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MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING GOOD HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC GUIDELINES

Muhammad Musharraf Hussain*

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Health is the greatest blessing and bounty of Allah (SWT) to Mankind. “Health is Wealth” is a very famous proverbial statement, but no one knows precisely who has made this statement and when was it made. A healthy body and mind is the greatest asset bestowed by Allah. If one is not well or healthy, then his wealth cannot bring any benefits to him. It cannot make him happy. So man should always take good care of his health. Wealth without good health is not desirable, but good health without wealth is not always bad. It is sometimes seen as a test of our faith, because wealth is always provided by Allah (SWT) through various ways. On the other hand, apart from other reasons, sickness at times is sent to us by Allah (SWT) as a test of our faith and also due to disobedience to Allah. So whatever be the circumstances, we should accept it with patience and gratitude. If one is poor but healthy, he can always work on to earn money and wealth. Good health brings us happiness, pleasure and wellbeing. Thus one should always work to ensure that his health always remains fine, and take measures to protect it from damage, deterioration and destruction. One should take proper amount of good, wholesome and nutritious food at proper time and do some sort of daily exercise. He should also avoid taking foods that are harmful to health and unlawful. Bad habits like smoking, drinking wine and laziness can spoil our health. Moreover, in order to maintain and preserve good health, one should do some regular exercise, take regular bath and adopt healthy lifestyle recommended by the great people particularly the Prophets (as).

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