MALWANI CHEHLUM JAMAT WELFARE SOCIETY

Health and Wellness in Islam By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi   Islam is a Deen . It is a way of life which encompasses all aspects of human life: spiritual as well as physical, personal as well as communal, physical health as well as material wealth, and religious matters as well as political issues. In Islam, our body and health are considered as important gifts of Almighty Allah. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said: "Health is the best of blessings." In another narration, he says, "One of the blessings [of God] is the abundance of wealth; however, better than abundance of wealth is the health of the body." Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, "A believer who is physically strong is better than a weak believer." It is in this sense that our body is considered to be the trust given to us by Allah. And we have to safeguard and protect this trust. Exercise and Being Active Being active and to exercise is not only acceptable in Islam but a...

It is stated in Minhaj al Sadiqin that prophet Dawud had nineteen sons, and every one of them wanted to inherit his father's kingdom. Allah sent Dawud nine questions with answers and asked him to appoint the son who gives the correct answers as his successor. QUESTIONS and ANSWERS: 1. Which is the nearest thing? Hereafter. 2. Which is the farthest thing? Time passed away 2. What phenomenon manifests love? Body with soul. 4. What phenomenon manifests dread? Body without soul. 5. Which things remain the same? Sky and earth. 6. Which things ever remain different? Day and night. 7. Which things are opposed to each other. Life and death. 8. What ends in - goodness? Patience and forbearance at the time of anger. 9. What ends in evil? Haste at the time of anger None save Sulayman, the youngest son, gave the correct answers, so he was made the heir of Dawud. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The law of inheritance stated in this verse is the law of the Lord, and no one can ever make cha...