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Islam, Food, Alcohol and Smoking

“Indeed, that is My Path – perfectly straight. So follow it and do not follow other ways,
for they will lead you away from His Way. This is what He has
commanded you, so perhaps you will be conscious of Allah (God).”

The female honeybee’s abdomen and the healing power of honey
The female honeybee’s abdomen and the healing power of honey
The honeybee has a body that varies in length between 1cm and 3cm, and that is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. The verse quoted above stresses that in the individual female bee there are “abdomens,”
Medical Benefits of Ramadan
Medical Benefits of Ramadan
Most Muslims do not fast because of medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting.
Fasting: According to Five Islamic Schools of Law
Fasting: According to Five Islamic Schools of Law
All the schools concur that the wajib fasts are those of the month of Ramadan, their qada’, the expiatory fasts performed as kaffarah, and those performed for fulfilling a vow.
About Fasting in Islam
About Fasting in Islam
Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the ‘pillars’ of the Islamic faith. No proof is required to establish its being obligatory (wajib) and one denying it goes out of the fold of Islam, because it is obvious like salat,
Alternative Medicines:The Miracle of Honey
Alternative Medicines:The Miracle of Honey
More than 1,400 years ago Allah and His messenger sallallahu aleyhe wa sallam (peace be upon him), told us that honey can heal a variety of medicinal problems.
Date – relief of pain as a medical discovery !
Date – relief of pain as a medical discovery !
It is a long-established custom among Muslim parents to put a piece of well-chewed date (or other available sweet fruit) in the mouth of a newborn baby.
Pork A National Health Hazard
Pork: A National Health Hazard
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have linked pork consumption with cirrhosis, a chronic degeneration of the liver.
Pork the Other white meat?
Pork the Other white meat?
In folkloric terms, eating the meat of the pig is said to contribute to lack of morality and shame, plus greed for wealth, laziness, indulgence, dirtiness and gluttony.
Islamic Ruling on Smoking
Islamic Ruling on Smoking
Under Islam good things are allowable while bad things are forbidden. Islam calls on its followers to remain strong and not to allow their strength to be weakened by smoking and other harmful habits which pose a menace to the health and the mind and induce a state of stupor and addiction.
Islam Provides Remedy to Alcoholism
Islam Provides Remedy to Alcoholism
A recent study revealed that alcohol use costs the U.S. a staggering billion US dollars a year, more than all illegal drugs combined, in the form of lost workdays and drunken driving accidents.
Why alcohol is Haram
Why alcohol is Haram?
Selling alcohol and other intoxicants is a grave evil, and working in alcohol factories is haraam and is an evil,
The Quran & Hadith About Haram & Halal in Food
The Quran & Hadith About Haram & Halal in Food
“O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He whom ye worship”
The Alimentary System
The Alimentary System (MAIDAT)
Basic Definitions: Nutrition is defined as utilization of food by living organisms. Food is a solid or liquid consumed for the purposes of providing energy, growth, repair, and maintenance of the body
Zaitoon Olive
Zaitoon (Olive) is Cure for Seventy Diseases
The plant of olive goes upto the height of 3 metres, leaves are bright green and very attractive and the fruits are of bright bluish or violet colour, possesses a metallic taste.
Is Islamic Slaughtering Cruel to Animals
Is Islamic Slaughtering Cruel to Animals?
Islam’s stance on what is permissible to eat and what is not is clear. There are strict rules when it comes to meat regarding what is allowed and what is forbidden.
Who says Muslims can’t be Vegetarian
Who says Muslims can’t be Vegetarian?
The option to be vegetarian has always existed in Islam, whether or not it was actualized at any time or place. The great Sufi Râbi‘ah al-‘Adawîyah of Basrah was an early Muslim vegetarian.
Effects Of Prohibited Foods
Effects Of Prohibited Foods
” He has forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and flesh of swine , and on which any other name has been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity without willful disobedience, nor transgressing, due limits…. than he is not guilty, for Allah is forgiving, merciful.”