Definition
of youth
According to dictionaries, a person
remains young from maturity until 30 to 40 years. From 30 to 50 years is the
period of middle age while old age starts after 50 years. It is better to take
precaution in feeding even a new-born baby. When the child reaches puberty, he
should be advised and encouraged to avoid harmful things and excessive eating.
If a person eats whatever he desires despite reaching the age of 30 years, he
will soon experience its harmful effects on his health. As his age increases,
diseases will attack him. If a person eats whatever comes into his hand despite
reaching the age of 50 years, it is as if he is inviting diseases. It becomes
difficult for such people to remain safe from sugar and cholesterol problems.
After 30 years, blood becomes
infected with various sicknesses. Therefore, it is advisable to have different
blood tests done every six months. If the test indicates any disease, one
should have this test done every 1 ½ month besides taking the proper
medication. It is a blunder to avoid the test for fear that if the test-report
reveals any disease, it would cause stress. Keep in mind that ignoring a
disease is not its cure. This carelessness can result in severe problems in the
future. There are many people whose hearts suddenly fail. Paralysis has also
become very common. May Allah protect us from all type of diseases and save us
from this trial!
آمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن ﷺ
Dangers
of pizza
Pizza and other oily fast foods sold
in the marketplace quickly cause fatness and obesity. These items are very
dangerous to health. In fast foods, inferior quality ingredients and, at times,
very stale ingredients are used. In summer, these cooked stale foods develop
fungus and germs, which gives rise to the danger of severe food poisoning or
even death. In the United Arab Emirates where the quality of hotel food is
considered to be very high, a critical article was published in the newspaper
'Khaleej Times' on 14th August 2004 which severely criticised fast food,
especially pizza and other oily foods served in the hotels of the capital Abu
Dhabi. According to the article, almost three or four such patients who have
food poisoning as a result of eating pizza etc. are being admitted in most of
the hospitals and clinics of Abu Dhabi every week. These patients have
vomiting, diarrhoea, indigestion, fever, weakness and extreme fatigue. One
doctor reports that three such patients who ate pizza visited him last week.
One of the patients had to be hospitalised for two days. There are also other
doctors who had presented their reports in this specific article and all
concluded that, 'Consuming pizzas and other market fast foods is tantamount to
inviting diseases.'
Dear Islamic brothers! Use of fast
foods, pizzas and other fried foods increases the cholesterol level in blood.
High cholesterol levels harden and narrow blood vessels, increasing the risk of
heart problems. If a patient is in the habit of smoking and has diabetes, there
is a high risk of him suffering from stroke or a heart attack. If one wants to
have a healthy body, it is very important to consume fresh and simple food and
to maintain a proper body weight as this assists in reducing cholesterol levels
and obesity.
Story
of consumer of pizza
An Islamic brother has given the
following statement: 'I was a very thin and slim person. Before joining
Dawat-e-Islami I had some modern friends. We used to compete for eating the
most food and, in most cases, I used to win the competition. Despite excessive
eating, my body was still thin. Then, due to my friendship with a keen consumer
of pizza, I got into the habit of eating pizza and drinking pepsi. When I ate
pizza for the first time, my weight was around 60 kg. Initially, I would eat
pizza just once a month or once every two months but I gradually became so fond
of it that I started eating pizza even twice a week. I would also drink either
pepsi or coca-cola and enjoyed eating mayonnaise. Slowly my weight began to
increase and I was under the false impression that at last 'Now I am getting
healthy.' Little did I realise that I was actually heading for my doom. I did
not know that pizza was increasing cholesterol in my blood and slowly affecting
my heart. My weight steadily increased till I was about 95 kg. I became obese
and my stomach expanded outwards like a drum. The cholesterol level increased
in my blood, making me suffer from some diseases permanently.
اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Fortunately,
by the blessings of the Sunnaĥ-Inspiring Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami,
I heard about the excellence of applying the Madanī guard to the stomach in an
Ijtimā' and made up my mind to decrease my daily food intake.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه! By the blessing of eating less, I lost almost 5 kg of
weight within a few days, and I now feel active and trim. As I often have to go
on journeys, travelling has also become easy for me due to this reduction in my
weight. As the Madanī guard on the stomach improves the stomach and eradicates
constipation etc., I have now been able to act upon the Madanī In'ām of
remaining in the state of Wuḍū all the time.
اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه! Barley bread is now prepared at my
home. Please make Du'ā for me to attain steadfastness and for every Muslim to
realize the importance of Madanī guard of the stomach.
As for pizza and other such foods, I
am now of the opinion that getting someone into the habit of eating pizza or
consuming drinks such as pepsi cola or coca-cola is, in actual fact, enmity in
the disguise of friendship.'
Cure
for obesity
Developing the habit of eating less
by means of the Madanī guard on the stomach for the pleasure of Allah can
protect you against obesity and many illnesses. How nice it would be if we
could just give up excessive eating, following the advice of the Noble Prophet ﷺ before it comes to going to hospitals and
avoiding excessive eating on the advice of doctors! In this regard, the Noble
Prophet ﷺ has stated, 'Man does not fill any
container worse than his stomach. A few morsels of food are sufficient to keep his
back straight. If he cannot do so, then he should keep one third of his stomach
for food, one third for water and one third for air.'
(Sunan Ibn Mājaĥ, vol.
4, pp. 48, Ḥadīš 3349)
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