with them. In January of 1492 Muslim Spain Message from our Patron “Students should actively participate in curricular and co-curricular activities and improve their knowledge and skill in their respective field to use their potentials productively”.
Dr. Khalid Saeed Khan B.Sc Physio, B.Sc P.G.D. Physio, Principal S.P.T/H.O.D Physiotherapy
Mayo Hospital Lahore.
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