PRINCIPLES OF

HEALTH AND HEALING

IN ISLAM
 CONTENTS OF THIS
PRESENTATION
„ Describe the contemporary concepts health and healing and their
critical analysis
„ In the light of Quranic verses, present Islamic principles of health
and healing.
„ Quran¶s injunctions regarding Health: Fundamental Duties and
Fundamental Prohibitions
„ Islam¶s strategy for health and healing
Prevention 1- 1-Primary . Tahara . Nutrition .Exercise 2
2-- Secondary
Treatment of Diseases
Mental Health
Spiritual Health
Therapeutic Sociology
„ Finally to summarize
Definition of health according to the
World Health Organization "WHO
„ ³Health is a state of complete physical, mental
and social well-
well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity".
„ This widely accepted definition was expanded in
the 1970's
1970's and 1980
1980¶s,
¶s, as other components
were included: intellectual, environmental, and
spiritual health.
„ In more recent years, this statement has been
modified to include the ability to lead a "socially
and economically productive life."
Critical analysis of these definitions
„ Health cannot be defined as a state at all,
but must be seen as a process of
continuous adjustment to the changing
demands of living.
„ The WHO definition is therefore
considered by many as an idealistic goal
rather than a realistic proposition
 Critical analysis
„ Market forces advocate the importance of
absolute individual freedom. They strongly
resent any suggestion that the demands of
society in general and the demands of family in
particular must guide individual choices.
„ When there are demands to correct the ecology,
environment to them just means air and water
free of pollution; it has nothing to do with social
practices and systems that are dangerous for
the health
 WHO definition does not explain
spiritual health
„ Another glaring weakness of the WHO definition
is that it fails to properly explain the ³spiritual´
component of health.
„ Some researchers tend to describe spiritual
health as a feeling of happiness and
contentment. They do not differentiate between
³mental health´ and ³spiritual health´.
„ Mental health is "a state of emotional and
psychological well-
well-being in which an individual is
able to use his or her cognitive and emotional
capabilities, function in society, and meet the
ordinary demands of everyday life."
 Spiritual Health
„ Spiritualhealth, on the contrary, means an
individual¶s ability to differentiate between
right and wrong and resolve to lead a
more righteous life, free of stratagems,
deception, dishonesty and selfishness.
Islam promotes Spiritual health.
 Quran¶s Position

„ ³Healthis a state of complete physical,

mental, spiritual and social wellbeing,
which must be safeguarded not only
through the maintenance of a health
preserving regime at the
personal/individual level, but also through
the establishment of a health-
health-protective
and promoting family system and a health-
health-
protective and promoting social system.´
 GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH
ϲϓ˶ ΍Ϯ˵Ϩϣ˴ ΁ Ϧ
˴ ϳ˶άϠ˴˷ϟ˶ ϲ˴ ϫ˶ ˸Ϟϗ˵ ϕ
˶ ˸ίή˶˷ ϟ΍ Ϧ˴ ϣ˶ Ε ˶ Ύ˴Βϴ˶˷ τ
˴˷ ϟ΍˴ϭ ϩ˶ Ω˶ Ύ˴Βό˶ ϟ˶ Ν
˴ ή˴ ˸Χ΃˴ ϲ˶Θϟ˴˷΍ Ϫ˶ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ Δ˴ Ϩ˴ ϳ˶ί ϡ˴ ή˴˷ Σ
˴ ˸Ϧϣ˴ ˸Ϟϗ˵
ϥ
˴ Ϯ˵ϤϠ˴˸όϳ˴ ϡ˳ ˸ϮϘ˴ ϟ˶ Ε
˶ Ύ˴ϳϵ΍ Ϟ ˵μ˶˷ ϔ˴ ϧ˵ Ϛ
˴ ϟ˶ά˴ ϛ˴ Δ˶ ˴ϣΎ˴ϴϘ˶ ˸ϟ΍ ϡ˴ ˸Ϯϳ˴ Δ˱ μ
˴ ϟ˶Ύ˴Χ Ύ˴ϴ˸ϧΪ˵˷ ϟ΍ Γ˶ Ύ˴ϴΤ
˴ ˸ϟ΍
Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of Allah,
which He hath produced for His servants, and the things,
clean and pure, (which He hath provided) for
sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of this world, for
those who believe, (and) purely for them on the Day of
Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs in detail for
those who understand.
„ 007
007..032 (Al (Al--Araaf )
 Unhealthy food prohibited
Δ˵ Ϙ˴ Ϩ˶ Ψ
˴ ˸ϨϤ˵ ˸ϟ΍˴ϭ Ϫ˶ Α˶ Ϫ˶ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ ή˶ ˸ϴϐ˴ ϟ˶ Ϟ
˴˷ ϫ˶ ΃˵ Ύ˴ϣϭ˴ ή˶ ϳ˶ΰ˸ϨΨ ˶ ˸ϟ΍ Ϣ˵ ˸Τϟ˴ϭ˴ ϡ˵ Ϊ˴˷ ϟ΍˴ϭ Δ˵ Θ˴ ˸ϴϤ˴ ˸ϟ΍ Ϣ˵ ˵Ϝ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ ˸Ζϣ˴ ή˶˷ Σ
˵
΢
˴ Α˶ Ϋ˵ Ύ˴ϣϭ˴ ˸ϢΘ˵ ˸ϴϛ˴˷ Ϋ˴ Ύ˴ϣ ϻ˶· ϊ˵ Β˵ δ ˴˷ ϟ΍ Ϟ˴ ϛ˴ ΃˴ Ύ˴ϣϭ˴ Δ˵ Τ˴ ϴ˶τϨ˴˷ϟ΍˴ϭ Δ˵ ϳ˴ Ω˶˷ ή˴ Θ˴ Ϥ˵ ˸ϟ΍˴ϭ Γ˵ Ϋ˴ Ϯ˵ϗ˸ϮϤ˴ ˸ϟ΍˴ϭ
˲ϖ˸δϓ˶ ˸ϢϜ˵ ϟ˶Ϋ˴ ϡ˶ ϻ˸ίϷΎ˶Α ΍Ϯ˵Ϥδ ˶ ˸ϘΘ˴ ˸δΗ˴ ˸ϥ΃˴ϭ˴ ΐ ˶ μ˵ Ϩ˵˷ ϟ΍ ϰ˴Ϡϋ ˴

