The Educational System In Islam

Islam has adopted positively the principals of the general health to
concentrateinthelegislativefields.AllofthepreceptsandlawsofIslam
yieldthebestfruitsthatpreserve thephysicalhealthandguardagainst
manydiseases.SomeWesternphysicians,aftertheyhadbeenacquainted
with the Arab and Islamic medicine, accepted Islam. Dr. GeorgeoDar
Blantosays,“AlloftheIslamicprecepts,rituals,andrecommendedprac-
ticeshaveagoodrelationtohealth.Theyalwaysintendtoachievetwo
goals at the same time; religious and physical.”.
Dr.Ronanconfirmsthesamefact.Dr.Rondsandgesays,“TheIslamic
instructionsrepresenthealthsincetheycalltocontentmentandmodera-
tioninfoodanddrink,cleaning,andwashingwithpurewaterfivetimes
adaybeforeeveryritualprayer.Inaddition,theritualprayerisasetof
physicalactivities.Islamhasalsodecreedtoconfinethosewhoaredefec-
ted by infectious diseases. The Islamic sciences allot a great part of
searches for the health conservation.”.
The fascinating physical instructions of Islam admired the Western
physicians,suchasDr.G.BlantonandDr.Ronan,whoregardtheProph-
et(s)asthenoblestandtheexcellentphysicianinthisworld.Dr.Blanton
says,“It isquiteundeniablethat treatmentandhealthwerewithinthe
maintopicsthatMohammeddealtwith.Inaddition,hehimselfenjoyed
a considerable acquaintance with medicine.”.
Atanyrate,the Prophet(s)caredverymuchforthe well-beingsince
hebelievedthatwithoutthemarksofthephysicaleducationalongwith
itsapplication,theelementsofthesoundlifeareunavailable.Hewasso
carefulofthephysicalsoundness suchthatheusedtoinstructhiscom-
panionstosupplicatetoGodforgoodhealthandrecovery,“Aftercerti-
tude,nothingismorebeneficial thansoundhealth.” Healsoapproved
medicineandcalledtospecializationinthisfield.Hesaid,“Scienceisof
twosorts; physical andreligious.” Likewise,he ordered of medication
andassuredthateachmaladyhasaremedy.Hesaid,“Usemedication.
Godhas notmadea maladybeforeHe hadcreated itsremedy, except
death-itissurely cureless.”.Healsoconstituteda specialmedicalpro-
gramtitled‘At-Tibbun-Nabawi–ThePropheticMedicine-’.Inthispro-
gram,heexposedsomediseasesandprovidedtheirremediesinaddition
toacomprehensiveelucidationoffood,suchasfruits,edibles,andmeat
that are medically useful.
ImamAli(a)alsoexpressedsomephysicalcourses withinhisrecom-
mendations and advice, amongwhich wasthat magnificent advice he
hadafforded to hisson Imam al-Hassan (a) inwhich he said:“O son!