The Role of Nutrition in Educational and Spiritual Development of Human Beings: Quranic Perspective

Abstract

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Islam as a perfect religion pays specific attention to all the aspects of humans life. Whatever is essential for mans spiritual and bodily growth is presented in Quranic teachings and Islam paves the way for the actualization of human talents. Nutrition is one of those important issues that The Holy Quran has touched it with particular attention. Thus, in this study spiritual consequences of nutrition on perspective of verses and hadith surveyed. METHODS: This review study conducted by the use of library method on religious texts, books and tradition according to major subjects. Resources such as: The Holy Quran, Nahjolbalaghe, Tafsire Jame, Tafsir Al-Mizan etc. are considered as a document in any jurisprudential debate. FINDINGS: From the prospect of The Holy Quran, food and nutrition are the impressive factors in evolution and configuration of human being and the behavioral and spiritual aspect of him. In this study we narrate the effect of food on these topics: 1. A tool for trial, 2. thought, logic, worship, gratitude, 3. baseline for sanction and cure, 4. Enuciation and dread, 5. Human beings munificence in achieving the Halal aliment, 6. Sin and righteous accomplishment, 7. Descent and fall, 8. Here after torture. CONCLUSION: This research concludes that according to the Holy Quran, food and nutrition, more than physical effect, have spiritual and conscious effect on humans life which the image and aspects of them had reflected in prophets and Masums life.

Keywords

• Food
• Nutrition
• The Holy Quran.