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 About Environment

„ ϼϴ˶Ϡϗ˴ ϻ˶· ν˶ ˸έϷ΍ ϲ˶ϓ Ω˶ Ύ˴δϔ˴ ˸ϟ΍ Ϧ ˶ϋ˴ ϥ ˴ ˸ϮϬ˴ ˸Ϩϳ˴ Δ˳ ϴ˴˷ Ϙ˶ Α˴ Ϯ˵ϟϭ˵΃ ˸ϢϜ˵ Ϡ˶˸Βϗ˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ ϥ ˶ ϭ˵ήϘ˵ ˸ϟ΍ Ϧ
˴ ϣ˶ ϥ
˴ Ύ˴ϛ ϻ˸ϮϠ˴ϓ˴
Ϧ
˴ ϴ˶ϣή˶ ˸Πϣ˵ ΍Ϯ˵ϧΎ˴ϛϭ˴ Ϫ˶ ϴ˶ϓ ΍Ϯ˵ϓή˶ ˸Η΃˵ Ύ˴ϣ ΍Ϯ˵ϤϠ˴χ
˴ Ϧ ˴ ϳ˶άϟ˴˷΍ ϊ˴ Β˴ Η˴˷ ΍˴ϭ ˸ϢϬ˵ ˸Ϩϣ˶ Ύ˴Ϩ˸ϴΠ˴ ˸ϧ΃˴ ˸ϦϤ˴˷ ϣ˶
„ Why were there not, among the generations before you,
persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting
(men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among
them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong- wrong-doers
pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which
were given them, and persisted in sin.

„ 011..116 (Hud )
011
 About Personal Hygiene

„ ϥ
˳ Ϯ˵Ϩ˸Ϝϣ˴ Ώ˳ Ύ˴Θϛ˶ ϲ˶ϓ
In Book well- well-guarded,
ϥ
˴ ϭ˵ήϬ˴˷ τ
˴ Ϥ˵ ˸ϟ΍ ϻ˶· Ϫ˵ δ
˵˷ Ϥ˴ ϳ˴ ϻ
Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
Al-
Al-Qur'an, 056. 056.078 078--079 (Al
(Al--Waqia )

„ ˸ήϬ˶˷ τ
˴ ϓ˴ Ϛ
˴ Α˴ Ύ˴ϴΛ˶ ϭ˴
And thy garments keep free from stain!

