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Quranic Foods and Its Benefits
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O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth . [The Quran, 2:168] And eat and drink but do not waste by extravagance, certainly He (ALLAH) does not like those who waste by extravagance. [The Quran, 7:31]

The health of our physical body is vital to our entire well-being. According to Islamic medicine, physical ailments have been thought to arise as a result of accumulation of excess waste substances in the body. Over eating, improper food choices and an unhealthy lifestyle were regarded as the sources of accumulated morbid matter and it was believed that when the digestion process became overwhelmed, disease resulted. These facts are today, subhanAllah, reinstated by various scientific medical bodies, centuries after Islamic scholars and physicians opined. Prophet Muhammad sal Allahu Alaihi wa sallam used and advocated different types of remedies, both natural and divine for various ailments and conditions. According to a well-known hadith the Prophet sal Allahu Alaihi wa sallam said, No human fills a vessel worse than his own abdomen. A few bites are enough for man to keep his body upright, but if it is indispensable then a third for his food, a third for his drink and a third for his breath. ( Sahih Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi) O you messengers! Eat of the good foods which Allah has made legal (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc), and do righteous deeds. Verily, I am well-acquainted with what you do. [Quran (23:51)] Good foods whether they are grains, vegetables, fruits or animal derivatives (meat and milk products) contain all the nutrients we need. The good foods are those that have not been processed and retain all their original nutrients. Foods like jams, fruit

preserves are empty calorie foods lacking essential nutrients. Better substitutes would be fresh whole fruits. It is also suitable for those trying to lose weight. Let us use the food pyramid to start analyzing the benefits of foods from different food groups and the conformity we find in the Holy Quran and the hadith of their use in our diets. Starting with the base level of the pyramid we have breads and cereals that have been advised by doctors and nutrition therapists to be consumed in a larger proportion of servings than other food groups. For thousands of years, cereals have formed the staple diet essential for human life. Grains, wheat and sprouts have been mentioned in the Quran numerous times. And we have sent down from the rain-laden clouds abundant water, that We may produce therewith corn and vegetation, and gardens of thick growth. [Quran (78:14-16)] One who thinks deeply upon the Qur'an's verses will realize that Allah has provided all sorts of explanations in His Book and shown people several ways to make life easy in both this world and the next world. Another subject that attracts the attention of people of understanding is the Qur'an's mentioning of specific foods that are good for human health.

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