IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST MERCIFUL, MOST COMPASSIONATE.
The companion of the Prophet (s.a.w) Abu Bakr (RA) said: "Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile." This time that we are living is known as the age of information. We can access most of this information freely at the touch of a button. We at Healthy Ummah believe that everyone should have knowledge or access to information which leads to knowledge that we can act upon to improve our physical and indeed spiritual health. As Imam Ghazali (RA) said: "Let information lead to action not knowledge."
A big part of our health depends on the food we eat and information about food is out there in abundance. We are all taking action when it comes to eating food. We ate today, yesterday, the day before and inshallah we will eat tomorrow. However there is a lot of misinformation about what is and isn’t good for our health. With so many people out there with various illnesses and a proliferation of diseases that were very rare or unheard of until recently, such as many autoimmune diseases, it is clear that there may be some faults with the knowledge we use to decide what to eat and when. Some of this is because of clever marketing aimed more at lining the pockets of company executives and shareholders and some due to well intentioned people using old or faulty research which has since been shown to be incorrect or at least questionable.
According to Islam our bodies have a right over us, which means it is our duty to make sure that what we are doing with them and putting into them is not harmful. We also have a duty to share knowledge as the following hadith indicates.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A servant of God will remain standing on the Day of Judgment until he is questioned about his (time on earth) and how he used it; about his knowledge and how he utilized it; about his wealth and from where he acquired it and in what (activities) he spent it; and about his body and how he used it." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 148
Our intention at Healthy Ummah is to highlight and share useful and pertinent information that can benefit the health of the whole community (Ummah is the Arabic word for community). But while information is all well and good nothing will be achieved without taking action. This is often a big stumbling block for most people. We often know (or think we know) what we should do but lots of things get in the way, to prevent us from taking the necessary steps to achieve our health goals. Therefore a big part of our aim is to help people focus on the action part of the above Imam Ghazali quote. We will give people the tools and skills needed to transform this knowledge be it current or traditional into active steps which enable them to live a healthy life.
The companion of the Prophet (s.a.w) Abu Bakr (RA) said: "Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile." This time that we are living is known as the age of information. We can access most of this information freely at the touch of a button. We at Healthy Ummah believe that everyone should have knowledge or access to information which leads to knowledge that we can act upon to improve our physical and indeed spiritual health. As Imam Ghazali (RA) said: "Let information lead to action not knowledge."
A big part of our health depends on the food we eat and information about food is out there in abundance. We are all taking action when it comes to eating food. We ate today, yesterday, the day before and inshallah we will eat tomorrow. However there is a lot of misinformation about what is and isn’t good for our health. With so many people out there with various illnesses and a proliferation of diseases that were very rare or unheard of until recently, such as many autoimmune diseases, it is clear that there may be some faults with the knowledge we use to decide what to eat and when. Some of this is because of clever marketing aimed more at lining the pockets of company executives and shareholders and some due to well intentioned people using old or faulty research which has since been shown to be incorrect or at least questionable.
According to Islam our bodies have a right over us, which means it is our duty to make sure that what we are doing with them and putting into them is not harmful. We also have a duty to share knowledge as the following hadith indicates.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A servant of God will remain standing on the Day of Judgment until he is questioned about his (time on earth) and how he used it; about his knowledge and how he utilized it; about his wealth and from where he acquired it and in what (activities) he spent it; and about his body and how he used it." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 148
Our intention at Healthy Ummah is to highlight and share useful and pertinent information that can benefit the health of the whole community (Ummah is the Arabic word for community). But while information is all well and good nothing will be achieved without taking action. This is often a big stumbling block for most people. We often know (or think we know) what we should do but lots of things get in the way, to prevent us from taking the necessary steps to achieve our health goals. Therefore a big part of our aim is to help people focus on the action part of the above Imam Ghazali quote. We will give people the tools and skills needed to transform this knowledge be it current or traditional into active steps which enable them to live a healthy life.