074..004 (Al
074 (Al--Muddaththir )
 Unhealthy social practices
prohibited

Ύ˴ϤϬ˵ Ϥ˵ ˸Λ·˶ϭ˴ α˶ Ύ˷Ϩ˴ Ϡ˶ϟ ϊ˵ ϓ˶ Ύ˴Ϩϣ˴ ϭ˴ ˲ήϴ˶Βϛ˴ ˲Ϣ˸Λ·˶ Ύ˴ϤϬ˶ ϴ˶ϓ ˸Ϟϗ˵ ή˶ δ ˶ ˸ϴϤ˴ ˸ϟ΍˴ϭ ή˶ ˸ϤΨ˴ ˸ϟ΍ Ϧ ˶ϋ˴ Ϛ ˴ ϧ˴ Ϯ˵ϟ΄˴˸δϳ˴
Ϣ˵ Ϝ˵ ϟ˴ Ϫ˵ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ Ϧ
˵ ϴ˶˷ Β˴ ϳ˵ Ϛ
˴ ϟ˶ά˴ ϛ˴ Ϯ˴ ˸ϔό˴ ˸ϟ΍ Ϟ
˶ ϗ˵ ˴ϥϮ˵Ϙϔ˶ ˸Ϩϳ˵ ΍˴ΫΎ˴ϣ Ϛ
˴ ϧ˴ Ϯ˵ϟ΄˴˸δϳ˴ ϭ˴ Ύ˴ϤϬ˶ ό˶ ˸ϔϧ˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ ή˵ Β˴ ˸ϛ΃˴
ϥ˴ ϭ˵ήϜ˴˷ ϔ˴ Θ˴ Η˴ ˸ϢϜ˵ Ϡ˴˷ό˴ ϟ˴ Ε
˶ Ύ˴ϳϵ΍
They ask thee concerning wine and gambling.
Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for
men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They
ask thee how much they are to spend; Say:
"What is beyond your needs." Thus doth Allah
Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye
may consider- consider-
„ 002
002..219 (Al (Al--Baqarah )
 Mental and spiritual health

Δ˶ Ϥ˴ Σ
˴ ˸ήϤ˴ ˸ϟΎ˶Α ΍˸Ϯλ
˴ ΍˴ϮΗ˴ ϭ˴ ή˶ ˸Βμ
˴˷ ϟΎ˶Α ΍˸Ϯλ
˴ ΍˴ϮΗ˴ ϭ˴ ΍Ϯ˵Ϩϣ˴ ΁ Ϧ
˴ ϳ˶άϟ˴˷΍ Ϧ
˴ ϣ˶ ϥ
˴ Ύ˴ϛ Ϣ˴˷ Λ˵
Then will he be of those who believe, and
enjoin patience, (constancy, and self- self-
restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness
and compassion.
„ Al-
Al-Qur'an, 090. 090.017 (Al (Al--Balad)
 Sexual Hygiene

ϼϴ˶Βγ
˴ ˯˴ Ύ˴γϭ˴ Δ˱ θ
˴Σ˶ Ύ˴ϓ ϥ
˴ Ύ˴ϛ Ϫ˵ ϧ˴˷ ·˶ Ύ˴ϧΰ˶˷ ϟ΍ ΍Ϯ˵Αή˴ ˸ϘΗ˴ ϻ˴ϭ
Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and
an evil, opening the road (to other evils). 017 017..032 (Al
(Al--
Isra)

ΎΑ˱ ΍˷Ϯ˴ Η˴ ϥ
˴ Ύ˴ϛ Ϫ˴ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ ϥ
˴˷ ·˶ Ύ˴ϤϬ˵ ˸Ϩϋ
˴ ΍Ϯ˵οή˶ ˸ϋ΄˴ϓ˴ Ύ˴ΤϠ˴˸λ΃˴ϭ˴ Ύ˴ΑΎ˴Η ˸ϥΈ˶ϓ˴ Ύ˴Ϥϫ˵ ϭ˵Ϋ΂˴ϓ ˸ϢϜ˵ ˸Ϩϣ˶ Ύ˴Ϭϧ˶ Ύ˴ϴΗ˶ ˸΄ϳ˴ ϥ
˶ ΍˴άϠ˴˷ϟ΍˴ϭ
Ύ˱Ϥϴ˶Σέ˴
If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish
them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone;
for Allah is Oft- Oft-returning, Most Merciful.
004..016 (An
004 (An--Nisa)
 Mother & Child Health

