The effects of halal nutrition on the success rate in life and the formation of human personality

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Law, Mazandaran University of Religions, Mazandaran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction:  The creation of the universe is based on perfectionism. Man, who is the noblest of God's creatures, has the greatest benefit from perfection in the universe. There are four dimensions to human life, the soul, the mind, the body, and the psyche, in which achieving perfection in each of them is considered success to him, but true perfection depends on the balanced growth of these four dimensions. Halal food is one of the most important factors for human growth and perfection in all aspects of his existence.
Methods: The present article investigates the effect of halal and haram food on human personality and the formation of his behavior by descriptive research method and using library resources.
Results: The quality of food, when it acquires value, will have a direct impact on the human body and soul. Halal and Tayeb food, in the most important effect, provides the ground for doing righteous deeds, which have very wide effects on human success. Also in the spiritual dimension, good food causes human inner enlightenment and on the contrary, destroys human faith.
Conclusion: According to the definitions of Islam, nourishment includes food, clothing, hearing, sight, speech, behavior, and thought. Each of the types of nourishment mentioned affects one dimension of human beings.

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