• Neha Siddiqui

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to clear the concept of fire as an element (Rukn), so that it can be easily correlated with the present knowledge. Background: Amongst the theories regarding the number of elements, the theory of Arkān Arba’a is most accepted. Fire is one of the four elements and is present in different proportions in everything. The form of classical literature of Unani medicine with respect to concept of Arkan is same as it was 1000 years ago. Change only happened in linguistic aspect i.e. from Arabic to Persian, then Urdu, and nowadays it is being translated in English. Methodology: Ṭibb is the synonym of change as it is a branch of science, in the form of progress with respect to time. Text must be understood and interpreted with the current knowledge, instead of translation. Therefore ‘Unṣur-e-Nār (fire) is being interpreted in the light of classical and modern knowledge. If we look at the genesis of human body, ‘Unṣur-e-Nār (fire) is present in the form of energy (or we can say heat) and it is ‘Unṣur-e-Nār (fire) that provides heat to maintain the essential level of Ḥarārat-e-Gharīziyya (innate heat) which is inherited at the time of birth and is absolutely essential to sustain life and it also helps in determining the temperament of the individual. Conclusion: ‘Unṣur-e-Nār (fire) is basically energy by its quality i.e. hot and dry. Each and every form of life depends on it to maintain a basal level of innate heat (Ḥarārat-e-Gharīziyya) which is necessary for every form of life and as in the context of energy, we know that it can neither be created nor destroyed. Future prospects: The concept of Arkān Arba’a must be correlated with the progressive science so as to understand the genesis of life better keeping the basic principles of Unani medicine as its soul.

Unani, ‘Unṣur-e-Nār, Ḥarārat-e-Gharīziyya, Arkān Arba’a, Fire, Energy.

"PERSPECTIVE OF UNSUR-E-NAR (FIRE AS AN ELEMENT) AND ENERGY IN UNANI MEDICINE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.639-645, MAY-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805709.pdf

"PERSPECTIVE OF UNSUR-E-NAR (FIRE AS AN ELEMENT) AND ENERGY IN UNANI MEDICINE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp639-645, MAY-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805709.pdf