Nutrition has a crucial role in maintaining body health. Eating and drinking actually can provide great attention to the spiritual aspects of life as well as somatic aspects to maintain human health. In this view, people are not going to eat and drink for pleasure but to maintain a good life and physical health, due to daily tasks, as well as observing moral aspects of a human life and spiritual satisfaction (Majid & Manijhe, 2014). The Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad SAW also teaches us to cherish good health and realize its true value as one of God’s countless bounties. In Surah Ibrahim, verse 7, “And remember! when your Lord proclaimed, "If you are grateful I will add more (favors) unto you; but if you show ingratitude truly …show more content…
A noteworthy piece of living as each of the Creator's orders is implementing a suitable diet. Picking wholesome nutrition and avoiding the unwholesome is essential to good health. This Islamic approach also is mainly through the selection of the best, preventive methods, and staying away from harmful things. Allah states in the Quran, “Eat of the good things which We have provided for you.” (Quran 2:172) “Eat of what is lawful and wholesome on the earth.” (Quran 2:168)
In the Quran, Allah has advice about healthy eating that relate to the interconnection of physical and spiritual health. Boost to eat only good and pure food is often associated with warnings to remember God and avoid Satan. Good diet not only fulfills hunger but also has affects how well we worship. “O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.” (Quran 2:168). Then, Allah says in Surah Al-A’raaf verse 31, “Eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes those who not commit …show more content…
On the other hand, if one concentrated exclusively on spiritual deeds and neglected their health and nutrition, weakness injury or illness would also result in failure to carry out obligatory worship. The guidance found in the Quran and the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad advise humankind to maintain a balance between these two extremes.
A healthy diet is balanced with a mixture of all the foods God has provided for His creation. The variety satisfies all the body’s needs for carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, proteins, fats and amino acids. Many of the most common chronic illnesses today derive from unhealthy eating habits. Coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and depression have all been linked to inadequate diets. The Prophet of Muhammad praise moderation as a way of maintaining good health and the Quran stresses the need to strike a balance between any