Ϧ
˴˷ ϛ˵ ˸ϥ·˶ϭ˴ Ϧ
˴˷ Ϭ˶ ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ ΍Ϯ˵Ϙϴ˶˷ π˴ Θ˵ ϟ˶ Ϧ
˴˷ ϫ˵ ϭ˷έ˵ Ύ˴πΗ˵ ϻ˴ϭ ˸Ϣϛ˵ Ϊ˶ ˸Οϭ˵ ˸Ϧϣ˶ ˸ϢΘ˵ ˸ϨϜ˴ γ ˴ Κ ˵ ˸ϴΣ
˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ Ϧ ˴˷ ˵ϫϮ˵ϨϜ˶ ˸γ΃˴
Ϧ
˴˷ ϫ˵ έ˴ Ϯ˵Ο΃˵ Ϧ˴˷ ϫ˵ Ϯ˵Η΂˴ϓ ˸ϢϜ˵ ϟ˴ Ϧ
˴ ˸όο ˴ ˸έ΃˴ ˸ϥΈ˶ϓ˴ Ϧ˴˷ Ϭ˵ Ϡ˴˸ϤΣ
˴ Ϧ
˴ ˸όπ
˴ ϳ˴ ϰ˷Θ˴ Σ ˴ Ϧ ˴˷ Ϭ˶ ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ ΍Ϯ˵Ϙϔ˶ ˸ϧ΄˴ϓ˴ Ϟ ˳ ˸ϤΣ
˴ Ε ˶ ϻϭ˵΃
ϯ˴ή˸Χ΃˵ Ϫ˵ ϟ˴ ϊ˵ ο ˶ ˸ήΘ˵ δ˴ ϓ˴ ˸ϢΗ˵ ˸ήγ
˴ Ύ˴όΗ˴ ˸ϥ·˶ϭ˴ ϑ ˳ ϭ˵ή˸όϤ˴ Α˶ ˸ϢϜ˵ Ϩ˴ ˸ϴΑ˴ ΍ϭ˵ήϤ˶ Η˴ ˸΃ϭ˴
Let the women live (in 'iddat) in the same style as ye live,
according to your means: Annoy them not, so as to
restrict them. And if they carry (life in their wombs), then
spend (your substance) on them until they deliver their
burden: and if they suckle your (offspring), give them
their recompense: and take mutual counsel together,
according to what is just and reasonable. And if ye find
yourselves in difficulties, let another woman suckle (the
child) on the (father's) behalf.
„ 065065..006 (At (At--Talaq)
 On the basis of these verses, it is
not difficult to conclude
„ In Islam, health is not a separate entity but
one of the essential constituents of peace,
which comprise peace at the individual,
family and social level.
„ There are three tiers of society: individual,
family and society. All three have equal
importance and none can be sacrificed
through the sword of the other. Health
therefore too has to involve all the three.
 Prohibitions
„ Islam declares prohibited all those things
and practices that do not form parts of the
normal requirements of the body and can
directly lead to the development of a
disease, which more often than not
becomes fatal or causes physical
handicaps like blindness, paralysis, etc.
(Alcohol, pork, unhealthy sexual practices
 Makruh & Mustahab
„ Islam declares makruh or undesirable all those
things and practices, which may harm the health
but are neither usually fatal, nor lead to any
physical handicap like blindness, paralysis etc
„ Islam declares Mustahab or desirable or
obligatory all those things and practices that
have beneficial effect on the health of the
individual or society in general. (Circumcision,
several foods, Ablution, Prayer, Istanja, etc.)
 Islam¶s multi-
multi-pronged strategy to
promote health and to treat illness.
„ 1. Primary Prevention
„ ‡ Istanja (Washing of private parts after urinating), which
has huge protective effects against the urogenital
infection;
„
‡ Wudu (Ablution), which involves washing of the
exposed organs and mouth reducing the risks of mouth
infections, cardiovascular problems, skin infections and
cancers and eye infections;

„ ‡ Ghusal-
Ghusal-Washing of private parts after intercourse and
bathing as son as possible; which will decrease the
chances of sex related diseases;
 Primary prevention in Islam
„ ‡ Total ban on premarital, extramarital sex and
promiscuity, homosexuality and prostitution,
which all are the leading factors responsible for
propagation of various sex related disorders
„ ‡ Avoidance of sex during menses, which again
prevents from urogenital infections;
„ ‡ A compulsory period of Iddah (waiting period)
between two marriage partners, which again is
very important in preventing sex transmitted
diseases.
 Primary prevention in Islam
„ ‡ Total ban on the production, serving and use of
alcoholic beverages,
„ ‡ Total ban on all addicting substances including
drugs and smoking,
„ ‡ Total ban on gambling, which will prevent
pathological gambling and suicides;
„ ‡ Breast-
Breast-feeding for two years that decreases
the chances of a woman getting pregnant before
the expiry of the 2 year period
 2-Secondary prevention:
„ vaccines,
„ safe drinking water,
„ use of pastes and creams to prevent skin diseases
„ Circumcision that prevents from Phimosis,
Paraphimosis, sex transmitted diseases including AIDS
and the Cancer of Cervix (among women); can also be
included as a method of secondary prevention, as it
involves a surgical procedure.
„ Miswak (Brushing of teeth), which has a remarkable
preventive effect on the infective diseases of teeth, gums
and several internal organs, is also a part of secondary
prevention
 Nutrition

