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The (quick) fiqh of Fasting
By: Shaykh Mansur Ali
Source: ilmgate.org
Definition: Fasting is to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having sexual intercourse from dawn till dusk with the intention of worship.
Types of fasting:
Scary Facts About Smoking (Video)
Scary facts about smoking, a must watch video for everyone about the harm it does to your body and how it is killing people every single day..
Nicotine Side Effects
If any of the following side effects occur while taking nicotine, check with your doctor immediately:
Less common
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- fever with or without chills
- headache
- nausea with or without vomiting
- runny nose
- shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, trouble with breathing, or wheezing
- skin rash, itching, or hives
- tearing of the eyes
How Smoking Harms Your Vision
Source: http://www.allaboutvision.com/smoking/
Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. It harms nearly every organ in your body — including your eyes.
Adverse — and often fatal — health effects of cigarette smoking such as heart disease and cancer are all too familiar, but sight-threatening vision and eye problems generally are less well-known.
Here are more reasons you should kick the habit:
Smoking and Cataracts
Cataracts (clouding of the eye’s natural lens) are a leading cause of blindness in the world. More than 50 percent of Americans will have a cataract or have had cataract surgery by age 80.
Smokers significantly increase their risk of developing a cataract compared with non-smokers. In fact, studies show that people who smoke double their chance of forming cataracts, and the risk continues to increase the more you smoke.
Smoking and Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the center of the retina, which is responsible for sharp, central vision needed for everyday tasks such as reading and driving.
Macular degeneration causes “blind spots” and often severely impairs central vision. AMD is the leading cause of permanent vision loss among Americans age 65 and older.
Studies show smokers can have a three-fold increase in the risk of developing AMD compared with people who have never smoked. And female smokers over age 80 are 5.5 times more likely to develop AMD than non-smokers of the same age.
But it’s not all bad news: because smoking is the biggest controllable risk factor associated with AMD, quitting smoking at any age, even later in life, can significantly reduce your risk of developing AMD.
Quitting smoking can reduce your risk of eye conditions that cause vision loss.
Healthy ways to reduce cancer risk
By: healthy-holistic-living.com
Source: muslimvillage.com
MV Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are the opinion of the author and are not a replacement for consultation with a qualified medical practitioner. The information is provided by way of general advice.
For more than 40 years the war on cancer has been waged with abysmal results. It’s no secret that we are not winning the war on cancer, as it remains a leading killer in the United States and much of the developed world.
Reminder: Why smoking is forbidden in Islam (VIDEO)
All nations of the world – Muslim and nonmuslims alike – have now started to fight smoking, because they know that it is very harmful. Islam forbids everything that is harmful,
because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There should be no harming or reciprocating harm.”
PASS THE KNOWLEDGE (LIGHT & LIFE) 