HUMAN HEALTH IN ISLAMIC TRADITION: ANALYSIS OF HADITHS AS A SOURCE OF MEDICAL AND MORAL NORMS
Abstract
This article highlights the attention given to human health in hadiths—one of the primary sources of the Islamic religion. It explores approaches to maintaining physical and spiritual health, leading a healthy lifestyle, hygiene, proper nutrition, disease prevention, and treatment as presented in the hadiths. The article also reveals the harmony between the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) regarding the value of health and modern medical perspectives.
Keywords
hadith, health, Islam, medicine, hygiene, healthy lifestyle, prevention
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