΍Ϯ˵όΒ˶ Θ˴˷ Η˴ ϻ˴ϭ Ύ˱Βϴ˶˷ σ

˴ ϻϼ˴Σ ν ˶ ˸έϷ΍ ϲ˶ϓ Ύ˷Ϥ˴ ϣ˶ ΍Ϯ˵Ϡϛ˵ α
˵ Ύ˷Ϩ˴ ϟ΍ Ύ˴Ϭϳ˵˷ ΃˴ Ύ˴ϳ
˲Ϧϴ˶Βϣ˵ ˲ϭ˷ Ϊ˵ ϋ
˴ ˸ϢϜ˵ ϟ˴ Ϫ˵ ϧ˴˷ ·˶ ϥ
˶ Ύ˴τ˸ϴθ
˴˷ ϟ΍ Ε
˶ ΍˴Ϯτ
˵Χ˵
„ O ye people! Eat of what is on earth,
Lawful and good; and do not follow the
footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you
an avowed enemy.

002..168 (Al
002 (Al--Baqarah )
 Nutrition

„ Ε
˵ Ύ˴Βϴ˶˷ τ
˴˷ ϟ΍ Ϣ˵ Ϝ˵ ϟ˴ Ϟ
˴˷ Σ
˶ ΃˵ ˸Ϟϗ˵ ˸ϢϬ˵ ϟ˴ Ϟ
˴˷ Σ
˶ ΃˵ ΍˴ΫΎ˴ϣ Ϛ
˴ ϧ˴ Ϯ˵ϟ΄˴˸δϳ˴
They ask thee what is lawful to them (as
food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things
good and pure:
„ 005
005..004 (Al (Al--Maeda )
 Moderation in eating

˸ϢϜ˵ ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ Ϟ
˴˷ Τ
˶ ϴ˴ ϓ˴ Ϫ˶ ϴ˶ϓ ΍˸Ϯϐ˴ ˸τΗ˴ ϻ˴ϭ ˸Ϣϛ˵ Ύ˴Ϩ˸ϗί˴ έ˴ Ύ˴ϣ Ε
˶ Ύ˴Βϴ˶˷ σ
˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ ΍Ϯ˵Ϡϛ˵
ϯ˴Ϯϫ˴ ˸ΪϘ˴ ϓ˴ ϲ˶Βπ ˴ Ϗ ˴ Ϫ˶ ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ ˸ϞϠ˶˸Τϳ˴ ˸Ϧϣ˴ ϭ˴ ϲ˶Βπ ˴ Ϗ ˴
"Eat of the good things We have provided
for your sustenance, but commit no
excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly
descend on you: and those on whom
descends My Wrath do perish indeed!
020..081 (Ta
020 (Ta--Ha )
 No excessive eating

ϻ Ϫ˵ ϧ˴˷ ·˶ ΍Ϯ˵ϓή˶ ˸δΗ˵ ϻ˴ϭ ΍Ϯ˵Αή˴ ˸η΍˴ϭ ΍Ϯ˵Ϡϛ˵ ϭ˴ Ϊ˳ Π

˶ ˸δϣ˴ Ϟ
˶˷ ϛ˵ Ϊ˴ ˸Ϩϋ
˶ ˸ϢϜ˵ Θ˴ Ϩ˴ ϳ˶ί ΍ϭ˵άΧ
˵ ϡ˴ Ω˴ ΁ ϲ˶ϨΑ˴ Ύ˴ϳ
Ϧ
˴ ϴ˶ϓή˶ ˸δϤ˵ ˸ϟ΍ ΐ ˵˷ Τ
˶ ϳ˵
O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel
at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink:
But waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the
wasters.
„ 007
007..031 (Al (Al--Araf [The Heights])
In one Hadith, Prophet (SAW) advised to keep
1/3 stomach empty when we finish the meal.
Emphasis on fruits and vegetables

