Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, suffer from "al-shaqīqa," and is that what is known as migraine?
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was cupped on his head for a migraine, which is a pain affecting one side of the head. Physicians have generally discussed the causes of headaches. As for migraines, they affect weak arteries in the head, and their treatment involves tightening a bandage. Latha'if al-Ma'arif mentioned that the beginning of the Prophet's illness was a headache accompanied by a severe fever, and he would lose consciousness from the intensity of the pain. The cause of his final illness was attributed to the effect of the poison he consumed from the Khaybar sheep.
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