Disability in the qur’an: The islamic alternative to defining, viewing, and relating to disability

Journal of Religion, Disability and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-27

  Bazna, Maysaa S ^a   Hatab, Tarek A ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Madnet Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Disadvantage; Hadith; Islam; Qur an

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249214813     PISSN: 15228967     EISSN: 15229122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J095v09n01_02     Document Type: Article

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