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We must have often heard about music therapy in the treatment method, Art music that developed so rapidly in the golden era of Islam, not merely an element of entertainment. Islam legendary musicians such as Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Is? Aq al-Kindi (801-873 AD) and al-Farabi (872-950 AD) has been making music as a means of treatment or therapy.So actually what is called music therapy? Music therapy is an interpersonal process by a therapist using music to help restore the health of patients. Since when did Islamic civilization developed a music therapy? And the music really could be a therapeutic tool to cure the disease?R Saoud in his writings titled The Arab Contribution To The Music of the Western World calls al-Kindi as the first Muslim psychologists who practice music therapy.According Saoud, in the 9th century AD, al-Kindi had found no medical value in music."With music therapy, al-Kindi tried to heal a child who has quadriplegic or paralyzed," said Saoud. Music therapy also developed other Muslim scholars that al-Farabi (872-950 AD). Alpharabius - once used to call Western civilization - explaining about music therapy in a treatise entitled meanings of intellect.Amber Haque (2004) in his writing titled Psychology from Islamic Perspective: Contributions of Early Muslim Scholars and Challenges to Contemporary Muslim Psychologists ", Journal of Religion and Health reveals, in his manuscript, al-Farabi have discussed the effects of music on the soul.Music therapy is growing more rapidly in the Islamic world in the era of the Ottoman Caliphate in power. Prof. Nil Sari, historian of Islamic medicine from the Medical Faculty of Istanbul University Cerrahpasa reveal the development of music therapy in the heyday of the Ottoman Empire.According to Prof. Nil Sari, ideas and thoughts that sparked Muslim scientists such as al-Razi, al-Farabi and Ibn Sina about music as a therapy tool developed by scientists at the glory days of the Ottoman Empire. "They are; Gevrekzade (d. 1801), Suuri (d. 1693), Ali Ufki (1610-1675), Kantemiroglu (1673-1723) and Hasim Bey (19th century AD)."Muslim Scientists in the glory of the Ottoman era it has conducted a study of music as a tool for treatment," said Prof. Nil Sari. According to him, scientists from the Ottoman Empire was very interested to develop the effect of music on human mind and body.No wonder, if Abbas Vesim (d. 1759/60) and Gevrekzade have proposed that music be included in medical education. Both are of the opinion, a good doctor to go through the exercises to music. Proposed Gevrekzade Vesim and it is applied in the universities until the late Middle Ages. Medical school at the time to teach music as well as arithmetic, geometry and astronomy to his students.Theory of Music TherapyAccording to Prof. Nil Sari, pre-Islamic Turkish people believe that the cosmos was created by the Creator with the word "my" / "why" (sound). They believe that the initial formation of the cosmos comes from the sound. According to Islamic belief, as it is written in the Koran, Allah is the Creator of heaven and earth."... And when He wills (to create) something, then (enough) He just said to him: 'Be'.And it is. "(Surah: Al-Baqarah: 117). After Islam blossomed in Turkey, the country's society, still believe in the power of sound. This is what makes civilization of Islam in the Ottoman era belief that music can be a therapeutic tool that can balance between body, mind and emotions - thus forming a harmony in a person.Prof. Nil Sari said, the music therapist at the time of the Ottomans believed that patients suffering from certain illnesses or emotional person with a certain temperament is influenced by certain kinds of music. "Experts music in the era of the Ottoman state, the tomb (melody types) pengibatan certain specific functionality as well," said Prof. Nil Sari.There are about 80 various types of melodies that flourished in the Ottoman society.A total of 12 of them can be used as a therapeutic tool. According to Prof. Nil Sari, from old texts can be concluded carry certain types of music can cure the disease tetentu or feelings.In the era of the triumph of the Ottoman Empire, music therapy is typically used for several purposes, such as mental health treatment, treatment of organic diseases, improvement of the balance the health of one's harmony between body, mind and emotions. Music is also believed to be capable of causing a person is asleep, sad, happy, and could also spur intelligence.Prof. Nil Sari said, scientists