Healing Foods & Nutrition in Islam

Prophet Muḥammad (S): “In it (black seed) there is a cure for every disease except death.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukharī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim) “We went out, and Ghalib Ibn Abjar was accompanying us. He fell ill on the way, and when we arrived in Madinah, he was still sick. Ibn Abi ‘Atīq came to visit him and […]

Qur’an: “[I swear] by the fig and the olive.” (Qur’an 95:1) “And [We brought forth] a tree issuing from Mount Sinai which produces oil and relish for those who eat it.” (Qur’an 23:20) “And He it is Who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives

Qur’an: “Your Lord inspired the bees: choose your dwelling in the hills, in the trees and in what man built…From within their bodies comes a liquor of different colors wherein is a healing for people.” (16: 68-69) Prophet Muḥammad (S): “If you seek a remedy, it is in honey and the Qur’an.” (Ibn Majah) “Cure

Some of the guidance that Allah has provided regarding diet includes the following from the Qur’an: The first two verses use the words ḥalal and ṭayyib to describe what Allah has commanded us to eat. Ḥalal means that which is permissible according to Islamic law and includes meat that is slaughtered accordingly as well as