What is Hijama
Cupping (hijama) is the best remedy recommended and used by the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). The Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "Indeed the best of remedies you have is cupping (hijama)…"[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5371)]. He (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) also said that on the night of Israa (his ascension to the heavens) he (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not pass by an angel except that it said to him, "Oh Muhammad, order your Ummah (nation) with cupping (hijama)." [Saheeh Sunan Tirmidhee (3479)]. This shows the importance and greatness of this Sunnah. 'Hijama' in arabic is derived from 'hajm' which means 'sucking'. Cupping (hijama) is the process of applying cups to various points on the body by removing the air inside the cups to form a vacuum.
Benefits of Hijama
Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Hijama is the most helpful procedure for human beings to cure themselves.” (Reference: Al Bukhari, 5357)
“Cupping on the back of the neck treat seventy-two illnesses” (Collected by At-Tabarani).
Hijama Therapy is vastly beneficial to all human beings and if it was not, Muhammad (PBUH) would not have recommended it to his nation. He placed such high importance on it and advised Muslims to use it as a “cure for themselves”. Cuppers throughout time and Western, modern scientists accept that there huge advantages to cupping. It is a cheap, effective, safe method of using your own body to prevent, heal and cure itself of illnesses, aches, pains and diseases. It is deeply relaxing and therapeutic for the patient. It boosts the immune system, detoxifies the body, improves blood circulation, removes blood stasis, heals and strengthens all internal organs, improves skin condition and gives an automatic deep tissue massage. There are massive benefits achieved from dry and wet cupping. Indeed, there are even more if Hijama is practiced in accordance to Sunnah.
Cupping Therapy is a natural, holistic, preventative and curative treatment. This treatment is beneficial for everyone with any illness or condition and has been practiced for thousands of years. It boosts the circulatory and immune systems, cleanses and detoxifies the body, treats all illness and relaxes the patient. According to Dr. Douglas Arbittier, M.D.;
“The practice of bloodletting, or phlebotomy, dates back to antiquity. The followers of Hippocrates in the fifth century B.C. strongly believed in bleeding patients, and it is likely that this was done in Egyptian times and probably even before that. Early civilizations may have been inspired by seeing bats remove blood from animals, hippos scratching on trees until they bled, and other animals scratching at diseased body parts for relief. Additionally, there were many human examples of bleeding such as spontaneous nosebleeds and menstruation that had to be explained. It is perhaps these signs in nature that led early civilizations to put it all together: bleeding must have some beneficial value!
From these simple observations came increasingly complex theories as to why bloodletting was necessary and how it worked. An early theory was that there were four main bodily humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. An imbalance in these humors was postulated as the need for bloodletting, purging, vomiting, etc. Virtually every known medical condition at one time or another was treated by these methods. Bloodletting was used to treat everything from fever and madness to anemia and debility. As one can imagine, treating an anemic patient by removing even more blood was not the best of ideas. The popular belief that George Washington was bled to death proves that even "nobility" was not spared. Through the Middle Ages and into the 18th and 19th century there were many strides in medical knowledge with regards to disease states, and anatomy. However, there was not much that could be done in terms of treatment. There were no antibiotics and surgery was in its infancy (in large part due to the lack of quality anesthesia). One of the only therapeutic modalities was to get out the old lancet and let some blood…”
(Source: eBook HIJAMA NATION May 2011)
Cupping (hijama) is the best remedy recommended and used by the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). The Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "Indeed the best of remedies you have is cupping (hijama)…"[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5371)]. He (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) also said that on the night of Israa (his ascension to the heavens) he (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not pass by an angel except that it said to him, "Oh Muhammad, order your Ummah (nation) with cupping (hijama)." [Saheeh Sunan Tirmidhee (3479)]. This shows the importance and greatness of this Sunnah. 'Hijama' in arabic is derived from 'hajm' which means 'sucking'. Cupping (hijama) is the process of applying cups to various points on the body by removing the air inside the cups to form a vacuum.
Benefits of Hijama
Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Hijama is the most helpful procedure for human beings to cure themselves.” (Reference: Al Bukhari, 5357)
“Cupping on the back of the neck treat seventy-two illnesses” (Collected by At-Tabarani).
Hijama Therapy is vastly beneficial to all human beings and if it was not, Muhammad (PBUH) would not have recommended it to his nation. He placed such high importance on it and advised Muslims to use it as a “cure for themselves”. Cuppers throughout time and Western, modern scientists accept that there huge advantages to cupping. It is a cheap, effective, safe method of using your own body to prevent, heal and cure itself of illnesses, aches, pains and diseases. It is deeply relaxing and therapeutic for the patient. It boosts the immune system, detoxifies the body, improves blood circulation, removes blood stasis, heals and strengthens all internal organs, improves skin condition and gives an automatic deep tissue massage. There are massive benefits achieved from dry and wet cupping. Indeed, there are even more if Hijama is practiced in accordance to Sunnah.
Cupping Therapy is a natural, holistic, preventative and curative treatment. This treatment is beneficial for everyone with any illness or condition and has been practiced for thousands of years. It boosts the circulatory and immune systems, cleanses and detoxifies the body, treats all illness and relaxes the patient. According to Dr. Douglas Arbittier, M.D.;
“The practice of bloodletting, or phlebotomy, dates back to antiquity. The followers of Hippocrates in the fifth century B.C. strongly believed in bleeding patients, and it is likely that this was done in Egyptian times and probably even before that. Early civilizations may have been inspired by seeing bats remove blood from animals, hippos scratching on trees until they bled, and other animals scratching at diseased body parts for relief. Additionally, there were many human examples of bleeding such as spontaneous nosebleeds and menstruation that had to be explained. It is perhaps these signs in nature that led early civilizations to put it all together: bleeding must have some beneficial value!
From these simple observations came increasingly complex theories as to why bloodletting was necessary and how it worked. An early theory was that there were four main bodily humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. An imbalance in these humors was postulated as the need for bloodletting, purging, vomiting, etc. Virtually every known medical condition at one time or another was treated by these methods. Bloodletting was used to treat everything from fever and madness to anemia and debility. As one can imagine, treating an anemic patient by removing even more blood was not the best of ideas. The popular belief that George Washington was bled to death proves that even "nobility" was not spared. Through the Middle Ages and into the 18th and 19th century there were many strides in medical knowledge with regards to disease states, and anatomy. However, there was not much that could be done in terms of treatment. There were no antibiotics and surgery was in its infancy (in large part due to the lack of quality anesthesia). One of the only therapeutic modalities was to get out the old lancet and let some blood…”
(Source: eBook HIJAMA NATION May 2011)