The Need for Familiarizing Researchers in the Field of Medicine and Religion with Interdisciplinary Research Principles and Concepts

Today, scholars are accumulating knowledge behind the fence or in the enclosure of specialization while the abundant knowledge in one single discipline does not necessarily lead to increased wisdom and a fruitful life. Knowledge can be abused and its improper distribution may even prove harmful. The solution to complicated social, political, economic, and religious issues today are neither based on accumulation of knowledge not dependent on dependent on the religious teachings irrespective of the scientific developments (1, 2). What we need is an understanding of the relationship between different fields of knowledge, which is referred to as interdisciplinary knowledge. A correct understanding of the relationship between the medical sciences (medicine) and religious sciences (Islamic teachings) necessitates interdisciplinary research.