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Many studies tout the health benefits of fasting. We now know that when we refrain from giving our bodies food, the body will heal itself.
Detoxification: Hidden Benefits of Ramadan Fasting
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This Ramadan Begin Your Path to Health
"In America, one person in three dies of cancer, one in three suffers from allergies, one in ten will have ulcers and one in five is mentally ill. One out of five pregnancies ends in miscarriage and a quarter of a million infants are born with a birth defect each year. Americans spend one dollar out of every fourteen for medical services. We have almost forgotten that our natural state is one of balance, wholeness and vitality." Fallon, 2001.
Gifts from Nature: Ramadan Herbs in Prophetic Hadith
As Ramadan approaches, we inevitably think about all of the special meals that we will eat during this holy month.
Ramadan: Dates for Breaking Your Fast
It is recommended to break our fast on dates”, as Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do: “Break your fast by eating dates, if not, do it by water as it is purifying.” (Narrated by Ahmad).
Muslims and Ramadan Weight Loss
An English proverb points out, “Some men walk through the forest yet see no firewood.” As Muslims, we should be careful of falling ...
Your Smile Tells a lot About Your Health
Modern dentistry has made mending teeth a common and relatively easy thing. You get a cavity, you head out to the dentist and ...
A Muslim Geographer You Should Know
We all know names of western explorers like Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Columbus and others who have put their names in the history of ocean and sea exploration.
Al-Battani (Albategnius): The Trigonometrical Genius
Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Jabir Ibn Sinan Al-Battani Al-Harrani, known in the West as Albategnius, is considered the greatest astronomer of his time ...
Astronomers of the Islamic Golden Era
The list of prominent stars with Arabic names or those derived from Arabic is a long one. The reason is simple – they ...
Hunayn Bin Ishaq: The Great Scientific Translator
Abu Zayd Hunayn bin Ishaq al Ibadi ranks as the finest medical and scientific mind of the early Abassid era. Born in 809 ...
Signs of Surat Al-Hadid
Surat Al-Ḥadid is the 57th surah of the Quran. It's found in the Juzʼ number 27. Hadid in Arabic means 'Iron'. This surah contains 29 verses, four Rukus, 575 words and 2,475 letters.
Az-Zahrawi: The Great Muslim Surgeon
The 10th century saw the zenith of the Umayyad golden age in Andalusia. Under the leadership of ‘Abd ar-Rahman An-Nasir (r. 912-961) and his ...
