The Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan made this decision as part of the Taliban's policy aimed at adapting educational programs to strict Islamic norms.
According to representatives of the ministry, the new faculty is being established to "meet the academic, educational, and research needs in the field of traditional medicine."
The term "prophetic medicine" includes collections of recommendations from the Prophet Muhammad, compiled by Islamic scholars. The main principles of this field are the use of Quranic readings for healing and minimizing surgical intervention.
