Water and its importance

as salaam alaikum wa rahmtulaahi wa barakatu,

Water is mentioned over 100 times in the quran more than any other nutrient, this emphasis by Allah shows its importance.
the body is an electromechanical circuit and water is a conductor of electricity
the temperature and quality of water is important for consumption and we do the best we can in our circumstances.
According to classical Islamic scholar Ibn Qayyim Al Jawziyyah(ra), water is the chief of drinks.it nourishes and conveys the nourishment, it�s a win win with water. Al Jawziyyah said it�s ideal virtues can be detective from 10 things:-

1.     Colour should be clear

2.     No smell

3.     Taste should be soft and sweet.(Zam Zam water is ultimate soft sweet taste)

4.     Its weight should be light and thin

5.     Its course should be pure

6.     Its source should be distant

7.     It should be open to sun and wind to blanche it as it travels its course

8.     Its movement should run swiftly

9.     Its abundant quantity should be that to repel any super fluidities in it

10.                        Its direction should be from north to south or from west to east.

When one reflects on all these values, they can only be found in four rivers; the Nile, the Euphrates, the Sayhun and the Jayhun. The prophet Muhammad , (salah la alaihi wa salem)said, according to hadith reports of Abu Hurayra (ra) �all of them are rivers of paradise�.

Al jawziyyah(ra) also said water strengthens the stomach, quenches the thirst and arouses the appetite.

For most of us who do not live by a pure river, it is sufficient to drink room temperature water that is clean.it is worth remembering that some filtered water is devoid of all mineral content which is vital for good health and so mineral must be consumed from other suitable food sources.

@kmjamal

Don't you think that any person living in a desert (just as your prophet did) will not see/underline the importance of water ?


Airmano

"Water is Life". It is said that Human body is made up of 70% water. The body needs 1-7 liters of water daily to function properly. You will be dehydrated without enough water,you will be thirsty, dry,and become weak. Your kidneys will be sick without sufficient water.Just try it yourself just a day without water and you will be able to give enough reasons why water is important. By the way, how would you have bath or a wash without water. Well, I could smell someone stinks over there without water!

Matt Browne wrote: This is so embarrassing. When can Muslims finally stop linking Quranic verses to science? It really makes Muslims look like they do lack intellect and reason. I'd like to converse with grown-up followers of Islam.

I think one option you have to stop people from linking Quran to science will be to remove the faculty of thinking from them. Oh yes, you will have to remove it not only from Muslims, but from all humans, as Quran has been challenging thinking minds irrespective of their religious background (Dr. Maurice Bucaille and More)

Now don't trouble yourself too much if you are finding such a linking difficult to fathom--I am only talking about thinking minds