The necessity to revision in the concept and scopes of health according to Islam perspective

Abstract

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Health is a vital concept in human life and always the achievement, maintain, and promotion of health is emphasized thoroughly. Definition of health is not exclusive; individuals define it according to their own perspectives, nevertheless the World Health Organization (WHO) define it comprehensively as; a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. However, WHO declares some defects in the definition including: 1) has not described the complete well-being thoroughly, 2) has not introduced the favorite instruments measuring health. For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.