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Since the earliest battles of Islam it was decreed that the wounded is protected by his wound and the captive by his captivity. The faithful are praised in the Qoran as: "they offer food dear as it is to the needy, orphan or captive, (saying) we feed you for the sake of God without seeking any reward or gratitude from you'. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his companions: "I entrust the captives to your charity" and they did even giving them priority over themselves in the best of the food they shared. It is of interest to note that this 'as thirteen centuries prior to the Geneva Convention and the Red Cross.

Whatever the feelings of the Doctor and wherever they lie, he shall stick to the one and only duty of protecting life and treating ailment or casualty.

Whatever the behaviour of the enemy, the Muslim Doctor shall not change the course for each side reflects his own code of behaviour. God made it clear in the Quran: "Let not the wrong doing of others sway you into injustice".

As part of the international medical family, Muslim Doctors should lend all support on a global scale to protect and support this one-track noble course of the medical profession for it is a blessing to all humanity if this humanitarian role is abided with on both sides of the battle front.

The Medical Profession shall not permit its technical, scientific or other resources to be utilized in any sort of irm or destruction or infliction upon an of physical, psychological, moral or her damage regardless of all political military considerations.

The doings of the Doctor shall be unidirectional aiming at the offering of treatment and cure to ally and enemy, be is at the personal or general level.