Abstract Prophetic medicine or Medicine of the Prophet (peace be upon him) comprises the divinely inspired words of therapy of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (pbuh) made specific statements on 61 medicinal plants, herbs and shrubs while making prescriptions for the sick people. Therefore, although the Prophet’s arrival was not as a physician or pharmacist he was inspired by Allah (God) to make nearly 1000 statements on healing for the benefits of man, because, man needs to remain well, free from sickness to fulfill his brief mission on earth. However, it is amazing that not a single statement of the Prophet (pbuh) is found to be contradictory to the basic principles of modern medical science. The Qur’an says, “He does not speak anything of his own desire. It is only a Revelation revealed” (An-Najm 53:3-4). So traditions of the Prophet (pbuh) on healing are also true, and modern science has proved it through research after 14 centuries. About Nigella sativa Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrates that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
“Hold on (use this seed regularly)! Because it is a remedy (cure) for every disease except death.” (Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn Mâjah and Aḥmad)
This amazing statement generated tremendous interest among the world’s scientific community. Their question was, how an unlettered man of the desert without having any pen and paper, could make such a wonderful statement on medical science? Moreover, the Prophet (pbuh) made the statement at a time when there was no chemistry, no science, no pharmacy. The statement finally led the scientific community to carry out extensive phytochemical and biological investigations on Nigella sativa and its oil. However, the researchers after having carried out hundreds of scientific researches around the globe finally came to the conclusion that this tiny plant seed can effectively cure 129 different types of ailments including 17 types of cancer, AIDS, hypertension and diabetes. This large number of diseases curable by Nigella sativa demonstrates the authenticity of the Prophet’s statement.
In this paper the learned readers will be enlightened with findings of modern scientific researches on how Nigella sativa can effectively cure numerous ailments particularly diabetes mellitus (DM) 2.
Keywords Nigella sativa oil and extract, black seed, black cumin, thymoquinone, diabetes, Prophetic medicine, anti-diabetic drug.