ϥ
˴ Ϯ˵ϋΪ˴˷ ϳ˴ Ύ˴ϣ ˸ϢϬ˵ ϟ˴ϭ˴ ˲ΔϬ˴ ϛ˶ Ύ˴ϓ Ύ˴Ϭϴ˶ϓ ˸ϢϬ˵ ϟ˴
(Every) fruit (enjoyment) will be there for them; they shall have
whatever they call for; 036 036..057 (Ya
(Ya--Seen)

„ ϥ
˴ Ϯ˵Ϡϛ˵ ˸΄Η˴ Ύ˴Ϭ˸Ϩϣ˶ ˲Γή˴ ϴ˶Μϛ˴ ˲ΔϬ˴ ϛ˶ Ύ˴ϓ Ύ˴Ϭϴ˶ϓ ˸ϢϜ˵ ˴ϟ Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit,
from which ye shall have satisfaction.043 satisfaction.043..073 (Az
(Az--Zukhruf)

„ ϥ
˴ ϮϠ˵Ϙ˶ ˸όϳ˴ ϡ˳ ˸ϮϘ˴ ϟ˶ Δ˱ ϳ˴ ϵ Ϛ
˴ ϟ˶Ϋ˴ ϲ˶ϓ ϥ
˴˷ ·˶ Ύ˱Ϩδ
˴Σ˴ Ύ˱ϗ˸ίέ˶ ϭ˴ ΍˱ήϜ˴ γ
˴ Ϫ˵ ˸Ϩϣ˶ ϥ
˴ ϭ˵άΨ
˶ Θ˴˷Η˴ Ώ
˶ Ύ˴Ϩ˸ϋϷ΍˴ϭ Ϟ
˶ ϴ˶Ψ˴˷Ϩϟ΍ Ε
˶ ΍˴ήϤ˴ Λ˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ ϭ˴
And from the fruit of the date- date-palm and the vine, ye get out
wholesome drink and food: behold, in this also is a sign for those
who are wise. 016 016..067 (An (An--Nahl)
Dalue of exercise in maintaining
health
Prophet's (S.A.W) advised all Muslims to teach
their children
Swimming,
Archery
Horse riding.
He used to walk at fast pace
He ran race with his wife, Ayesha (Ra)
He used to work with his hands whether at
home, in the kitchen, or with his companions
collecting wood for fire,
 Affliction with diseases

α
˶ Ύ˷Ϩ˴ Ϡ˶ϟ ϙ
˴ Ύ˴Ϩ˸Ϡγ˴ ˸έ΃˴ϭ˴ Ϛ
˴δ ˶ ˸ϔϧ˴ ˸ϦϤ˶ ϓ˴ Δ˳ Ό˴ ϴ˶˷ ˴γ ˸Ϧϣ˶ Ϛ
˴ Α˴ Ύ˴λ΃˴ Ύ˴ϣϭ˴ Ϫ˶ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ Ϧ
˴ Ϥ˶ ϓ˴ Δ˳ Ϩ˴ δ
˴Σ˴ ˸Ϧϣ˶ Ϛ
˴ Α˴ Ύ˴λ΃˴ Ύ˴ϣ
΍˱Ϊϴ˶Ϭη ˴ Ϫ˶ Ϡ˴˷ϟΎ˶Α ϰ˴ϔϛ˴ ϭ˴ ϻϮ˵γέ˴
Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah;
but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own)
soul. and We have sent thee as a messenger to
(instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a
witness.4
witness. 4.079 (An (An--Nisa)

Many of the common chronic illnesses, coronary heart

disease, hyper-
hyper-tension, diabetes, peptic ulcer disease,
obesity and depression have common man- man-made
etiology, that is rich food, too much food, too much salt,
too much sugar, smoking, stress and alcoholism
 What to do when faced with
disease?

„ Ϛ
˴ ˸δδ ˴ ˸Ϥϳ˴ ˸ϥ·˶ϭ˴ Ϯ˴ ϫ˵ ϻ˶· Ϫ˵ ϟ˴ ϒ˴ η ˶ Ύ˴ϛ ϼ˴ϓ ή˳˷ π
˵ ˶Α Ϫ˵ Ϡ˴˷ϟ΍ Ϛ
˴ ˸δδ
˴ ˸Ϥϳ˴ ˸ϥ·˶ϭ˴
˲ήϳ˶Ϊϗ˴ ˯˳ ˸ϲη˴ Ϟ ˶˷ ϛ˵ ϰ˴Ϡϋ˴ Ϯ˴ Ϭ˵ ϓ˴ ή˳ ˸ϴΨ
˴ Α˶
„ "If Allah touch thee with affliction, none
can remove it but He; if He touch thee with
happiness, He hath power over all things.

