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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islam & Physical Care Firstly: Providing the Body With Its Different Needs ( 10 ) A.

Food and Drink: "Let man consider his food.'' Sura Abasa (80:24) One of Allah's great portents, wonderful procedure and blessings for man is that his natural food available on the earth, consists of two elements: The first element are the materials found in nature, such as salts, vitamins, carbohydrates, etc., available in large quantities to meet the requirement of all living beings, animals and plants.

The other element which Divine Care added to the human food to suit man's psychological and mental taste is the attraction to beauty and to its pleasure and enjoyment. He uses the pleasing, beautiful and attractive form as encouraging factors assisting him to have agreeable psychological connection with food and drink. This is of course, besides feeling the pains of hunger and thirst.

Fruits, vegetables, meat, honey, suger, nuts, water, etc., all appear within an attractive beautiful frame, with a palatable, and delicious taste, offered to man on a tray of pleasing charm, and a feeling saturated with pleasure and enjoyment. There are numerous Texts and Traditions to the effect that man has full right to food and drink and to avail himself of all delicacies and amemties, provided by nature.

Imam Ja'far ibn Muiiammed Al-Sadiq (A.S.) 1 said: "The body is built on bread" 2 He also said: "Allah the Exalted has created the son of Adam hollow; so he has to have food and drink." 3 "0 Allah!

Bless our bread and do not make seperation between us, as without the bread we could neither fast nor pray or perform our duties towards our Lord the Almighty and most High." 4 The Prophet (S.A)5 is stated to have approved meat and olives and said: "Meat is the best of food in this world and in the hereafter.'' 6 And also: "Eat olive-oil, and anoint with olive-oil, as it is a blessed tree.'' 7 Imani Al-Sadiq (A.S.) used to prompt people to eat honey, cooking utter, milk, vegetables and assorted fruits, saying: "There is no better cure for people than honey.'' 8 He also said: "Butter is the best that enters a stomach, but I hate it for the aged.'' 9 "Take to milk, as it grows the flesh and strengthens the bone.''10 "Eating beans increases the marrow of the leg-bones, enlarges the brain and produces fresh blood.'' 11 Asked about Allah's saying: "...