Abstract:

Humans created in the best form are responsible to protect their bodies until they return their bodies to the God. Humans need to feed their bodies to maintain their lives. Therefore, the foods taken as eating and drinking has utmost importance for life and survival of human beings. Although the general framework of the food required by human is given in the Quran, and the application and details of the practice is demonstrated in the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, today's human people being faces serious troubles in this respect. While some people suffer from obesity due to malnutrition or overeating, some people suffer from diseases due to starvation or undernourishment or even die. While there is a problem of obesity due to malnutrition or overeating in some countries, many diseases or death may occur due to starvation or malnutrition in some regions. These problems have led us to re-evaluation of the issue of nutrition in terms of Islamic understanding and to examine it through the experiences of Prophet Muhammad. In this context, in this study, first it is aimed to determine the approach of the Prophet Muhammad on customs and traditions of the period of Jahiliyyah people regarding eating and drinking. However, this paper was aimed to derive general principles from the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad instead of determining food and beverages he consumed. Moreover, it is aimed to determine in general, the factors preventing people from following the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad today.

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