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137( / Nutrition Style of Prophet Mohammad (saww)

The Body; The Main Aim of Eating
God in the holy Quran says:

“All food was lawful to the children of Israel except that
which Israel had forbidden to himself, before the Taurat
was revealed. Say: Bring then the Taurat and read it, if
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you are truthful”.
Eating and drinking are the natural necessity of
human life. It is necessary to have a proper intake of
food and drink to survive; However from the
viewpoint of Prophet Mohammad (saww) the need of
physical power is more important than survival. The
body plays a main role for the soul; for the soul to
work perfectly needs to have proper food intake.
Prophet Mohammad (saww) said:
“O’ God, grant us abundance (barakah) of bread and
do not let us be separated from it, for without it we will
not be able to perform ritual prayer, fast, and perform
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our divine obligations”.
Imam Sadiq (as) also says:
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“The foundation of the body is based on bread”.
According to approach Abuzar Ghaffari, the best
deed after believing God and obligations is to eat
bread.

1. Surah Al-i’ Imran, Verse 93.
2. Kulayni, 1367, Vol. 5, P. 73, No. 13; Ibid, Vol. 6, P. 287, No. 6.
3. Ibid, Vol. 6, P. 286, No. 3 and 7.