„ 006..017 (Al
006 (Al--Anaam )
 Treatment:
„ Narrated Usamah ibn Sharik:
The desert Arabs then came from here and
there. They asked: Apostle of Allah, should we
make use of medical treatment? He replied:
Make use of medical treatment, for Allah has not
made a disease without appointing a remedy for
it, with the exception of one disease, namely old
age.
Abu Dawood
 Treatment
„ Ϫ˶ ˸ϴϠ˴ϋ
˴ Ϫ˵ Ϡ͉ϟ΍ ϰ͉Ϡλ ˴ ϲ ͋ Β˶ Ϩ͉ ϟ΍ ˸Ϧϋ˴ Ϫ˵ ˸Ϩϋ
˴ Ϫ˵ Ϡ͉ϟ΍ ˴ϲο ˶ έ˴ Γ˴ ή˴ ˸ϳή˴ ϫ˵ ϲ˶Α΃˴ ˸Ϧϋ
˴
˯˱ Ύ˴ϔη
˶ Ϫ˵ ϟ˴ ϝ˴ ΰ˴ ˸ϧ΃˴ Ύ͉ϟ·˶ ˯˱ ΍˴Ω Ϫ˵ Ϡ͉ϟ΍ ϝ
˴ ΰ˴ ˸ϧ΃˴ Ύ˴ϣ ϝ
˴ Ύ˴ϗ Ϣ˴ Ϡ͉γ
˴ ϭ˴

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The Prophet said, "There is no disease
that Allah has created, except that He also
has created its treatment."
 Therapeutic modalities
1-Natural products including food and herbs which
we find in Prophetic Medicine
2-Medical and surgical products and techniques
discovered through research and studies.
a- Historically Muslim physicians took a lead in
this field like Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd, Al Razi.
b- Contemporary Medicine and Muslim
Physicians role
3-Dua and Tarqyah.
 Mental and Spiritual Health
„ Stress is the most common root cause of mental and
spiritual aliment of modern age.
„ Stress results from the following factors:
a-Fear of the unknown and trying to see through and
control the destiny.
„
b. Losses in our life of people and things dear to us
and our inability to recover those losses.
„
c. Inner conflict between our heart and mind between
what is known to be the truth and our failure to accept
it as truth.
 Let us examine how Quran deals
with such situations

ϝ
˶ ΍˴Ϯ˸ϣϷ΍ Ϧ ˴ ϣ˶ κ
˳ ˸Ϙϧ˴ ϭ˴ ω ˶ Ϯ˵Π˸ϟ΍˴ϭ ϑ ˶ ˸ϮΨ ˴ ˸ϟ΍ Ϧ
˴ ϣ˶ ˯˳ ˸ϲθ
˴ Α˶ ˸ϢϜ˵ ϧ˴˷ Ϯ˴ Ϡ˵˸ΒϨ˴ ϟ˴ϭ˴
Ϧ
˴ ϳ˶ήΑ˶ Ύ˷μ
˴ ϟ΍ ή˶ θ
˶˷ Α˴ ϭ˴ Ε
˶ ΍˴ήϤ˴ Μ˴˷ ϟ΍˴ϭ β
˶ ϔ˵ ˸ϧϷ΍˴ϭ
Be sure we shall test you with something
of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or
lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give
glad tidings to those who patiently
persevere,
„ 2.155 (Al (Al--Baqara)
 3 Conclusions
„ A-In Islam, we do not have concept of the ownership of
goods and life. Everything belongs to God and returns to
him. So if we don't own that thing why mourn our loss?

B- Our destiny is predetermined. We do not have control

on that part. What we have control over is a limited free
will, that is our actions, our choice to do good or bad, to
believe in God or not to believe in Him. Worrying over
such things is of no use.

C. Rejection of faith in Quran is called a disease. This

denial of truth is due to arrogance
3 stages of spiritual development of
soul
„ a. M
  

    
"I do not absolve myself Lo the (human) soul is
prone to evil, save that whenever my Lord has
mercy. Lo, Lord is forgiving; merciful." 12
12::53
(Surah Yusuf)

This soul inclines toward sensual pleasure,

passion and self gratification , anger, envy,
greed, and conceit. Its concerns are pleasure of
body, gratification of physical appetite, and ego.
 Nafsul Lawamah
„ b. M
       "Nay, I swear by the
reproaching soul" 75
75::1
This soul is conscious or aware of Evil, resists it, asks for God's
grace, and pardon, repents and tries to amend and hopes to achieve
salvation.

