Entries Tagged as ‘Health’

September 5, 2007

Some Health Guidelines for Ramadan

From Sunnipath
Answered by Dr. Farouk Haffajee

Some Health Guidelines for Ramadhan

This article provides useful advice on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadhan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadhan.
During the holy month of Ramadhan, our diet should not differ very much from our [...]

October 5, 2006

Health Benefits of Dates

With the advent of Ramadan, date sales all over the world increase, as Muslims traditionally break their fast with dates and water. This is a tradition that goes back to the Prophet (saw). Many hadiths report that the Prophet encouraged us to eat dates for a variety of reasons.
In the Qur’an when the [...]

September 23, 2006

RAMADAN: ALL ABOUT DATES

A few years ago I was driving through Wadi Hadhramawt, a remote valley in the eastern corner of Yemen that adjoins Saudi Arabia and Oman. It is an area distinguished by ocher-colored cities of towering mud-brick buildings. Surrounding the towns are extensive date groves, irrigated by wells and rain-fed canals, probably thousands of years old. [...]