Islam is a major world religion that has a universal system encompassing every aspect of
daily human activities. In this regard, Islam also provides principles and values related to
the practice of medicine. However, it is not known how much of the practices have been
practiced in daily clinical settings. Therefore, this paper aims to chart the overview of the
studies and publications that have been done related to the integration of Islamic
principles and values being incorporated in clinical practice. This paper is a scoping
review. Databases like PubMed, PLOS, BMJ, Cochrane, EBSCo, Emerald, ProQuest,
ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ACI were used to conduct the literature search. MeSH terms
like “Islam," “religion and medicine,” and “attitude of medical staff” are among the
keywords used, along with synonyms like “Islam," “Islamic," “Muslim," “medicine,"
“clinical," “practise," “healthcare," “professionals," “Islamic medical practise," “doctor,"
“nurse,” and “healthcare professionals.” The Boolean operators “AND” and “OR” were
applied during the search. In addition to databases, manual internet searches were
conducted to find relevant papers. The review has found that Islamic concepts and ideals
have been sporadically incorporated into medical practice worldwide, whether by Muslim
or non-Muslim healthcare professionals. The three key themes related to Islamic practice
in medicine: are (a) attitude and character of healthcare professionals, (b) clinical decisionmaking, and (c) holistic spiritual care. There is still a big gap and differences in integrating
Islamic values into clinical practice. Further work on defining and constructing a
framework for a holistic Islamic medical practice is warranted
