In Section 43 of the Haft Awrang, Jami relays a famous anecdote and dictum attributed to Imam Shafi'i concerning the state and nature of medical science in the Islamic world. Jami highlights two core themes:

1. The Neglect of Medicine by Muslim Scholars: Shafi'i laments that Islamic scholars, who should have pioneered medical science, neglected it, thereby leaving the field to Christians and Jews. This neglect made the Muslim community dependent on non-Muslim practitioners for physical well-being.
2. Medicine as a Divine Gift and Innate Talent: While Jami acknowledges that medicine requires rigorous study and effort, he emphasizes that book learning alone is insufficient. True medical aptitude relies on a pure, innate disposition (tabi'at-e safi) and a primordial intelligence (fitnat) granted as a grace from God, allowing the physician to perceive hidden ailments that cannot be taught through text alone.