Dates are one of the most nourishing fruits and It's called sometimes "Bread of Desert", More than two third of dates' weight is natural sugar. This fruit was highly esteemed by the ancient civilizations more than 5000 years ago; ancient Egyptians considered dates as a symbol of fertility, while the Romans and the Greeks used it to ornament their stately triumph pageants Today, dates are widely-grown in the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, Spain, Italy and the United States. There are more than 600 varieties of dates
Next, we are going to explore the usefulness of dates to humans throughout the different stages of their lives.
Allah Almighty mentioned Palm trees many times in the Quraan, and made it the food of the dwellers of Paradise, So what are the secrets of this great nutriment? Is it possible to think of using dates as remedy for some diseases? What do scientists of today say about dates?
An Ideal Nutriment for Fasters
It was very weird that western physicians who treat their patients by fasting advise them by taking the natural sugar in fruits and water when breaking the fast [4]. And when we know that dates contain a high ratio of such easily-absorbed sugar then dates and water are the best nutriments for fasters.
Here we remember the Hadith of our prophet (PBUH): (When any of you breaks his fasting he should eat dates cause dates are blessing, if he didn't find dates then drink water cause water is purifying) [Narrated by Abo Dawood] . Here we see that the prophet (PBUH) showed us the principles of effective fasting, by eating dates and drinking water at breakfast centuries before Westerns.
The prophetic wisdom out of having Dates for breakfast might be reduce the hunger and consequently, reduce the amounts of food consumed; therefore the fasting will be effective and useful. And if we remember that fasting consider the best weapon to excise toxics out of the body, then having dates (toxin-resistive) when you break your fast represent a real integrated treatment against weakness and fatigue resulted from the accumulation of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in the cells of the body.
Dear brothers if you are feeling weak, don't hesitate to take 7 dates in the morning as the prophet (PBUH) recommended. those Seven dates weigh around 70 gm, so if you take them, then you actually took 70 milligrams of calcium-which is very useful for the bones, joints and nerves, 35 milligrams of phosphorus which is nutritious to the brain and 7 milligrams of iron which is strengthens the body in general and the heart in particular.
Narrated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"There is no disease that Allah has created,
except that He also has created its
treatment. "
Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Medicine,
Hadith Number: 5740, Narrated by: Abu-Huraira
- Easy to digest food and exhausts the stomach.
- Limit the feeling of hunger felt by very fast
Dates provide the stomach to receive food
- Protect against injury, arrest (constipation).
- Diuretic and wash the kidneys.
- Cleans the liver from toxins.
- Calm nervous irritability
First, it is the element of magnesium-rich foods that protect against cancer
Second, it has a significant impact on the calm nerves for people with neurological diseases
Third, the natural mixture of iron, calcium and received by the body digest easily
The plant handles pollen sterility in women, dates sad heart rejoice
Dates and Noha is elixir of youth and the great secret and it activates the glands and strengthens the nerves
Prinia and provide you with one Bsarat sufficient for a full day of effort
Dates and prevent a lot of human diseases resulting from vitamin deficiency
Night blindness
Dry skin
Recurrence coughing and lack of vitamin - a
Osteomalacia and vitamin deficiency - d
Lin bones when pregnant and a lack of vitamin D _
- The continued bleeding and the lack of vitamin - k
- Anemia
- Diseases of the gums and teeth and wounds
- Malignant anemia, lack of vitamin B complex
Dates contain a good proportion of fiber, which helps the intestines ... Also useful in the treatment of many diseases such as hemorrhoids and diseases of the bladder, stomach and intestinal inflammation.
Next, we are going to explore the usefulness of dates to humans throughout the different stages of their lives.
Allah Almighty mentioned Palm trees many times in the Quraan, and made it the food of the dwellers of Paradise, So what are the secrets of this great nutriment? Is it possible to think of using dates as remedy for some diseases? What do scientists of today say about dates?
An Ideal Nutriment for Fasters
It was very weird that western physicians who treat their patients by fasting advise them by taking the natural sugar in fruits and water when breaking the fast [4]. And when we know that dates contain a high ratio of such easily-absorbed sugar then dates and water are the best nutriments for fasters.
Here we remember the Hadith of our prophet (PBUH): (When any of you breaks his fasting he should eat dates cause dates are blessing, if he didn't find dates then drink water cause water is purifying) [Narrated by Abo Dawood] . Here we see that the prophet (PBUH) showed us the principles of effective fasting, by eating dates and drinking water at breakfast centuries before Westerns.
The prophetic wisdom out of having Dates for breakfast might be reduce the hunger and consequently, reduce the amounts of food consumed; therefore the fasting will be effective and useful. And if we remember that fasting consider the best weapon to excise toxics out of the body, then having dates (toxin-resistive) when you break your fast represent a real integrated treatment against weakness and fatigue resulted from the accumulation of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in the cells of the body.
Dear brothers if you are feeling weak, don't hesitate to take 7 dates in the morning as the prophet (PBUH) recommended. those Seven dates weigh around 70 gm, so if you take them, then you actually took 70 milligrams of calcium-which is very useful for the bones, joints and nerves, 35 milligrams of phosphorus which is nutritious to the brain and 7 milligrams of iron which is strengthens the body in general and the heart in particular.
Narrated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"There is no disease that Allah has created,
except that He also has created its
treatment. "
Sahih al-Bukhary, The Book of Medicine,
Hadith Number: 5740, Narrated by: Abu-Huraira
- Easy to digest food and exhausts the stomach.
- Limit the feeling of hunger felt by very fast
Dates provide the stomach to receive food
- Protect against injury, arrest (constipation).
- Diuretic and wash the kidneys.
- Cleans the liver from toxins.
- Calm nervous irritability
First, it is the element of magnesium-rich foods that protect against cancer
Second, it has a significant impact on the calm nerves for people with neurological diseases
Third, the natural mixture of iron, calcium and received by the body digest easily
The plant handles pollen sterility in women, dates sad heart rejoice
Dates and Noha is elixir of youth and the great secret and it activates the glands and strengthens the nerves
Prinia and provide you with one Bsarat sufficient for a full day of effort
Dates and prevent a lot of human diseases resulting from vitamin deficiency
Night blindness
Dry skin
Recurrence coughing and lack of vitamin - a
Osteomalacia and vitamin deficiency - d
Lin bones when pregnant and a lack of vitamin D _
- The continued bleeding and the lack of vitamin - k
- Anemia
- Diseases of the gums and teeth and wounds
- Malignant anemia, lack of vitamin B complex
Dates contain a good proportion of fiber, which helps the intestines ... Also useful in the treatment of many diseases such as hemorrhoids and diseases of the bladder, stomach and intestinal inflammation.