in the Ottoman era to believe that music has the power of natural processes. Music can enhance mood and emotional functioning as a whole.Uniquely, the Ottoman-era scientists have been able to establish certain types of music for a particular Disease. For example, the type of music huseyni to treat fever.Meanwhile, the type of music zengule and Iraq to treat meningitis.Western societies are new to music therapy in the 17th century AD Is Robert Burton through his classic work entitled The Anatomy of Melancholy that develop music therapy in the West. According to Burton, music and dancing can cure mental illness, especially melancholia.In fact, the United States (U.S.) are new to music therapy around 1944. At that time, Michigan State University open teapi music degree program. Since 1998, America has stood the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). This organization is a combination of the National Association for Music Therapy (NAMT, founded in 1950) and the American Association for Music Therapy (AAMT, stand 1971).Music therapy is one of the contributions of Islamic civilization in the world of health and medicine. In this modern era, music remains one of the tools to cure certain diseases. Music therapy became one proof of the achievement of Muslim scientists in the golden era.The founder of Muslim Musicians Music TherapyAl-Kindial-Kindi al-Kindus is a genius scientist who lived in the era of the triumph of Islam Baghdad. At that time, the banner of Islamic glory dikerek by the Abbasid dynasty. No fewer than five passes caliphate period, namely al-Amin (809-813), al-Ma'mun (813-833), al-Mu'tasim, al-Wasiq (842-847), and Mutawakil (847-861 .)Skill and ability to master various sciences, including medicine, making him appointed as a teacher and healer of the kingdom. Khalifah also trust him to take part in Baitulhikmah who was then heavily translating scientific books from different languages, like Greek.When Caliph al-Ma'mun died and was succeeded his son, al-Mu'tasim, the position of al-Kindi increasingly taken into account and get a big role. He was specifically appointed to be a teacher for his son. Al-Kindi able to turn understand Mu'tazilites.Thanks to the role of Al-Kindi also, understand that rationality was designated as a priority to understand the kingdom's official.According to al-Nadhim, during struggling and struggling with science in Baitulhikmah, al-Kindi's work has spawned 260. Among a series of pieces she thought it had been poured in the short treatises which are no longer found. The works they produce shows that Al-Kindi was a bookish knowledge of a broad and deep.Hundreds of his works were divided into various fields, such as philosophy, logic, arithmetic, music, astronomy, geometry, medicine, astrology, dialectics, psychology, politics, and meteorology. His book is the most widely geometry as much as 32 titles.Philosophy and medicine respectively reached 22 titles. Logic and physics as much as nine titles 12 titles.Al-FarabiSecond alias teacher second professor. That Peter Adamson teaching philosophy at King's College London, England, nicknamed al-Farabi as a major Muslim thinkers in the Middle Ages. His dedication and devotion in philosophy and science has made didaulat as the second teacher after Aristotle: the Greek era of the great thinkers.The figure and thought of al-Farabi until now remains to be the world's attention. He was the first Islamic philosopher who managed to unite and harmonize the classical Greek political philosophy with Islam. So, it can be understood in the context of the religions of revelation. The idea seems so greatly affect the Western world."Science of Logic of al-Farabi had great influence of European thinkers," says Carra de Vaux. No wonder, if intellectuals feel indebted to Al-Farabi on science that has been produced. Thought the second professor was so thick it also affects the thoughts of Ibn Sina and Ibn Rush.Al-Farabi or Western society known as the Alpharabius have the full name of Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Farakh al-Farabi. Unlike Ibn Khaldun who had time to write autobiography, Al-Farabi is not writing her autobiography.There is also his friend who perpetuate the life of the legend background, as Al-Juzjani recorded traces the journey of life his teacher Ibn Sina.Tak wonder, when they appear different versions regarding the origin of Al-Farabi. Arab historians in the Middle Ages, Ibn Abi Osaybe'a, mentioned that Al-Farabi's father came from Persia.Mohammad ibn Mahmud al-Sahruzi also said Al-Farabi derived from a Persian family.