Perspektif Syaikh Ahmad Al-Fatani Tentang Kaedah Mengenalpasti Penyakit : Analisis Awal Terhadap Kitab Tayyib Al-Ihsan Fi Tibb Al-Insan (Perspectives of Syaikh Ahmad Al-Fatani About Methods of Identifying Illness : Early Analysis of Kitab Tayyib Al-Ihsan Fi Tibb Al-Insan)

Disease identification or disease diagnosis process is an important element in a treatment process. A complete diagnosis can lead to the determination of the right type of treatment and proper prescription medication in the disease healing process. Syaikh Ahmad Al-Fatani, is a great religious scholar and his medical knowledge in the Malay World, has produced a book manuscript that could be a guide to Malay medical practitioners, especially in the process of diagnosing patients. Hence, this study will discuss Shaykh Ahmad Al-Fatani’s perspective on the method of identifying illness by focusing on his manuscript, Tayyib Al-Ihsan Fi Tibb Al-Insan. The book discusses on Malay medicine, with main focus to determine the medicines and treatments against ailments. Data collection is done through library research and bibliogafi data analysis from this book, past studies and related journals to determine the method using by Syaikh Ahmad Al-Fatani for identification of illness. Although the method of identifying illnesses is not described in detail, the basic principles can be further studied in a more structured and scientific way to aid develop Malay medicine.