Abstract:
Sokoto Caliphate scholars wrote a number of books on medicine. A number of these books are still in their manuscript form and their contents are not fully exposed to the modern science of medicine to show their relevance in promoting the health of the society. One of these important books is Tanbīh̩ al-Ikhwān ʿalā adwiyat al-Didān by Muhammadu Bello. The book discussed extensively intestinal worm disease, its classifications, signs, method of its prevention and treatments. In view of the above, this study seeks to examine this aspect of human medicine as contained in the book in the light of the modern science of medicine on the same subject matter. The aim of the comparison is to show the relevance of the book and its application in the field of modern medicine. This helps in appreciating the effort of the author in laying the foundation of the science of medicine among the Muslims in Hausaland and beyond.