Dangor, Suleman Essop.Kathree, Shamima.20072007http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1563Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.This study identifies the most popular alternative health therapies among Muslims who live in Kwa-Zulu Natal. It then examines the philosophies underlying these therapies with a view to establish whether there is conflict between these therapies and the fundamental teachings of Islam. Finally, it determines the responses of Muslim therapists and patients respectively to potential areas of conflict.enAlternative medicine.Theses--Religion.Health--Religious aspects--Islam.Thesis