Hadith "These are two impulses within us. One spirit which calls
towards good and confirms the truth. He who feels this impulse
should know that it comes from Allah. Another impulse comes from
our enemy (Devil) which leads to doubt and holds untruth and
encourages evil. He who feels this should seek refuge in Allah from
the accursed devil."
 Nafsul Mutmainnah
„ c.   
 M
   "O (you) soul
in (complete) rest and satisfaction. Come back to your
Lord, will pleased (yourself) and will pleasing unto him.
Enter you then among my devotees, enter you in my
heaven." 8989::27-
27-30

This is the highest state of spiritual development.

satisfied soul is the state of bliss, content and peace.
The soul is at peace because it knows that inspite of its
failures in this world, It will return to God. Purified of
tension, it emerges from the struggle with obstacles
blocking the peace of mind and heart.
 m    
  
„ a. Increase   (Remembrance of God)
"who have believed and whose heart have   in the
remembrance of God. Derify in the remembrance of
God, do hearts find rest." 13:
13:28

b. Increase their prayer.

"O you who believe, seek help with steadfastness and
prayer. For God is with those who are steadfast." 2:153

c. Ask forgiveness
"And I have said: seek forgiveness from your Lord. Lo
He was ever forgiving." 71
71::10
The spiritual care involves the acts
of worship
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 Salaah
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: Has a healing
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:
effect on body, mind and heart. These
healing effects are due to the effect of
sound (Echo) and the meaning.
„ 3-The movement in Salaat are mild,
uniform, and involve all muscles and
joints.
 Fasting
„ D.': The Islamic fasting: Islamic
':
fasting is prescribed as way training of our
mind, and body in self-
self-restraints.

"O you who believe is prescribed to you,

as it was prescribed
to those before you, so that you can learn
self--restraint."
self
 Zakah
 *
 ::
„  *
 The word itself means
purification and growth. Here it is meant to
imply the purification of legitimately earned
wealth.
„ Many of our crimes are committed with
money or for love of money, and in the
love of money one becomes violent in
behavior.
 " :
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Few of the spiritual and health benefits are:
„ Learn Prophet lbrahim's submission and
absolute surrender to God's will, the opportunity
for repentance.
„ The social and political gathering of the Ummah
„ Depicting brotherhood, and equality
„ Programming and testing us for physical
endurance, a requirement for all able men and
women
 Therapeutic Sociology
„ Finding social solutions to problems
arising out of social practices or changes.
The medical solutions should be an
important supplement to the social
solution. It is this approach, which is
consistent with the System envisaged in
the Quran.
 Aims of therapeutic sociology
„ ‡ To ensure that the supremacy of health is
never compromised with in the affairs at different
levels: individual, family, social, national and
international;
‡ To campaign for establishing and
strengthening a health-
health-protective and promoting
family system;
‡ To campaign for establishing and
strengthening a health-
health-protective and promoting
social system;
 Aims of Therapeutic Sociology
„ To ensure that the national and international laws are
rewritten to safeguard health;
‡ To ensure that substances and practices that are
decidedly dangerous for human beings are not allowed
to exist or at least prosper;
‡ To conduct health impact studies of different socio-
socio-
economic developments and spread awareness about
them;
‡ To aggressively campaign against the institutions that
are involved in practices that increase dangers for the
lives of human beings;
‡ To create atmospheric and environmental conditions
suitable for promotion of health;
Aims of Therapeutic Sociology
‡ To promote a model of family health that is conducive for the health
of men, women and children;

‡ To focus on both the primary and secondary preventive methods;

‡ To unveil the designs of economic and political forces, so that they

are not able to do anything that endangers health in any way;

‡ To promote such customs and rituals as are beneficial for

individual¶s health, family health and the health of the masses;
‡ To lay an equal stress on the survival and health of all the human
beings in different stages of lives: fetus, pediatric, adolescent, youth,
middle aged and geriatric;

‡ To lay an equal stress on the health of both the genders: men and
women.
 Conclusion
„ Described the WHO definition of health and healing and their critical
analysis
„ In the light of Quranic verses, presented Islamic principles of health and
healing.
„ Quran¶s injunctions regarding Health including Fundamental Duties and
Fundamental Prohibitions were presented
„ Islam¶s strategy for health and healing includes the following:
1-Prevention
a-Primary . Tahara . Nutrition .Exercise
b- Secondary
2-Treatment of Diseases
a- Natural therapy like food and herbal products
b- Medical and surgical therapies discovered by research and studies.
3-Mental Health
4-Spiritual Health
5-Therapeutic Sociology