Islamic practices can help prevent swine flu

[Insaanah]

Assalaamu alaikum all,

I saw this letter in English in an Urdu daily newspaper and found it quite interesting. Thought you might like to see it.

Assalaamu alikum

"Islamic prescription to avoid swine flu

Doctors today are amazed to discover in the teachings of Islam, more than 1400 years ago, the presence of many Islamic/prophetic preventative health measures which will enable us to avoid almost all swine flu infections. these Islamic health measures are:
• Islam has prohibited not only the eating of pork, but selling it and any kind of business with pigs; all Muslims in their life cannot work with pigs in any shape or form or get close to them; no pigs are allowed in Muslim farms, slaughterhouses, halal butcher shops, restaurants, imports/exports etc. The pig is considered najiss in Islam, very unclean, unhygienic and most filthy of all animals and harmful to health. This great Islamic health measure, on its own, will avert from Muslims almost all infections by swine flu and many other infections and diseases coming from the consumption of pork (about 80).
• Any practicing Muslim will wash his/her hands automatically and frequently over 30 times during the day: three times we wash our hands before each of the five daily prayers when doing ablution, in all 15 times of handwashing.
• Also we are ordered by the final prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to wash our hands after waking up, after going to the toilet, before eating, after eating, when genitals or a dead body are touched. Also to wash six times when one is touched by a dog, the 7th by sand; plus the repeated hand washing when one is ordered to have many showers during the week.
• During ablution and before each of the five daily prayers, every Muslim should wash and blow his/her nose three times. The mouth is to be washed three times too. Most people get swine flu infection through the nose and mouth.
• When sneezing, every Muslim is ordered to cover his/her nose/mouth by his/her hands, or with added tissues and to control and reduce the intensity of the sneeze, thus avoiding the spread of the infective viruses. It is recommended to wash the hands after sneezing.
• Islam opposes the greeting of any friend or relative by kissing the cheek/face etc. Handshakes and hugging are the recommended way of greeting in Islam.
• When an area has become infected or infectious, the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has prohibited us from leaving the area or to enter an infected area. Also he said, " No one with an infectious illness should come close to a healthy person".
• We are ordered by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to find the right treatment or cure for any illness/infection one can have, thus quickly reducing the spread of any infectious disease to the community society.
• We are advised by the prophet peace be upon him too to take the Black seed (which has been found to strengthen the immune system) and to consume honey frequently, found today as a treatment//cure for a lot of diseases.
• Breastfeeding provides a lot of antibodies against many viral infections and diseases. Breast is best for both child and mother. We can offer some natural protection to our children through continuous breastfeeding at times of epidemics or plagues.
• A special prayer ( du'aa ) is said to avoid being afflicted by any disease or illness especially at the time of epidemics or pandemics or when the disease is spreading.

Amazingly many of these prophetic health measures are being called for today by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Department of Health in order to avoid the swine flu infection!

Finally, I would like to appeal to all Muslims to observe these Islamic preventative measures in order to avoid, God willing, all swine flu infections and many other infections and diseases to protect our community and society.

Dr A Majid Katme
Spokesman: Islamic Medical Association, UK"

[Mujahideen92]

Thanks sister, no doubt Islam is one of the most clean religions on the planet. People used to ridicule muslims for being so clean

[Ramadhan]

Thanks sister, no doubt Islam is one of the most clean religions on the planet. People used to ridicule muslims for being so clean

People are still ridiculing muslims for not eating pork.

['Abd Al-Maajid]

thank you...