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Black Seed

A small press Islamic health publication issued by Sweet Sunnah in November 1999, focused on Nigella Sativa and its place within Prophetic Medicine traditions prior to the mainstream commercialization of black seed supplements in the United States.

Cover of Black Seed booklet published by Sweet Sunnah in 1999
Fig. 1. Black Seed: Nigella Sativa, published by Sweet Sunnah, November 1999. Printed booklet, 5.5 × 8.5 inches, 36 pages.

Collection note: This publication documents the circulation of Prophetic Medicine literature and alternative Islamic health traditions within North American Muslim communities during the late twentieth century.

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